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===List of regions===
The worldwide church is administratively divided into seven regions, each of which are represented by an elder on the Council of Elders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mccla.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/MCCLA-Membership-Handout.pdf |title=Welcome to Metropolitan Community Church Los Angeles' Membership/Inquirer's Class |access-date=2014-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719020900/http://www.mccla.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/MCCLA-Membership-Handout.pdf |archive-date=2013-07-19 }}</ref> Since the 2000s, many are further divided into sub-regional networks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mccchurch.org/connectnow/networks/network-leadership/ |title=Network Leadership |publisher=Metropolitan Community Church |date=2013-04-30 |access-date=2014-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226215356/http://mccchurch.org/connectnow/networks/network-leadership/ |archive-date=2013-12-26 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* '''Region 1''': Region 1 Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Western Canada (British Columbia, Yukon), China, Micronesia, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Eastern Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam and the United States (Alaska, California (Northern), Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming).
** Australasia Network
** Pacific Northwest Network
** Valley & Bay Area Network
** Asia & Pacific Islands Network
* '''Region 2''' – Canada (Manitoba and Nunavut), and the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas (Eastern), and Wisconsin).
** Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama Network
** Heartland Network
** North Central US Network
** South Gulf Coast Network
[[File:2019.11.20 Transgender Day of Remembrance, Washington, DC USA 324 03013 (49099844857).jpg|thumb|[[Metropolitan Community Church of Washington, D.C.|Metropolitan Community Church of Washington, DC]] sanctuary during the 2019 [[Transgender Day of Remembrance]]]]
* '''Region 3''' – Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands and the United States (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, the District of Columbia (Washington, DC).
** Northeast United States Network
** DC, Delaware, Maryland & Virginia Network
** Carolinas Network
[[File:Stuttgart - CSD 2009 - Parade - Salz der Erde.jpg|thumb|MCC of [[Stuttgart, Germany]], taking part the [[Christopher Street Day]] march in 2009]]
* '''Region 4''' – Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Denmark, Egypt, England, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Holland, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Wales, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
** Western Europe/United Kingdom Network
** African Network
* '''Region 5''' – Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Eastern Canada (Baffin Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec), Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, The Czech Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States (Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia), Uzbekistan, Vojvodina.
** Central US East Network
** Canadian, Michigan & Windsor Network
* '''Region 6''' – Antarctica, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela and the United States (Arizona, California (Southern), Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas (Southern).
** Southern California/Nevada Network
** Arizona, New Mexico & El Paso Network
** Southern Texas Network
** Ibero-America & Caribbean Network
* '''Region 7''' – Western Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories), and the United States (Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas (Northern).
** North Florida Network
** Central Florida Network
** North Texas and Oklahoma Network
** South Florida Network