From: Chard231@aol.com Date: Thu, 04 Aug 94 03:02:03 EDT PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCES SERVICE TO HONOR LESBIAN AND GAY EDUCATORS Los Angeles Unified School District Teachers to be Honored September 18, 1994 Wednesday, August 3, 1994 - Culver City, CA - Metropolitan Community Church of Los Angeles (MCCLA) announced today that it will hold a special service to honor Gay and Lesbian school teachers from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on Sunday September 18, 1994 during its 11:15 am worship service. "Our school teachers perform an incredible job" says Nancy Wilson, Sr. Pastor of the 350 member congregation. "Often without support of school administrators, parents and the religious community, gay and lesbian educators excel in their classrooms." "We want to let them know that our resources and those of the entire gay and lesbian community are here for them." "We appreciate the work they do and that we will continue to fight for them and their students against bigotry and budget cuts!" say Wilson. Invited participants include representatives from the LAUSD Board of Education, the Los Angeles City Council, United Teacher of Los Angeles, the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center, the Gay and Lesbian Education Commission, Project 10 and Eagle Center. Educators from throughout the LAUSD as well other school districts are welcomed and will be recognized. "This service will focus on the teachers" says Wilson. "They are on the front lines and need to know that we are all here for them." Metropolitan Community Church of Los Angeles is the founding congregation of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC). Established in 1968, MCCLA is one of over 350 UFMCC congregations world wide which maintain and support a Christian outreach to the gay, lesbian and bisexual community with an emphasis on Christian social action. Church Worship Services are held at: Pio Pico Elementary School Auditorium 1512 So. Arlington Avenue at Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA Sunday Worship Services: 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:15am, 6:00pm For More Information Contact: Mr. Richard Davis - MCCLA 310-473-4411 Ms. Ivy Bottini - MCCLA 213-655-1121 MCCLA Church Office 213-930-1600 213-930-1601 Fax 5879 W. Washington Blvd. P.O. Box 388 Culver City, CA 90230 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For general unmoderated discussion, mail to "la-motss@flash.usc.edu". Announcements ONLY should be mailed to "la-motss-announce@flash.usc.edu." To be added or removed, mail to la-motss-request@flash.usc.edu. If adding, indicate whether you wish to receive all discussions or announcements only.