Why the Pussy Church?

We come together to form a congregation of adherents to our Female born, Lesbian-Feminist-based spiritual beliefs and traditions. We intend to serve our congregation through the various practices of our Earth-based religion, including spiritual and ritual observance of solar and lunar cycles, celebration of Women’s sacred blood mysteries, and active solidarity-building among Women. Through these practices, we intend to accomplish the growth and continued strengthening of our congregation, in service to the vision of the total liberation of all Women.

Why is the Pussy Church for women and girls only?

Women are oppressed globally on the basis of our biological sex. Gender, as a hierarchical system, is a mechanism of Women’s oppression. At the Pussy Church of Modern Witchcraft (PCMW), we serve the emotional, spiritual and material sisterhood needs of Women and Girls. We cannot serve these needs in the presence of males because of the mechanics of Female oppression—those external to Women and those internalized by Women. We reserve the right to create a Female container for Female healing and Female liberation. As a religious organization, Pussy Church is also protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution permitting free exercise of religion as well as the Maryland Declaration of Rights, which provides that all persons are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty.

How do you define “Woman” and “Girl”?

A Woman is an adult female human. A Girl is a minor female human. The Pussy Church serves Women and Girls only. Males are not permitted to participate, regardless of how they identify. We expressly reject the concept of gender identity as meaningful to defining what a Woman or Girl is.

How can I get involved?

All Women are welcome to join PCMW as congregants/members. We also need Women who can serve the Pussy Church in growing and strengthening our congregation. If you are able to offer your time, skills, money, or other resources in support of Pussy Church, please contact us.

Why become a member?

We believe there are at least three reasons for formal Pussy Church of Modern Witchcraft membership. First, as a way to root into the ground of solidarity among Women and Girls. By becoming an official member, a Woman contributes her energy and commitment to the work of building critical mass in our task of Female liberation.

Second, formal membership supports the work of the trustees of the PCMW as they seek to fulfill their Goddess-given task of serving Women and Girls. Members give important feedback and direction to the organic growth of the Pussy Church of Modern Witchcraft. We need to know you in order to know what needs to be done!

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, membership deeply benefits the individual Woman. In a culture in which commitment is no longer highly valued, recognizable membership in a Woman-affirming, Woman-loving organization in which a Woman trusts and believes is an important step that moves her from good intentions to pledged participation. It is a profoundly healing and liberating act to publicly declare a commitment to Female Divinity, to Women and Girls and to a community of Sisterhood.

How do I request membership?

You may request Pussy Church of Modern Witchcraft membership through any of the following:

· Emailing the PCMW at pvssychurchofmodernwitchcraft@gmail.com

· Coming to a PCMW event and communicating your desire to become a PCMW member to a Trustee

· Calling the PCMW at (717) 964-8056 and indicating your desire to request PCMW membership

Once you’ve made your request for PCMW membership, a Trustee of the Pussy Church of Modern Witchcraft will contact you to discuss your request. If you meet the qualifications for membership listed below, you will be accepted as a congregant and encouraged to participate in PCMW events and in church business.

Who may become a member?

Having reached at least 18 years of age, any Woman who was born female may become a member of the Pussy Church of Modern Witchcraft.

You do not need to be a Lesbian to be a member, but you must support Lesbians as defined by the PCMW (Lesbian = Female Homosexual) and you must accept that only Lesbians can serve as Trustees in the PCMW.

You must also indicate a willingness to contribute resources (financial, energetic, creative, professional, labor, etc.) according to your means, to support the PCMW.

You must accept our Tenets of Faith as set forth in The Lesbian Heresy by Sheila Jeffreys, Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism by Mary Daly, Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, The Holy Book of Women’s Mysteries by Zsuzsanna Budapest, and other texts as designated from time to time by the Trustees.