Finding a Welcoming Church |
Search for a Welcoming Church provided by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Institute of Welcoming Resources. |
Denominational Partners |
The homepage of
the Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ). |
The mission of the DISCIPLES CENTER for PUBLIC WITNESS
is to promote more thoughtful, prayerful, informed and effective involvement in public witness and justice advocacy by larger numbers of Disciples of Christ.
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The Disciples Justice Action Network is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic grassroots network
of individuals, congregations, and organizations
within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),
all working together for greater justice, peace and diversity
in our churches, our communities, our nations
(Canada and the United States) and our world.
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The homepage of our
sister organization in the United Church of Christ, the The UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns.
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Reconciling Ministries Network,
our sister organization in the United Methodist Church. |
Parents and Youth |
PFLAG (Parents,
Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is a wonderful resource for American families. |
GLSEN is the Gay,
Lesbian and Straight Education Network. "Parents, Teachers, Students and Concerned
Citizens Creating Schools Where Everyone is Valued and Respected." That about says
it! A wonderful source of readings, experiential designs and organizational help. |
Transgender |
Transfaith: A great site for learning more about the experiences
of transgender persons within Christian churches and other faith communities. It is a
thorough resource, including links to organizations involved in transgender ministry and
an extensive glossary of terminology related to trans-issues. |
Preaching and Bible Study Resources (see also our Books and
Resources) |
The
Institute for Welcoming Resources: Creating resources that support the unconditional
welcome of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and their families in
the church home of their choice.
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The
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS) at Pacific School of Religion seeks to be the premier source on the worldwide web for reliable
and up-to-date information and resources on LGBTQ issues and religion. And also check out
PSR's online resource The Progressive Christian Witness. |
Other |
Beyond Ex-Gay is an on-line community and resource for those of us who have survived ex-gay experiences. |
The
AIDS Ministry Network of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a
voluntary network of persons in ministry to / with people living with HIV disease and
AIDS. |
The Shower of Stoles: The Shower of Stoles is a collection of over a thousand liturgical stoles and other sacred items from gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons from twenty-six denominations in six countries. Each stole contains the story of a GLBT person who is active in the life and leadership of their faith community in some way: minister, elder, deacon, teacher, missionary, musician, administrator or active layperson. The Shower of Stoles is a powerful resource available for your church special event, regional meeting, or similar events. |