Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto (MCC Toronto) was established on July 17, 1973

Reverend Brent Hawkes became the pastor of MCC Toronto in 1977

MCC Toronto has an average of 580 people attending our two worship services every Sunday

MCC Toronto has the largest Christmas Eve service in Ontario, if not Canada, attracting almost 5,000 people to Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall for Christmas Eve each year

MCC Toronto members volunteer over 47,000 hours of work each year for our programs and services and tens of thousand more hours for over 50 other community agencies and groups

Each year, MCC Toronto’s CommunityCARE home hospice program supports more then 90 clients and provides over 14000 hours of home hospice care to people with life threatening diseases such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, Multiple Sclerosis and ALS

For people facing life's challenges, MCC Toronto offers a wide range of programs and support groups such as Bereavement Support, Caring for Aging Parents, Relationship Break Up Support, Blue Christmas, Home & Hospital Visitation, Telephone Support and the Intercessory Prayer Group

MCC Toronto offers seminars and workshops on spiritual and personal growth including Men’s Coming Out, Women’s Coming Out, Self Esteem, Men & Women's Boundaries, Estate Planning, Legal Issues for Lesbian and Gay people, Heath Issues, and Leadership Development to name a few

MCC Toronto is a diverse congregation. A recent survey revealed that:

• Over 30 ethnic backgrounds are represented

• Over 20 countries were reported as a place of birth

• Our members represent more than 20 different languages