The MCC is a denomination formed in the 1960s that focuses its outreach on the LGBT community. MCCDC held daily devotional services during the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington.
DC's Metropolitan Community Church

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Rev. David North (left), guest pastor, and Dwayne Johnson (right) in the sunlight at Tuesday morning's service at the Metropolitan Community Church in DC, July 24. (Alison Klein/VOA)

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The MCC is a denomination that was formed in the 1960s, back when most churches rejected homosexuality. It still focuses its outreach on LGBT people. (Alison Klein/VOA)

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Reverend North, who is HIV+, was a guest pastor at the DC MCC on Tuesday during the week of the International AIDS Conference. (Alison Klein/VOA)

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A portion of the AIDS quilt lines the walls of the MCC. (Alison Klein/VOA)