Open Table MCC and other LGBT-Affirming Churches in the Philippines have been featured in GMA Network’s I-Witness, in a documentary by Howie G. Severino titled “Love Wins?” Aired (September 28, 2019): Makasalanan ang turing ng mga konserbatibong relihyoso sa pagsasamang LGBT. Kaya naman ilan sa kanila, kinailangan pang magatago mula sa sarili nilang pamilya o […]
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Abide in Love, Extend Love, Set Boundaries
Volunteer Lay Preacher: Dan Dy-Liacco Reading: 1 John 4:16-21 (NRSV) So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the […]
MCC Anniversary Sunday 2019
Guest Preacher: Professor Lizette Tapia Prof. Lizette is an ordained deacon of the United Methodist Church. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of the Philippines, Diliman; a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, summa cum laude (2005); a Master of Theology through the Southeast Asia Graduate School of Theology (2010), with distinction. […]
Rebuilding The Table
The past three to four years have not been easy for the eight to ten or so people who remained with Open Table Church. We gave up the yellow room. We moved temporarily to a not-so-ideal location. Some people decided to leave. A beloved leader passed away just this year. I cannot say we merely […]
Practice What We Believe Without Inciting Hate
With those opposing the #SOGIEEqualityNow and non-discrimination of #LGBT people still using the Bible to promote their bigotry, numerous people of faith say that practicing what we believe is possible without inciting hatred. In the end, the goal is to ensure everyone is treated equally; and for the State to sanction those who violate this […]