In 1997, the Rev. Wanda Y. Floyd founded Imani MCC of Durham NC after seeing a vision from God at a district conference in 1996. Before that time, she was a faithful member of St. John’s MCC for ten years and served as Associate Pastor from 1993 to 1997. Imani MCC began in the early spring of 1997 holding bible studies and focus groups. The first service was held on November 23, 1997 with 121 in attendance. The church continues to fill a void in the Triangle Community by being a place of healing for all people. In 1999, Rev. Floyd was ordained as a clergy within Metropolitan Community Churches. In January 2008 she stepped down as founding pastor of Imani MCC and is pursuing her Masters in Divinity at Shaw University Divinity School full-time. She currently serves as Pastor for Congregational Life at St. John’s MCC, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Within the larger LGBTQ community, Rev. Floyd has served on the Board of Directors for the Lesbian and Gay Health Project, Resource Center for Women in the Ministry in the South, North Carolina Lambda Youth Network, and on the Board of Directors for Triangle PFLAG (Parents, Friends of Lesbians and Gays). She has been awarded the “Best Friend of the Leather Community” in 2001 and was MC for the NC Leather Contest in 2000, Outstanding LGBT person in 1997. She has also been featured in the Triangle’s “Independent” Gay Pride issue in 1997 and again in 2000. In 2003, she and her partner were part of a nationwide Human Rights Campaign in connection with gay families and were featured in the New York Times. She is a fellow within the William Friday Wildacres Leadership Initiative which brings together leaders from across North Carolina and serves as co-chair of the North Carolina Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality. She has been featured over the years in local newspapers in connection with faith and sexuality and often speaks at local universities.