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Tins doesn’t even count the number of communi ty groups that have held The building that is home to meetings and workshops Metropolitan Community Church of and given performances Portland has a rich history, including a there. cornerstone laid by President Howard “ We have remod Taft in the early 1900s (inset) eled the building sever An inter al times for additional office space,” says Dave Dishman, M CC Portland hoard of directors co esting succes vice moderator. “Several years ago we remod- ! sion of de nominations eled the sanctuary and added a ramp up to the has called this altar. This, for the first time, made the altar building home, including Unitarians and a spiritu accessible to all. We also have an...elevator for alist congregation. It has two cornerstones, both accessibility to the second floor.” placed on the northwest side of the structure. The The church, which can comfortably seat first was laid in the early 1900s by President about 250 people, has played host to three Howard Taft, making M CC Portland, according to Northwest District Conferences, one M CC Shepherd, the only church in the United States to Leadership Conference and, according to Dish- have its cornerstone laid hy a sitting president. man, “numerous community meetings, concerts, In 1993, M C C added its own cornerstone. talks, etc. The church was the first home of the “We purchased it and had it inscribed with our Portland Gay Men’s Chorus," he adds, “and the name," says Dishman, an active church member first concert was held in the sanctuary.” for 25 years. “It was a very emotional moment M CC Portland’s pastor, the Rev. Glenna when the cornerstone was brought down the Shepherd, puts in at least 12 office hours a week, aisle...and presented to the congregation." and the church has an office for the new pastor The denomination’s founder, the Rev. Troy of Two Rivers M CC in Eugene, an outreach of D. Perry, later dedicated it. Shepherd hopes, in the Portland congregation. In addition, the time, to have M C C Portland’s building added church has a part-time parish nurse available to to the rolls of the U .S. Historic Register, hut deal with regular health issues. The building, purchased in 1979, required a other important fixes must he made first. The most significant of these is to pay off the cur large mortgage that was paid off in 1995. A gala celebration accompanied burning that mort- j rent mortgage. List fall Dishman came up with a fund- gage, hut just five years later, a new mortgage had to he taken out for significant repairs, espe raising campaign, “Debt Free in ’03 at MCC-P,” which the church’s hoard enthusiastically cially the roof and the top of the church. accepted. Through it, he hopes both church and Shepherd hopes to see the $40,000 mortgage paid off as s<x>n as possible. If the church gamers community members will make tax-deductible enough donations to accomplish this, ministry donations toward the payoff of the mortgage. The campaign was announced at a congrega programs could access the $900 monthly amount tional meeting Oct. 26 and has been drawing now designated for that payment. This has never positive attention. Donations amounting to been done in the congregation’s history. $8,000 have been made, and the annual Harvest Shepherd has a long list of services that, given adequate funds, she would like to see come out of Dinner and Auction brought in $4,500. Addi tional donations for the debt retirement will M CC Portland. The most vital, she feels, are in guarantee the availability of this historical struc health and wellness, “working with our parish ture for many more years as a community nurse to offer education, screenings and health- related events to our congregation and larger resource and center. i n community.” She wants to emphasize spiritual development through “quality educational class Send tax-deductible amtnbutions to es and events” and to restmeture the Esther’s M e t r o p o l it a n C o m m u n it y C h u r c h o f Pantry program, which provides fixx.1 and per PORTLAND, 2400 N .E. Broadway Portland, OR sonal care items to low-income people with 9 7232. Donors should designate on the check that it is for the mortgage retirement. ARTS, by making it more accessible and user- friendly. Other goals include children’s min P a t r ic ia L. M a c A o d h a is a PortLmd free-lance istries, liturgical arts (music, art and drama for i tenter. 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