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Blessed Ministry Community Church (BMCC; Chinese: 基恩之家) is a Protestant church in Hong Kong that ministers to sexual and gender minorities. It was established in 1992, having grown out of the religious group of the gay-rights organization Ten Percent Club (十分一會).[1][2] The church has been described as the first Protestant congregation in Hong Kong founded by gay people and as Asia's first formally registered LGBTQ Christian body.[3] It has around 80 members, most of them sexual minorities, and is among the few Hong Kong churches led by openly LGBTQ clergy.[4][5]
History
[edit]The church was first known as the Blessed Minority Christian Fellowship, a name still in use in 2013.[3][6] Its beginnings lay in the religious sub-group of the Ten Percent Club, a gay-rights organization; in 1992, a number of gay Christians built that sub-group into a congregation of their own.[1][2] For roughly its first decade, the church employed no full-time pastor and depended on the work of lay volunteers.[3] Its first ordained minister was Selina Sun (辛淑雯), who had trained at the Lutheran Theological Seminary.[3][7]
Public engagement and advocacy
[edit]- In 1998, the church was one of six Christian groups that issued a statement supporting government-funded public education on equal opportunities relating to sexual orientation.[2]
- During the 2000s debate over anti-discrimination legislation, the church publicly supported a proposed sexual orientation discrimination ordinance.[2]
- In 2013, the church's then-minister, Silas Wong Kwok-yiu (黃國堯), spoke at Tamar Park in support of better legal treatment of gay people, on the same day as a large "Inclusive Love Praying Concert" opposing anti-discrimination legislation; the openly gay legislator Raymond Chan Chi-chuen also took part.[2][6]
- In January 2025, a church minister took part in a press conference at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, presenting research on stable same-sex relationships; the study reported that about 70% of surveyed respondents in stable relationships intended to marry their same-sex partner.[8]
- In May 2025, the church took part in an IDAHOBIT event organized by the NGO Gay Harmony, running a street booth; its representative said such events gave LGBTQ groups a rare chance to engage the wider public.[9]
- In July 2025, the church responded publicly to the government's proposed framework for recognizing same-sex partnerships. Its response was reported by the South China Morning Post,[10] Initium Media,[11] Radio France Internationale,[12] and Christian Times (時代論壇).[13]
Organisation
[edit]The church's ministries include a social justice ministry[9]. The church was run largely by lay volunteers rather than salaried staff.[3]
Theological position
[edit]The church affirms same-sex relationships.[4][5] In a foreword to the church's 2020 history, the theologian Kung Lap-yan (龔立人) characterized BMCC as emphasizing "a pure gospel before a pure church," an outlook he connected to the Lutheran formation of its first minister.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 十字架下 同志教徒. 大學線 (U-Beat) (in Chinese). No. 59. Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Journalism and Communication. December 2003.
- 1 2 3 4 5 同志議題 爭論不休——《論壇》三十週年系列（三）. 時代論壇 (Christian Times) (in Chinese). 2017-10-20.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 鄭, 明真; 謝, 敏; 林, 鳳兒 (2020). 破噤：亞洲首個同志教會的故事 [Breaking the Silence: The Story of Asia's First LGBTQ Church] (in Chinese). 印象文字 InPress. ISBN 9789624576139.
- 1 2 "性小眾基督徒教會內被歧視 彩虹下堅持信仰遇高牆盼爭取平權". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- 1 2 Cheung, Llewellyn (2023-06-25). Faith out of the closet: Inside Hong Kong's LGBTQ-affirming church. South China Morning Post.
- 1 2 Tam, Johnny (2013-01-14). "Christians in prayer rally to fight gay law proposal". South China Morning Post.
- ↑ "Shuk Man "Selina" Sun". WikiPeaceWomen. PeaceWomen Across the Globe.
- ↑ 中大調查：七成穩定同性伴侶想結婚. Ming Pao (in Chinese). 2025-01-14.
- 1 2 Leung, Hillary (2025-05-19). "IDAHOBIT: Amid waning room for advocacy, Hong Kong LGBTQ groups cherish rare chance to raise awareness". Hong Kong Free Press.
- ↑ "Hong Kong should have 'real' dialogue on same-sex partnership proposal: LGBTQ groups". South China Morning Post. 2025-07-03.
- ↑ 港府提同志伴侶替代框架惹議員反對，上訴人岑子杰指已比要求同婚卑微. Initium Media (in Chinese). 2025-07-03.
- ↑ 政府擬設「同性伴侶登記機制」 須已在海外註冊. Radio France Internationale (in Chinese). 2025-07-03.
- ↑ 港府擬設同性伴侶登記機制 基恩之家：置同志次一等. 時代論壇 (Christian Times) (in Chinese). 2025-07-03.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Chinese and English)