TDP Ministries - Rev. Elder Troy D. Perry

TDP Ministries

Rev. Troy D. Perry
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Gifted preacher, pastor,
public speaker, and Founder of
Metropolitan Community Churches

Accepting selected invitations from
churches, religious and civic organizations

Click here to invite Rev Perry to your event

JULY 1 @ 5PM Update!!

July 1 FLASH!! Watch the first 10 seconds of this CSPAN clip and you'll see what Jim describes: President Obama walks past Rev Perry, doubles back, greets him, starts to leave and is introduced to Phillip. It's the back of their heads, but it's all there!! Pres. Obama Remarks at LGBT Event July 1 FLASH!!

Photos are up! Click here

Phillip was our roaming photographer and is sharing his bounty.

Rev Perry and Phillip at the White House June 29, 2009

Click here for the recap of the event by MCC Communications Director, Jim Birkitt.

Where in the world are Rev Perry and Phillip?

Washington DC - for the White House reception with President Obama and 250 Leading Gay and Lesbian Activists in the US. Monday afternoon June 29 (which just happens to be Phillip's Birthday!!)

Rev Perry and Phillip at CSW (LA Gay Pride) June 13-14, 2009

See more pictures - and explanations of these here

MEET IN THE MIDDLE 4 EQUALITY

Rev Perry and others in Fresno, California Saturday May 30, 2009

Downtown Fresno - City Hall at 1pm

Rev Troy Perry at Meet in the Middle <-- link to photo pages

For more information visit: meetinthemiddle4equality.com

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Decision Day!

Tuesday - May 26, 2009 at 10 am -

MEDIA STATEMENT

From Rev. Troy D. Perry

Founder, Metropolitan Community Churches

RESPONSE TO CALIFORNIA MARRIAGE RULING

STATEMENT:

Today, I am adding my voice to the voices of people of goodwill everywhere who are deeply disappointed that the California Supreme Court has failed to uphold marriage equality for California's citizens.

It is ironic that the same court that ruled in favor of marriage equality last year has now denied that same right in today's ruling.

My forty years of work on behalf of human rights and social justice offer hope that today's ruling, while a setback for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples, is only a temporary setback in the quest for full equality under the law for all of our citizens.

The silver lining in the court's ruling is that the 18,000 same-sex couples who were legally married before the adoption of Proposition 8 will continue to have full marriage equality under the law.

I am joining hands with civic, political and faith leaders to redouble our efforts to guarantee marriage equality for all of our state's citizens and to pursue every possible option to achieve that goal at the earliest possible date.

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5/23/2009 - New Photo - Rev Troy and Phillip on Segways! In celebration of his upcoming birthday - Rev Perry, Phillip and some friends went Segway riding. It was also his first time riding in a Smart Car.

There is a new group on Facebook: Call Me Troy fan group - where we'll be posting updates and pictures relating to Call Me Troy. Join us! Share your experiences with the movie.

Warm wishes From Troy and Phillip

Mahalo to Rev Elder Debbie Martin and her daughter for sharing photos of Rev Troy and Phillip's trip to Hawaii.

Won't you consider contributing your photos to the archives? Protect our past, don't let your part of our history be lost. We give photo credit. Please consider sending photos, scans or your memories of events to photos@revtroyperry.org.

Call Me Troy

You can now order Call Me Troy for your home use from Frameline.

Call Me Troy documents Rev Perry's life and the founding of Metropolitan Community Churches. Click here to see YouTube trailer for the film "Call Me Troy" from Tragoidia Moving Pictures.

Contact Scott at Tragoidia@aol.com for more details or to arrange for a showing of the film at your church or event.

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.

Welcome to Rev Perry's website, where we will explore the past, present and future of this exciting world leader's life, through photographs, stories and ongoing events.

Rev Perry's spouse, Phillip De Blieck, contributes to this web site's photos. To see Phillip's photo works, visit his flickr.com site.

Those wishing to understand more about the history of battle for gay rights and justice may want to visit our expanding photo section which includes photos from the very beginning of Metropolitan Community Churches through current events and coverage of Rev Perry's activities in the present.

We are pleased to be able to offer you actual recordings from 1973 where Rev Perry recounts some of the events from those times.

Another feature of the web site: Recollections. These are recaps of events that happened at your church or at a church event where Rev Perry played a role. There is a new Recollection from October, 1968. When can we add yours?

Please drop us an email and let us know what you think and visit often. We live in exciting times.

Amen!

Mark S Hahn,
Web Manager