Metropolitan Community Church of Omaha Records

The Metropolitan Community Church of Omaha (MCC Omaha) was chartered in 1974 as the first church in Omaha with positive ministry activities to the LGBTQ+ community. The MCC Omaha Records are comprised of 2.5 cubic feet of documents and photographs from 1959 through 2017 with the bulk of items dated 1973 to 1975 and 1996 to 2003. Photographs of church events and other activities from 1987 through 2003 make up most of the collection. There is a gap in materials from 1975 through the mid-1990s, photographs aside.

Materials from 1973 to 1975 cover the foundation of MCC Omaha, especially Reverend Fredrick Zydek’s role in founding the Omaha church. Documents from this time also consist of sermon notes, church governance, and Reverend Fredrick Zydek’s leaving MCC Omaha in 1975. The collection also has church newsletters from August 1973 to 1975 and 1995 to January of 2014, materials related to MCC Omaha events from 1974 through early 2000s, service programs circa 1973 to 1974, materials from an MCC Omaha Bible study, and material created during the tenure of Pastor Tom Emmett (2007-2019).

Series in this collection are General, Events, Governance, Newsletters, Photographs, and Worship Services / Bible Studies. Descriptions for each of these series are found by clicking on the series title in the folder list.