Venice Pride Inc

In what started out as a vision to promote awareness of the LGBTQ+ community, members and friends of SunCoast Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) took the initiative and provided the support needed to host the first Venice Pride Festival in November 2018.  We rallied around the message “We Are Here”.  The response was overwhelmingly positive. It led to a growing demand to find more ways to advance the visibility, voice and presence of the LGBTQ+ community and allies.

In 2019, we established Venice Pride, Inc. and in 2020 we obtained our non-profit 501c3 status. In 2021, we developed our Strategic Plan to identify a path forward for 2022 to 2024. This document highlights the key components of our Strategic Plan and our commitment to join with many others to serve the LGBTQ+ community and allies living in the Suncoast region of Florida.

We invite you to join us on this journey!