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Gays, straights and serious Biblical students from all over the Southwest
attended. Local media covered it favorably. It was obvious that gay and
lesbian Christians were slowly coming into national focus.
20 July 1980
MCC celebrated its tenth anniversary. The sanctuary was packed
for both the morning and evening services. The MCC Choir, now
consisting of 32 women's and men's voices and accompanied by an
orchestra of 20 musicians perform a brilliant program of gut-busting works
thus solidifying the reputation of MCC Dallas as a "musical" church.
20 July 1990
Ground was broken for MCC's third home, the Cathedral of Hope.
28 July 1990
MCC celebrated its twentieth anniversary. Because the Reagan-
Brown sanctuary was not large enough to hold the congregation, now
grown to be the thirteenth largest in Dallas, the ceremony was held at the
First Community Church, 6255 E. Mockingbird Lane. Even here, the
sanctuary was packed. Reverend Troy Perry, noticeably older after 20
years of booming sermons, gave yet another! Dallas adores this man.
20 Dec 1992 - 10:30 am.
First Service is held in the Cathedral of Hope. More than 1000
people were packed into the Sanctuary to hear Reverend Piazza's No
Forwarding Address Needed sermon. The building is well designed: lofty,
yet somehow cozy. Most impressive is the music. The choir, consisting
of 80 voices, was beautifully balanced. There were two pianos (one given
by Frank Caven), a synthesizer, organ, chimes, timpani and thirteen
asserted instruments.
Looking Back
At this writing, the beloved "castle" on Ross has been demolished,
and the Reagan-Brown home has been sold to the Dallas Gay and Lesbian
Alliance where it is used for an Aids Resource Clinic, for a gay Savings
and Loan (the only gay one in the nation) and for a multitude of services
benefitting all people, not just gays.
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