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Mission Statement
At Metropolitan Community Church in the Valley, a Christian Church, originally founded to serve the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered community, we welcome all humanity as a reflection of God. Through the example of Jesus the Christ, we know God's table is without boundaries -- an inclusive spiritual and prayer-centered community of love, peace-making, and compassionate care.
Rev. Dr. Robert E. "Bob" Shore-Goss
He is Pastor of MCC in the Valley. He was on staff of MCC Greater St. Louis for nine years as part time theologian/clergy. He transferred as clergy into MCC from the Roman Catholic Church where he was ordained as a Jesuit priest. He worked in Mother Theresa's House of the Dying Destitute (Calcutta, India). Goss received his Th.D. in Comparative Religion from Harvard University, specializing in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Christian Theology.
Rev. Goss is the author of serveral books:
• Queering Christ: Beyond Jesus ACTED UP (2002)
(a Lambda Literary Finalist for Spirituality)
• Jesus ACTED UP: A Gay and Lesbian Manifesto (1993)
He is a co-author of the following books:
• The Queer Bible Commentary (2006)
(a translesbigay commentary on all the books of the Hebrew and Christian scriptures)
• Dead, But Not Lost: Grief Narratives in Religious Traditions (2005)
• Gay Catholic Priests and Clerical Sexual Misconduct: Breaking the Silence (2005)
• Take Back the Word: A Queer Reading of the Bible (2002)
• Our Families, Our Values: Snapshots of Queer Kinship (1997)
• A Rainbow of Diversities (1996)
Goss served as co-chair of the Gay Men's Issues in Religion Group of the American Academy of Religion. Goss taught courses in Religious Studies at the university level for 10 years, winning the 2000 Templeton Course Prize in Religion & Science. He serves on the National Advisory Board of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry of the Pacific School of Religion. Rev. Goss has been involved in a number of peace and justice movements. Contact Rev. Dr. Bob Shore-Goss at revdrbobshoregoss@gmail.com.
Rev. Joseph Shore-Goss MDiv/MA
| He is Pastor of Congregational Care and Spiritual Life at MCC in the Valley. He was Spiritual Care coordinator for Hospice Care of the West serving Ventura, Los Angeles and North Orange Counties. Joe received his MDiv and MA. From Claremont School of Theology where he specialized in Pastoral care and Counseling with a concentration in Chaplaincy. Rev. Joe’s MA Thesis was on p[astoral Care and Counseling of Transgendered Youth. |
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Rev. Joe also did four units of Clinical
Pastoral Education at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Rev. Joe is
currently finishing his first year in Stillpoint’s certificate of
Spiritual Direction to add to MCCV’s goal as a center of spiritual
direction and practice.
Rev. Joe brings a large amount of experience with him in the LGBT
communities in San Francisco, Palm Springs, and Los Angeles. In his past
Rev. Joe has been vice president of a tour company, owner of a Bed and
Breakfast, an Oblate of Julian of Norwich, founding member of both
Caballeros (the Gay Men’s Chorus of Palm Springs) and the Palm Springs
Chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. He has 15 years
experience working as a behavior modification specialist and vocational
trainer with developmentally disabled adults.
At MCC in the Valley, Joe supervises pastoral team, all MCCV groups,
educational and spiritual programs. He is a signer to the hearing
impaired community as well as the accessibility team at MCCV.
As a LA Sister, Joe has led a successful community wide Christmas toy
drive for HIV kids in LA with a number of LGBT organizations.
Contact Rev. Joe Shore-Goss at revjshoregoss@gmail.com.