The Transgender Education Association (TGEA), in coordination with MCC NoVA, are pleased to announce that Second Friday for April will be an in-person monthly meeting format on Friday, April 12th from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.

We’ll meet at the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia (MCC NoVA), 10383 Democracy Ln, Fairfax, VA 22030.
We will feature our open session for Transgender, Gender Non-Binary, Agender +, Significant Others, Friends, Family, Allies.

There will also be three break-out groups:
  * Parents
  * Teens & Tweens
  * Transmasculine and TransMasc Nonbinary
We will feature our open session for Transgender, Gender Non-Binary, Agender + Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies. We will also provide two separate closed group break-out sessions exclusively for Parents/Guardians and for Teens and Tweens.

In these challenging times we will be taking some additional steps for your security. The Second Friday facilitators will be monitoring the facility entrance. Prior to the start of the meeting, we will have folks at the entry door. After the gathering begins, late arrivals will be provided a phone number to call or text for entry.

Masks are optional.

We are grateful that we can open our doors to our community once more!
We look forward to seeing everyone!

Leigh Anne Arnold
September 18, 1951 – March 16, 2024

It is with sadness and a heavy heart that I announce MCC NoVA church member, Leigh Anne Arnold, died at 1 AM March 16 in the ICU of Reston Hospital Center. She was was 72 years old.
Her son, Chaz, wrote a beautiful obituary. You may read it HERE
A Celebration of Life will be held at MCC of Northern Virginia on April 27 at 2 PM, with a repast to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made to the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia on Leigh Anne’s memory.
If you would like to share any memories or thoughts of Leigh Anne, you may send them to Rev Emma, with “Leigh Anne” in the subject line. Thank you.
In Peace & Love, Rev. Emma

2024 WREN Project Scholarships!

The WREN Project’s 2024 LGBTQ+ Scholarship program has opened!
This year we are thrilled to be able to offer five $1000 scholarships to high school seniors in Fairfax County and Loudoun County who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community or have demonstrated they are a strong ally.
The deadline for all completed applications is June 7. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to admin@thewrenproject.org