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MCC loses pastor, founder
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After brief tenure, the Rev. Dennis Chappell
has resigned as pastor o f the Metropolitan Commu
nity Church o f Portland. Chappell had been hired
through a national search process but was only with
the church for short time.
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Rev. Dennis Chappell (right)
The founding pastor, the R ev. A. Austin
Amerine, has returned as the interim pastor. Amerine
has been a minister for 50 years and has spent the
last 25 o f those years establishing Metropolitan
churches. He founded the Metropolitan Commu
nity Church o f Portland in October 1976. Before
coming out as a gay man, he established churches
for the Assemblies o f God in the southern and
eastern parts o f the United States.
A search committee will soon be appointed to
seek a new pastor for the Portland church.
UP-N-OUT at the University
of Portland
UP-N-OUT, which stands for University of Port
land Needs Openness, Understanding and Toler
ance, is the gay and lesbian student group at Oregon’s
only Catholic university. The group continues to
make its presence known despite official non-recog
nition from the University’s administration.
UP-N-OUT has received public attention and
alumni and faculty support The University o f
Portland student newspaper.
has called
controversy surrounding the group “the most im
portant issue to hit the University o f Portland cam
pus in recent years.” The paper has covered the
continuing debate over whether the university
should allow gay and lesbian students to organize,
and whether it should officially recognize the group.
The Student Senate voted last November to
support the fledgling student group. Student Sen
ate Vice President Kurtis Teel cited the University’s
own published policy in his decision to suppon the
resolution. The policy states, “The University o f
Portland refrains from attempting to control or
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deny the personal beliefs o f students or their orga
nizations. At the same time, registration of groups
does not mean the University endorses the views
held or positions taken by such groups. In keeping
with the philosophy that the university is a 'm ar
ketplace o f ideas,’ it is the belief o f the University
that each group and every individual is best served
by a diversity o f organizations and activities.”
The University o f Portland has not always been
the most supportive environment for gay and lesbian
students. A 1988 survey of 190 U of P students
revealed a largely homophobic attitude among the
student body. The survey found that respondents
scored a mean average of 69.9, on a scale of 0 to 100
that measured intolerance for sexual minorities. The
study concluded that “homophobia is a reality,” and
that “education to combat homophobia is needed.”
Progress is being made. An example is the uni
versity administration’s scheduling the Rev. Robert
Nugent and Sister Jeannine Bramick, founders of
New Ways Ministry, to speak at a student forum this
past February. The program was entitled “Homo
sexuality and the Catholic Church” and included a
panel discussion, coordinated by UP-N-OUT, where
a group o f gay alumni came out for the first time.
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Community of Welcoming
Congregations forms
The Community o f Welcoming Congregations
is an interdenominational group o f representatives
from churches that are working to become fully
inclusive o f gay men and lesbians. The group’s
monthly meetings focus on exchanging ideas and
information, offering mutual support, and planning
joint activities that support the goals o f full inclu
sion. The group has encouraged the Cascade AIDS
Project to move its “From All Walks o f Life” fund
raiser from 10 am to noon so that church members
may participate. Future projects include participa
tion in Lesbian and Gay Pride Day and National
Coming Out Day. The next meeting is Wednesday,
May 4 a t7 :30p m atSt. Stephen’s Episcopal Church,
SW 13th Avenue and Clay Street.
Portland Integrity group
celebrates anniversary
Integrity o f the Columbia Willamette, the Epis
copal lesbian and gay organization, is celebrating
its fourth year o f ministry by sending complimen
tary copies o f
to Episcopal
churches in the area. The book is edited by Dr.
Louie Crew, founder o f Integrity, and contains
personal stories by gay men and lesbians who are
part o f the Episcopal Church. These First-person
accounts encourage gay men and lesbians in their
own struggles for spiritual wholeness and are help
ful for others in understanding what it means to be
a gay or lesbian Christian.
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