The MCCP has evolved over the years to recognize its calling as a transformative justice organization. We exist to serve both the secular community and interfaith congregations through Justice organizing and popular education in low-wealth neighborhoods. We look forward to connecting with you!
Metropolitan Christian Council of Philadelphia
To reconcile Scripture, church, and community through collective action.
MCCP is a Christian-led organization that seeks to elevate the quality of community life by promoting transformational justice programs and mobilizing congregations towards proactive activities.
MCCP focuses its efforts and activities on equipping community members, including congregations, with education and restorative practice tools needed to enhance the application of Justice as a tool for improved community life, therefore fostering and promoting peace WITH justice.
Metropolitan Christian Council of Philadelphia
Metropolitan Christian Council of Philadelphia (MCCP) seeks to actualize transformative justice, promoting human dignity, neighborhood by neighborhood, consistent with the loving purposes and righteousness of God through popular education, coaching, and curriculum development.
In this way, we seek to reconcile Scripture, church, and community through collective action, popular education, and application of the restorative practice that supports equity, fairness, accountability, repair, and healing (justice).
We would love to engage with you. Please feel free to reach out with your concerns and suggestions for building our community.
Restorative Cities Initiative™ (RCI)
RCI promotes peace by offering popular education in restorative practices that support transformative and restorative justice, fostering equity, fairness, accountability, repair, and healing through dialogue.
How?
We build social capital by raising awareness of restorative justice (RJ) as an alternative to traditional retributive justice systems in all arenas.
We address interpersonal and systemic wrongdoing in health care, education, law enforcement, judicial systems, congregations, and other institutions of public concern.