| Evangelical Anglican Church in America | Anglican | The
Evangelical Anglican Church In America is a denomination created within
the Anglican/Catholic tradition within the One, Holy, Catholic and
Apostolic Church and practices faithful stewardship of our sacramental
heritage and traditions in the service of all God's people. Though not
in full communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the titular head of
the Anglican Communion, the EACA shares with the Communion similar
expressions of polity, doctrine and worship, such as acceptance of the
Thirty-nine Articles of Religion as its doctrinal foundation and the use
of the Book of Common Prayer as its liturgical standard. |
| Integrity in Canada | Anglican | Integrity
Canada is a national network of organizations and friends working
toward the full inclusion of gay and lesbian people in the life of the
Anglican Church of Canada. We are part of the international lesbian and
gay Christian movement, encouraging churches around the world to promote
the basic human rights of gay and lesbian people and to support their
active participation in the life of the Church. |
| Changing Attitude | Anglican | Working
for Gay (GLBT) affirmation within the Anglican communion with a special
emphasis on the Anglican churches based in the United Kingdom. |
| Proud Anglicans of Canada | Anglican | Proud
Anglicans works to unite, support and affirm gay and lesbian welcoming
churches throughout Canada. Their web site contains a comprehensive list
of welcoming Anglican churches throughout Canada. |
| Alliance of Baptists | Baptist | The
Alliance of Baptists is a movement of progressive
Christians--individuals and congregations--seeking to respond to the
continuing call of God in a rapidly changing world. The Alliance offers a
clear voice for Christian freedom, distinctively Baptist and
intentionally ecumenical in an interfaith world. From its inception in
1987, the Alliance has called Baptists to stand for those values which
have distinguished the Baptist movement from its beginnings four
centuries ago--the freedom and accountability of every individual in
matters of faith; the freedom of each congregation under the authority
of Jesus Christ to determine its own ministry and mission; and religious
freedom for all in relationship to the state. Alliance members and
churches mark our commitment to God and each other by the annual renewal
of our uniquely Baptist founding covenant. GALIP Note: Alliance
posts a commitment to "inclusiveness" on their web site but doesn't
state what that specifically means to them. |
| Baptists Peace Fellowship | Baptist | The
Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America gathers, equips and mobilizes
Baptists to build a culture of peace rooted in justice. We labor with a
wonderful array of peacemakers to change the world. We are called by
God to the Gospel of Peace. This calling is rooted in our faith in Jesus
Christ, who is our Peace, in whom God is reconciling the world and
through whom God calls us to the ministry of peacemaking. Peace is not
only our goal, but our means. The foundation of peace is justice. The
force of peace is love. |
| Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists | Baptist | We
envision that the day may speedily come within Baptist Churches when no
one shall feel excluded from God's love in Jesus Christ because of
their sexual orientation. Members of the Association of Welcoming &
Affirming Baptists (AWAB) are churches, organizations, and individuals
who are willing to go on record as welcoming and affirming all persons
without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity, and who have
joined together to advocate for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender persons within Baptist communities of faith. |
| United Ecumenical Catholic Church Australia | Catholic | "One
Church - United in Christ." The United Ecumenical Catholic Church is a
"new" church of Catholic tradition. We hold an ancient faith with a new
vision. We seek to take the gospel and holy sacraments to all people and
do not discriminate on any basis. We are a member church of The One
Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. While services and beliefs are
very similar to the Roman Catholic Church, we are not part of the Roman
Catholic Church and are not in Communion with Rome. Our church is a
welcoming worship community and we do not discriminate on the basis of
gender, marital or social status, race, economic ability, orientation or
other baseless form of discrimination. |
| Christ Catholic Church | Catholic | Christ's
Catholic Church, an ecumenical free catholic communion in the Old
Catholic tradition, sees itself as only one expression of God's Truth
among many such Christian expressions and it holds firm to the belief
that the Church really is One. It knows no national boundaries, no
ethnic allegiance, no historic founder except Jesus Christ, no imperial
court, and no secular government. It seeks to be truly universal or
catholic and ecumenical, serving all of God's children with love,
welcoming all to His Sacraments, and inviting all people to His care and
fellowship. It does so regardless of race, creed, sex, sexual
orientation or preference, historic tradition, or state of grace, and at
the same time holds fast to the Apostolic Faith. |
| American Catholic Church | Catholic | The
American Catholic Church in the United States affirms traditional
Catholic beliefs of faith and love, spirituality, community and prayer.
It celebrates the seven sacraments and adheres to the essential Catholic
doctrine and practice as expressed and implied in the statements of
Vatican Council II, and in the light of the best contemporary thought.
The American Catholic Church in the United States proclaims the
unconditional love and compassion of God, which embraces every human
person regardless of their state or condition in life. We acknowledge
the primacy of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy
Spirit to speak in our day through the "sensus fidelium" ("sense of the
faithful") of the Catholic Church, leading to a world of justice and
peace. |
| Catholic Apostolic Church in North America | Catholic | CACINA
is an independent of the Catholic Church; a member of the one, holy,
catholic, and apostolic Church established by Our Lord Jesus Christ to
bring the Gospel to all people. CACINA's history began with the
establishment of the Catholic Apostolic Church of Brazil in 1945 as a
result of the civil and ecclesiastic persecutions in Brazil in the
1930's and 1940's. The Catholic Apostolic Church was brought to the
United States shortly thereafter. CACINA is independent from the Roman
Catholic church and considers itself neither Roman Catholic nor
Protestant, but simply Catholic. |
| Dignity USA | Catholic | DIGNITY
is organized to unite gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Catholics,
as well as our families, friends and loved ones in order to develop
leadership, and be an instrument through which we may be heard by and
promote reform in the Church. To be such an organization, we accept our
responsibilities to the Church, to our Catholic heritage, to society,
and to individual gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Catholics. We
work for the development of sexual theology leading to the reform of its
teachings and practices regarding human sexuality, and for the
acceptance of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender peoples as full and
equal members of the one Christ. |
| Ecumenical Catholic Communion | Catholic | We
are a gathering of Faith Communities from across America who have
entered into a covenant relationship with one another as we seek to
celebrate the love of Christ in all people. We are deeply committed to
our Catholic identity and practice a distinctively Catholic Faith
Tradition that is rooted in the ancient Church. We also believe that as
Catholics we have the responsibility of honoring our Catholic Tradition
while responding in love and wisdom to the needs and realities of the
contemporary world. |
| Evangelical Catholic Church | Catholic | The
Evangelical Catholic Church is a validly independent consecrated and
reformed Catholic Faith Community continuing the celebration of the
Liturgical, Spiritual and Sacramental traditions of Catholicism in the
spirit of unconditional welcoming and acceptance for all the People of
God. |
| Independent Catholic Christian Church | Catholic | The
Independent Catholic Christian Church is an independent sacramental
Christian jurisdiction that seeks to bring God and humanity into full
communion, sharing the riches of the Christian tradition inclusively
with all who seek God or a deeper knowledge of God |
| Liberal Catholic Church | Catholic | The
Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church is non-dogmatic in nature,
traditional yet relevant for today, and is open to the insights of all
faiths and philosophies. This openness means that the LCAC has a unique
spiritual character and appeal, and that its mission reaches beyond
conventional boundaries to embrace a genuine universality. We see our
work as firmly grounded in the wish of Jesus Christ that His church
strive to attain unity in the face of its differences, and thus conceive
the LCAC as a primarily ecumenical mission church. |
| The National Catholic Church of America | Catholic | The
National Catholic Church of America was established in order to bring
together those who share this vision of being Church and who desire to
preserve the richness of their Catholic spiritual heritage. One of a
large number of independent Catholic jurisdictions, the NCCA is an
apostolic ministry of those who are dedicated to this inclusive vision
and who desire to bring the love of Christ and the healing power of
sacramental grace and loving service to all. |
| Reformed Catholic Church | Catholic | We
are a community created to shepherd and become a home for all those
without a spiritual home. We retain basic Catholic beliefs of love,
faith, spirituality, prayer and sacramentality. Although a newly formed
rite, we remain in, and honor, the traditions of the Orthodox Catholic
churches and the old Catholic Church of Utrecht, Netherlands. |
| United Catholic Church | Catholic | As
a denomination, we are one of hundreds of independent Catholic churches
in the United States. Our mission is to carry the gospel, the
sacraments, and God's love and fellowship to the unchurched, the
alienated, the isolated, and the excommunicated (the church's homeless).
We welcome all Christians to our Communion rail, and serve all, but our
primary outreach is to three groups: first, to the millions of former
Roman Catholics who, for one reason or another, no longer go to Mass or
receive Communion. In pursuit of this healing mission the United
Catholic Church actively sponsors both congregations where people can
grow in Christ, and missions/chaplaincies that reach out to the
unchurched. |
| Orthodox-Catholic Church | Catholic | The
clergy of the Orthodox-Catholic Church of America (OCCA) are a diverse
group of men and women who have responded to a calling into sacramental
ministry in a myriad of settings which include parishes, hospitals,
nursing homes, jails and prisons, spirituality centers, monasteries,
social centers, home chapels, etc. Our common task is to live within the
Great Orthodox Tradition in an American way, praying for one another
and ministering the Holy Mysteries to people who find themselves hungry
for God and have yet to be welcomed at the Holy Table. |
| Welcoming Roman Catholic Churches | Catholic | From
Elaine: "Unfortunately I cannot list my sources for welcoming Roman
Catholic churches. After doing some investigative work it appears that
there is a major 'witch' hunt going on within the Catholic church to
weed out 'welcoming' churches, priests and nuns. Rather than list my
sources, many of which have now buried their welcoming lists deep within
their web sites, I have instead elected to simply list the welcoming
parishes in the directory and give no 'proof' as to where this
information has come from. This gives 'plausible deniability' to the
affected parishes if they should be attacked by the more conservative
elements within their church. Being raised Catholic in the Jesuit
tradition this saddens me to no end and I pray a day may come when
hiding and protecting our brothers and sisters in the ministry is no
longer necessary." |
| The Evangelical Network (TEN) | Charismatic | The
Evangelical Network (TEN) is a group of Bible believing Charismatic
churches, ministries, Christian workers and individuals bound together
by a common shared faith, united in purpose and witness and established
as a positive resource and support for Christian gays and lesbians. |
| International Christian Community Churches | Charismatic | A
community of people united in proclaiming Jesus Christ as their Savior,
to be an inclusive, affirming denomination. A denomination that stands
firm behind its beliefs and vision, and that lives as witnesses to the
Gospels it embraces ... we spring forth to be the International
Christian Community Churches. |
| Brethren Mennonite Council for Lesbian and Gay Concerns | Church of the Brethren | The
Brethren Mennonite Council for Lesbian and Gay Concerns was founded in
1976. Our objectives are: To provide support for Mennonite and Church of
the Brethren gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual people, their
friends and families; To foster dialogue between gay and non-gay people
in churches; To provide accurate information about human sexuality from
various theological, sociological, psychological, and biblical
perspectives. |
| GALA: Gay and Lesbian Acceptance | Community of Christ | GALA
is an association of gay, lesbian, bisexual and straight persons, their
families and friends who have a connection to the Community of Christ
(formerly Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) faith
community. GALA brings spiritual wholeness and seeks social justice for
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender persons and allies. We claim the
sacredness of each life story as a community united in hope. |
| Welcoming Community Network | Community of Christ | Welcoming
Community Network (WCN) is an international grassroots organization
that exists to enable full participation of persons of all sexual
orientations and gender identities in the life and ministry of Community
of Christ both in policy and practice. WCN offers to the church the
untapped creativity and energy of diverse people who have been
marginalized, disenfranchised, or even rejected. As we share in a
prophetic church, we join with our brothers and sisters to move toward
full participation of everyone in the Body of Christ. |
| GLAD Alliance | Disciples of Christ | The
Gay, Lesbian, and Affirming Disciples Alliance is an organization of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and affirming members of the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). We are a prophetic voice calling
for the full inclusion of LGBT persons in the Church. We nurture and
support one another. We provide educational resources to the Church on
issues important to LGBT Christians. We gather annually for fellowship,
worship, nurture, support, and education at the General Assembly of the
Christian Church and in other locations during years when the Assembly
does not meet. We also gather in regional chapters. |
| Episcopal Church | Episcopal | In
2003, the first openly gay bishop was consecrated; in 2009, General
Convention resolved that God’s call is open to all; and in 2012, a
provisional rite of blessing for same-gender relationships was
authorized, and discrimination against transgender persons in the
ordination process was officially prohibited. |
| Integrity | Episcopal | A
witness of God's inclusive love to the Episcopal Church and the
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Integrity USA's
mission is to inspire and equip the Episcopal Church, its dioceses,
congregations, and members to proclaim and embody God’s all-inclusive
love for LGBTQ persons and those who love them. Integrity's vision of
its success is that The Episcopal Church thrives as a beacon of love,
justice, and compassion, where ALL PEOPLE are equally embraced and
empowered. |
| Independent Greek Orthodox Church of the United States | Greek Orthodox | Our
primary purpose is to serve Christ our Lord through our fellow human
beings by recognizing, affirming, and supporting the Truth in the mind
of every person and the Love in the heart of every person. Our ministry
is to those who hunger and thirst for Truth in this time of social
fragmentation, ecclesiastical disunity, and spiritual delusion. Our
community objectives include maintaining a place of prayer and spiritual
asylum where the full liturgical life of the Orthodox way is observed;
to present the ancient mystical and ascetic Orthodox way as a viable
spiritual path for contemporary women and men; and to maintain a
spiritual community characterized by inclusiveness and committed to
human service and spiritual growth while functioning in the secular
world. |
| Lutherans Concerned/North America | Lutheran (ELCA) | We
believe that God values and embraces each person as a beloved child,
that the Spirit gives a diversity of gifts for the common good, and that
Jesus Christ calls us to work for justice. The ministries of Lutherans
Concerned/North America (LC/NA) embody, inspire, and support the
acceptance and full participation of people of all sexual orientations
and gender identities, their families, friends and allies, within the
Lutheran communion and its ecumenical and global partners. |
| Brethren Mennonite Council for Lesbian and Gay Concerns | Mennonite Church | The
Brethren Mennonite Council for Lesbian and Gay Concerns was founded in
1976. Our objectives are: To provide support for Mennonite and Church of
the Brethren gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual people, their
friends and families; To foster dialogue between gay and non-gay people
in churches; To provide accurate information about human sexuality from
various theological, sociological, psychological, and biblical
perspectives. |
| Metropolitan Community Churches | Metropolitan Community Church | The
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) is a
Christian Church founded in and reaching beyond the Gay and Lesbian
communities. We embody and proclaim Christian salvation and liberation,
Christian inclusivity and community, and Christian social action and
justice. We serve among those seeking and celebrating the integration of
their spirituality and sexuality. |
| Global Alliance of Apostolic Pentecostals | Pentecostal | Global
Alliance of Apostolic Pentecostals goal is to build a safety net for
gay Christians coming out of abusive conservative churches and see the
wounds of spiritual violence healed. We particularly want to be a refuge
for gay Pentecostal ministers who are searching for restoration to a
healthy, affirming ministry. |
| Affirming Pentecostal International | Pentecostal | The
Affirming Pentecostal Church International (APCI) is an organization of
Apostolic Pentecostal ministers, churches,and ministries who are all
LGBTS affirming and Pentecostal. APCI emphasize thatthey are Apostolic
in doctrine, Pentecostal in worship style, but Christian in spirit-
fellowshipping with all God's children- not just the Pentecostal ones.
Although started in December of 2010 it is now the largestLGBTS
affirming Pentecostal denomination in the world. |
| Reconciling Pentecostals International | Pentecostal | The
"Fellowship of Reconciling Pentecostals International" is a network of
Pentecostal ministers, churches, and ministries which seeks by means of
the full gospel of Jesus Christ to reconcile all repentant people to God
without regard to race, gender, political persuasion, economic or
educational status, sexual orientation, nationality, religious
affiliation, or any other thing that divides. RPI provides wounded
Apostolics an affirming home among those of "like precious faith", and a
safety net for those in personal, family, or religious crisis. We stand
together in love, and for the glory of Jesus' Name, to promote
apostolic truth, Pentecostal worship, righteousness, counseling,
education, evangelism, ministerial accountability, and fellowship. |
| Covenant Network of Presbyterians | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | The
Covenant Network of Presbyterians is a broad-based, national group of
clergy and lay leaders working for a church that is simultaneously
faithful, just, and whole. We seek to support the mission and unity of
the Presbyterian Church (USA) in a time of potentially divisive
controversy. We intend to articulate and act on the church's historic,
progressive vision and to work for a fully inclusive church. We are
committed to finding a way both to live out the graciously hospitable
gospel we have received and to live together with all our fellow members
in the PC(USA). "The Covenant Network of Presbyterians has been
committed since its founding to the full participation of lesbian and
gay Presbyterians in the life and ordained leadership of the church. We
will support efforts in presbyteries and at the 217th General Assembly
in 2006 that advance this goal." |
| More Light Presbyterian | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | The
mission of More Light Presbyterians is to work for the full
participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of faith
in the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA). We
are individual members and congregations of the Presbyterian Church
(USA) who are faithful to God's call and believe that God continues to
open new understandings of scripture and the Word in the life of Christ.
As a Christian community, we believe that the church must seek to live
out those understandings in our life together. |
| Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns | Quaker | FLGBTQC
is a North American Quaker faith community that affirms that of God in
all people. Gathering twice yearly for worship and play, we draw
sustenance from each other and from the Spirit for our work and life in
the world. We are learning that radical inclusion and radical love bring
further light to Quaker testimony and life. Note: another source of
Quaker meetings. |
| Room for All | Reformed Church in America | Responding
to the inclusive love of God revealed in Jesus Christ and empowered by
the Spirit, Room for All is a community of Christ-followers in the
Reformed Church in America. Our vision and mission indicate our
commitment to the welcome and affirmation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people and their allies, while pursuing grace-filled
dialogue with those who believe differently. |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | Unitarian | While
not "Christian" in the more traditional sense of the word, it is
important to note the important and vital role the UUA congregations
have made over the years for the gay and lesbian community. For many of
our congregations our first church home was offered to us by a
sympathetic UUA congregation. The GLBT community is eternally in the UUA
denominations debt for the leadership role they have taken through the
years to spear head justice and equality for all people. |
| Affirm United/S'affirmer Ensemble | United Church of Canada | Affirm
is an organization of persons working through education and social
integration for the welcoming of diverse peoples, especially the
inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in the life
and work of the church. Affirm is composed of people of all sexual
orientations and gender identities and so it is open to all people
within the United Church of Canada who support these goals. |
| United Church of Christ | United Church of Christ | Welcome
to the United Church of Christ - a community of faith that seeks to
respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed. The UCC was
founded in 1957 as the union of several different Christian traditions.
Because the UCC is a union of several Christian traditions and each
congregation governs its own affairs, you will find a diversity of
worship styles and theology in our church. Our motto, "that they may all
be one," is Jesus' prayer for the unity of the church. GALIP Note:
This site is one of the links to finding the welcoming churches within
the UCC denomination. It is important to note that more than just the
ONA UCC churches are welcoming within the UCC denomination. Conversely
not all UCC churches are welcoming. The GayChurch.org list is by far the
most comprehensive list of welcoming UCC churches out there as we
emailed every single "God is Still Speaking" UCC church (i.e. the
churches that supported the "StillSpeaking" ad campaign) and ONA UCC
church to find out if they were welcoming or not. |
| UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns | United Church of Christ | The
Coalition provides support and sanctuary to all our lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender sisters and brothers, their families and
friends; advocates for their full inclusion in church and society; and
brings Christ's affirming message of love and justice for all people.
Creating and supporting Open and Affirming (ONA) settings within the
United Church of Christ. GALIP Note: This site is one of the links to
finding the welcoming churches within the UCC denomination. It is
important to note that more than just the ONA UCC churches are welcoming
within the UCC denomination. Conversely not all UCC churches are
welcoming. The GayChurch.org list is by far the most comprehensive list
of welcoming UCC churches out there as we emailed every single "God is
Still Speaking" UCC church (i.e. the churches that supported the
"StillSpeaking" ad campaign) and ONA UCC church to find out if they were
welcoming or not. |
| Reconciling Ministries Network | United Methodist Church | Reconciling
Ministries Network is a national grassroots organization that exists to
enable full participation of people of all sexual orientations and
gender identities in the life of the United Methodist Church, both in
policy and practice. RMN mobilizes United Methodists of all sexual
orientations and gender identities to transform our Church and world
into the full expression of Christ’s inclusive love. |
