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The Reverend Elder Nancy L. Wilson (born 1950) is an American cleric who serves as the current Moderator of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC or Metropolitan Community Churches). On Sunday, 29 October 2005, in Washington's National Cathedral, Rev. Wilson was installed as Moderator of the Metropolitan Community Churches in succession to the denomination's founder, Troy Perry. ==Election== Wilson was elected Moderator of the denomination of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) by the Church's General Conference in Calgary, Alberta in July 2005. In accordance with the Bylaws of Metropolitan Community Churches, Rev. Wilson's name was placed in nomination by the denomination's Moderators Nominating Committee and her nomination was ratified with the overwhelming endorsement of the lay and clergy voting delegates to the 2005 MCC General Conference. Wilson was installed as Moderator at Washington National Cathedral in 2005.〔("Rev. Nancy Wilson installed as Moderator of MCC" ), ''Between the Lines News,'' 3 November 2005.〕 Under Wilson's leadership the denomination has deepened its long-standing commitment to Christian social justice, becoming known as "The Human Rights Church" in many parts of the world for its human rights work in Eastern Europe, Jamaica, and Latin and South America and for its commitment to marriage equality, employment and housing non-discrimination laws, legal protections for persons with HIV/AIDS, and the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons within communities of faith. She is only the second person, and the first woman, to serve as Moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches. The Metropolitan Community Church was founded in 1968. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nancy Wilson (religious leader)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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