Our Senior Pastor

The Reverend Renae Phillips has served as Senior Pastor of Metropolitan Community Church of Lubbock since 1990. She has been a member of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches since 1984 and was credentialed as clergy in 1989. Rev. Renae began attending MCC in St. Louis, Missouri, where she later received her call to the ministry. She was a member of MCC of Greater St. Louis and a founding member of MCC Living Faith also located in St. Louis.

Currently, Rev. Renae serves as a member of the South Central District Committee of UFMCC. She is also utilizing her gifts by serving on several task force committees for the district. She was a member of the District Clergy Review Committee for four years and served on the SCD Board of Ordained Ministry for four years. She has presented a variety of workshops in local churches and at the SCD Conferences and has been the guest preacher for renewals and anniversary weekends for several churches. Locally, Rev. Renae served as President of the Lubbock HIV/AIDS Consortium for over three years and currently serves as Vice-president. She was a participant on the Mayor’s Task Force for Diversity and a member of the Lubbock Ministerial Association. Her passion to educate others has led her to speak to a variety of classes at Texas Tech University concerning topics such as sexual orientation, homosexuality and spirituality, and AIDS.

Rev. Renae grew up in Arthur, Illinois and received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Eastern Illinois University. She has completed postgraduate studies in the area of pastoral studies and actively pursues opportunity to learn about church growth.

When asked about her vision for MCC Lubbock, Rev. Renae says, "I believe god is calling us to become a spiritual center for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered community in West Texas."