TDP Ministries
Rev. Troy D. Perry
Gifted preacher, pastor,
public speaker, and Founder of
Metropolitan Community Churches
>>> THANK YOU, Mr President,
for endorsing same gender marriage!!! <<<
Be sure to read the newest blog posting (to the right, or under blog) about the press release of Rev Perry’s response to President Obama’s endorsement of same gender marriage today (May 9, 201).
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After 37 years of life changing and world changing ministry, Rev Elder Dr Troy Perry retired from his role as moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches in 2005. But not from his roles of preaching, public speaking and striving for social justice for GLBT people and all people around the world.
During his time as moderator of the denomination he met with many world leaders. Among them Archbishop Desmond Tutu and three of the currently seated Presidents of the United States. He has been invited to the White House by President Jimmy Carter, President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama.
Welcome to Rev Perry’s website, where we will explore the past, present and future of this exciting world leader’s life, through photographs, recordings, stories and ongoing events.
Photo by Phillip De Blieck
A photo of Rev Perry and his husband, Phillip Ray De Blieck. They were married in Canada, 2005.
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thank you, you are good man.
Thank you for the visit to Albuquerque, New Mexico. 2.25.12
Rev. Troy,
You may have already received the posting from our newspaper and online newspaper in Pensacola, but if not, I wanted to share it with you. Please find the link below. I enjoyed breakfast and the discussion. Thank you so much for your thoughtful care of us in your time here.
All:
Please follow this link (or copy and paste it) to see the very nice article written by Josh Cooper about Troy Perry. Also, please take time to flip through the photo gallery. PNJ John Blackie did an excellent job with the art. The story and one photo is published on the front of the local section in today’s paper.
http://www.pnj.com/article/20120220/NEWS01/202200316/Church-celebrates-35-years-victory-perseverance?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
Tina Rayfield
Treasurer
Holy Cross MCC
Congratulations on your completion of 37 years of badly needed ministry for a too-long marginalized segment of the population. You have brought hope to thousands, perhaps millions, with your trail-blazing ministry! Thank you for being a TRUE pioneer! God bless!
Congradulations regarding the 35th anniversery of the Holy Cross Metropolitian Community Church. We regret not being able to attend the banquet celebrating that and the retirement of our friend Reverand Lee Carlton. Last month our prayers were answered and we moved directly into a beautiful apartment across from Cornerstone MCC. Sometimes there are hard choices to be made and this was one of them.
Deb wishes to talk to Pastor Sandy regarding a remeberance servive on June 24, 2012. I was between a teen and a man in New Orleans when the tragedy occured, but it will never be forgotten. Love in Christ,
Ken and Deb
Hello Rev. Troy! We had a wonderful conversation in ’75 or thereabout in Austin, TX. Glad to see you are still out there!
Just wanted to say hi.
PS why do you think the lgbt youth is so unaware of the struggle we elder lgbt survived and fought against the crap happening so widely today? Is our history that insignificant?
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. I am so excited. I just finished reading your book. THE LORD IS My SHEPPARD AND HE KNOWS IM GAY>>>>>>>AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I wanted to just say thank you!. For everything you went through and remained a true child of god. I finally had the nerve to come OUT when I was 38 years old. Now today at 44. Being able to be in an open and committed relationship for almost 5 years. And most importantly being able to say that I love JESUS. out loud and proud. This is truly the happiest I ever been in my life. I am a proud member of Vision of Hope MCC in Mountville Pa. with lead Pastor. Rev Deb Coggin. I serve as the vice moderator for the board of directors. I am both honored and humbled to be in this position. For years I floundered around in many churches, of many denominations looking for a church that would allow me to be my true athentic self. None compare to MCC. I am fully alive and able to feel and show the presence of god in every aspect of my life. Your story has, and will cont to be a inspiration to me. To you and yours I send blessings of love ,peace and continued success . Love You. Kim M. Paulson
Dear Rev. Perry,
I have heard of the MCC Church for years but never really new what it was. I was a minister in the Cleveland, TN Church of God and have been a closeted gay all of my life. I married and my wife became my best friend. However, when she passed away in 2006 she still did not know about me.
I so want to be involved in Ministry as it is all I have done, yet I have left the CofG after my wife passed because of feeling like such a hypocrite. I now live in Fairbanks Alask and of course we have no MCC Church here. How would I find out more about your church and possibly starting one in this area?
As many before me I have said many prayers of thanksgiving for your vision in founding Metropolitan Community Church. When we realized our daughter was gay, she was almost 4. My first concern was to find a place she could grow up in a healthy environment with the knowledge that she was perfectly normal and that God loved her no matter what any one told her. I found that home at Charleston MCC. She has grown up with a healthy self self image of who she is and what God’s plans are for her. None of this would have been possible without the help of MCC. We were parents raising a gay child. We definitely needed some direction. Through the wonderful support from MCC I think we did a rather terrific job. Elementry and middle school actually went rather smoothly, especially after I let the schools know I would sue their sox off if they did not make sure my child was safe. In high school we had the most wonderful support from the guidance department at West Ashley High School. Their head guidance counselor set up a workshop for the tri county area with AFFA and members of MCC to learn how to protect and guide the LGBT children in their school. All through her life MCC Charleston has been to guide and support. Thank you seems so inadequate to express the tremendous gratitude I have for your vision and perseverencethat has made our family’s life so much easier.