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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. But if she didn’t love that man, she still had to marry him and one can’t legitimately argue that God is in favor of serial rape!
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.
We, the Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance, are members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), called to join in God’s work of transforming the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) into a just and inclusive church that welcomes persons of all gender expressions and sexual identities into the full life and leadership of the church.
We are in no way to align ourselves with wolves in sheep’s clothing who stigmatize and oppress gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people for their own psychological, political, social, and financial gains, particularly when they have absolutely no Scriptural authority to do so.
[So, next time you hear the utterances of homophobic clergy who appeal to the Bible to justify their prejudices, remember that they speak out of ignorance and/or hatefulness, and pay them no mind!
We reach out to teach that Christ's message, the Gospel, is for everyone equally. We welcome people of any faith, colour or background. (Romans 11:21-24) The phrase is probably best translated, “unexpected,” or something not done in the usual way.
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. A “pais” was frequently one who had a romantic-sexual relationship with an older man; that may well be why the centurion was so concerned about this particular young man and asked Jesus to heal him.
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). If one reads the account of Deborah, a Judge and esteemed warrior in Israel, one comes away with a feeling that she may well have been transgendered, as she certainly didn’t live up to the cultural expectations of how a “woman” is to behave.
(We do not list UUA churches in our Affirming Church Directory, as almost all Unitarian congregations are not able to adhere to our website's definition of being "soley Christian" as defined on our "About our Directory" page.)
The Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ advocates for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the UCC, and equips UCC congregations to become effective witnesses to Christ’s extravagant welcome.
Mobilizing United Methodists to create full inclusion of all God’s children regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity since 1982, Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) is a growing movement of United Methodist individuals, congregations, campus ministries, and other groups working for the full participation of all people in The United Methodist Church.
Unity is a positive, practical, progressive approach to Christianity based on the teachings of Jesus and the power of prayer.
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We are all one in Christ.
The Covenant Network is a Charismatic-Pentecostal, Full-Gospel, Apostolic, and Prophetic movement. Organized as an independent jurisdiction in 2009, we practice a Catholic faith that is rooted in tradition and relevant in the twenty-first century.
We find God and each other in our gatherings, and that gives us time and peace to grow together.
We are a small predominantly Western Rite orthodox jurisdiction whose members are a diverse group of men and women who have responded to a call to live the gospel in an American way, praying for one another and ministering to those who hunger for God wherever they may be found.
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.
The Affirming Christian Fellowship, formerly 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.
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.