Integrity/Toronto is the oldest Canadian chapter of
Integrity
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, a network of support and advocacy groups for gay and lesbian members of the
Anglican Church of Canada
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,
Episcopal Church (United States)
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,
Anglican Church of Australia
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, and
Church of Uganda
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.
In 1975, Integrity/Chicago, the organization's first chapter, held a convention. The half-dozen attendees from Toronto discovered one another at the conference, and founded Integrity/Toronto.
The chapter has ties to the
Church of the Redeemer, where its monthly services are held, and whose parish LGBT group overlaps heavily with Integrity/Toronto's membership.
Integrity/Toronto also holds annual retreats, operates a pamphlet ministry, appears at General Synod, and promotes parish education about GLBT Christian issues. It was engaged in a dialogue process with
Fidelity
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before that group dissolved.
See also
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LGBT-welcoming church programs
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