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TUESDAY NIGHTS @ 8:30pm January 1994 "Gay by God's Design" — The Gay Christian Show "GAY BY GOD'S WILL A MATA PROGRAM BEGINS A FIVE YEAR RUN — AND WINS PROGRAMMING AWARDS FOR COMMUNITY INTEREST AND PRODUCTION — HOSTING A DEBATE BETWEEN SCOTT EVERTZ AND BARB NOTSTEIN, CANDIDATES FOR THE STATE REGULAR SUNDAY WORSHIP ASSEMBLY. TRADITIONAL SERVICE @ 9:30am March 1999 CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP @ 11am MILWAUKEE MCC BUYS A CHURCH! On behalf of the Board of Directors of Milwaukee Metropolitan 2000 Community Church, we wish to thank you for your continued support. WEB SITE IS LAUNCHED AT WWW.QUEERCHURCH.ORG AND E-MAILS COMES IN — "I AM A LESBIAN, LIVING IN SWITZERLAND, WHO WORSHIPS IN A CONSERVATIVE, Your year-end gift is 100% tax deductible is much appreciated. PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — YOUR SERMONS AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN MILWAUKEE Please remember the church in your estate planning. ARE A CHURCH HOME TO ME, THOUGH I AM HALFWAY ACROSS THE WORLD." Fiscally conservative planning linked with the lead of God's Holy t. Spirit, the small congregation saved its money and in 1999, pur- chased its own property at 1239 W. Mineral St on Milwaukee's near south side in Walker's Point. MIL "Just like any organization in the LGBT Community that's been Iii around for years, you've got to show the community you are seri- ous in your intent, purpose and direction. Buying property, within your budget, demonstrates that intent." —REV. LEW BROYLES 1239 W. Mineral Street • MKE • (414) 383-1100 • www.queerchurch.org • committed to pro- iding high quality, atient-focused care. Dr. David Fisk, a Milwaukee native and graduate of Johns Hopkins University ook forward to working School of Medicine, has joined the ARCW medical team to lead our expanded HIV- losely with my patients medical care program. As a specialist in help them maintain Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine, Dr. Fisk offers comprehensive, sensitive leir health arid lead, care for HIV-infected individuals. 1.1111 vibrant lives." Everyone with HIV disease is welcome at Dr. David Fisk, ARC Pftysicia ARCW's Medical Clinic, regardless of abil- Assistant Professor of Medicine, ity to pay. Medical College of W scotisin To learn more or to make a medical appointment in Milwaukee or Kenosha, call (414) 225-1571 or (800) 359-9272 exten- sion 271. Photo © Lila C. Aryan Photography . ...... ........ .... www.instepnews.com • December 27, 2002 — January 15, 2002 Wisconsin IN Step Page 5 Wisconsin IN Step Issue 19.26 • VACATION IN Step World Headquarters 1661 North Suite 411 IN Water Street, Side Milwaukee, WI 53202 414.278.7840 voice News 414.278.5868 fax 6 Lott Throws in Towel www.instepnews.com 9 Cheers & Jeers 2002 ISSN# 1045-2435 10 MCC Founder Announces Plans to Retire in 2005 io Pa. 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Page 6 Wisconsin IN Step December 27, 2002 — January 15, 2003 • www.instepnews.com court brief with the Supreme Court to sup- More U.S. Men port a tax exemption for Bob Jones University — an exemption that would have Reporting Sex with • Lott Throws in Towel benefited hundreds of white "segregation Men Than Before academies" that were established in the wake Washington — Sen. Trent Lott votes on the same issues were directly in of integration orders — despite the universi- New York — A recent nationwide sur- resigned his position as Senate majority line with Lott's," said NGLT executive ty's policies discriminating against rtIthori- vey shows that a larger proportion of leader on Dec.