About Rev Rowland Jide Macaulay

Rev Rowland Jide Macaulay was ordained clergy in 1998, now serving with the Metropolitan Community Churches as the Pastor of a new church, which began September 2006 in Lagos Nigeria, called House Of Rainbow MCC.Profile

A Nigerian born in London UK, he is openly gay, a Christian theologian, a poet, self-published author, an educator in business and Christian education. Rev Jide Macaulay holds a Law degree and a Master degree in Theology.Rev Jide Macaulay with a rich history recounts his religious practice as a young person was under the shadow of a faith interpretation that marginalized, judged, and infuriated him. Now his knowledge of Christian theology are both academic and personal experience, which allowed him to conclude after wild and long journeys to find God as a gay man, that God loves all of God's children, heterosexuals, homosexuals and non-sexual. With this conviction he now share in the lifting of the pain, struggles, the celebration of joy and hope of many lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.Now having lived in London for over twenty years, Rev Jide Macaulay in the last five years gave serious thoughts to returning to Lagos Nigeria, a city and country he loves so much. Not just for its buzzing towns, villages, cities, or beautiful beaches, but for the restitution of many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Christians and other marginalised groups.

His goal is to expand on the vision of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, a welcoming and affirming ministries, most welcoming for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, inclusion of all people and a ministry proud of its global justice mission. To create a safe space for fellowship, education, enlightenment and worship in Nigeria.