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Christian denominations
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do not consider
homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to peop ...
or
transgender
A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through tr ...
identity to be
sins
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. These include entire denominations, as well as individual
churches and congregations. Some are composed mainly of non-LGBT members and also have specific programs to welcome
LGBT people
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, while others are composed mainly of LGBT members. Additionally, some denominations which are not LGBT-affirming include LGBT member-organized groups which are not officially sanctioned by the denominations themselves. There are also
ecumenical
Ecumenism (), also spelled oecumenism, is the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity. The adjec ...
or
parachurch programmes that explicitly outreach to LGBT people but do not identify with any particular church, tradition, or denomination.
History
The
history of Christianity and homosexuality
Christian leaders have written about male homosexual activities since the first decades of Christianity; female homosexual behaviour was almost entirely ignored. Throughout the majority of Christian history, most Christian theologians and den ...
has been much debated.
The
Hebrew Bible
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''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. Hebrew: ''Tān ...
and its traditional interpretations in
Judaism
Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in the ...
and
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
have historically affirmed and endorsed a
patriarchal
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and
heteronormative
Heteronormativity is the concept that heterosexuality is the preferred or normal mode of sexual orientation. It assumes the gender binary (i.e., that there are only two distinct, opposite genders) and that sexual and marital relations are most ...
approach towards
human sexuality
Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term, which has varied ...
,
favouring exclusively
penetrative vaginal intercourse between men and women within the boundaries of
marriage
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...
over all other forms of
human sexual activity
Human sexual activity, human sexual practice or human sexual behaviour is the manner in which humans experience and express their sexuality. People engage in a variety of sexual acts, ranging from activities done alone (e.g., masturbation) ...
,
including
autoeroticism
Autoeroticism or autosexuality is a practice of sexually stimulating oneself, especially one's own body through accumulation of internal stimuli.
The term was popularized toward the end of the 19th century by British sexologist Havelock Elli ...
,
masturbation
Masturbation is the sexual stimulation of one's own genitals for sexual arousal or other sexual pleasure, usually to the point of orgasm. The stimulation may involve hands, fingers, everyday objects, sex toys such as vibrators, or combinatio ...
,
oral sex
Oral sex, sometimes referred to as oral intercourse, is sexual activity involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a person by another person using the mouth (including the lips, tongue, or teeth) and the throat. Cunnilingus is oral sex per ...
,
non-penetrative and
non-heterosexual
Non-heterosexual is a word for a sexual orientation or sexual identity that is not heterosexual. The term helps define the "concept of what is the norm and how a particular group is different from that norm". ''Non-heterosexual'' is used in femi ...
sexual intercourse (all of which have been labeled as "
sodomy
Sodomy () or buggery (British English) is generally anal or oral sex between people, or sexual activity between a person and a non-human animal ( bestiality), but it may also mean any non- procreative sexual activity. Originally, the term ''sodo ...
" at various times), believing and teaching that such behaviors are forbidden due to their
sinfulness
In a religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, selfish, s ...
,
and further compared to or derived from the behavior of the alleged residents of
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah () were two legendary biblical cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28). They are mentioned frequ ...
.
However, the status of LGBT people in
early Christianity
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is debated.
While throughout the majority of
Christian history
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, most
Christian theologians
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and
denominations have considered homosexual behavior as
immoral
Immorality is the violation of moral laws, norms or standards. It refers to an agent doing or thinking something they know or believe to be wrong. Immorality is normally applied to people or actions, or in a broader sense, it can be applied to gr ...
or
sinful
In a religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, selfish, s ...
.
Today, various Christian denominations are accepting of homosexuality and transgender identity and inclusive of homosexual and transgender people, such as the
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Calvinist, Lutheran, and Anabaptist traditions, and with approximately 4 ...
and the
Metropolitan Community Church
The Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), also known as the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), is an international LGBT-affirming mainline Protestant Christian denomination. There are 222 member congregations in 37 ...
. Formed in 1991, The Evangelical Network is a network of evangelical churches, ministries and Christian Workers that are a part of the LGBT community. The Evangelical Network holds an annual conference and provides education, ministerial support, and networking capabilities.
in the 19th century,
John Church (minister) was considered to be the first minister to openly perform same sex marriages in his English church.
In 1946, Archbishop
George Hyde of the Eucharistic Catholic Communion (a small denomination not in union with the Roman Catholic Church) celebrated
mass
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for gay men in Atlanta. In 1956, the Church of ONE Brotherhood was founded in Los Angeles by a gay-rights activist.
In 1962, a Congregationalist pastor began an overt pastoral ministry to gay people in New York City. The first gay and transgender-specific denomination, as opposed to individual congregations, was the
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
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in 1968.
Some congregations are merely non-discriminatory and LGBT-affirming while others, albeit incredibly rare, are specifically oriented toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons.
Some congregations, especially those designated as "Welcoming churches" in the United Church of Christ, Episcopal, and Brethren/Mennonite, and Quaker denominations, may consist of a large number of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members.
While
Unitarian Universalism
Unitarian Universalism (UU) is a liberal religion characterized by a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning". Unitarian Universalists assert no creed, but instead are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth, guided by a ...
is no longer explicitly a Christian religion, it does have
Judeo-Christian
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roots. Both the
Unitarian Universalist Association
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is a liberal religious association of Unitarian Universalist congregations. It was formed in 1961 by the consolidation of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America, both P ...
and the
Canadian Unitarian Council
The Canadian Unitarian Council (french: link=no, Conseil unitarien du Canada) (CUC) is a liberal religious association of Unitarianism, Unitarian and Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist congregations in Canada. It was formed on May ...
have officially affirmed LGBT people and have openly advocated for
gay rights
Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
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.
Denominations
International
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Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists
The Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists (AWAB) is a Baptist Christian denomination. The headquarters is in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
History
The Association was founded by a dozen churches of the American Baptist Churches US ...
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Affirming Pentecostal Church International
Affirming Pentecostal Church International (APCI) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination, denomination. It is currently the largest LGBT affirming Pentecostal organization in the World.
History
It was founded December 5, 2010 in Indianapolis, I ...
Africa
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Anglican Church of Southern Africa
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa, known until 2006 as the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, is the province (Anglican), province of the Anglican Communion in the southern part of Africa. The church has twenty-five dioceses, of whi ...
NOTE: The Anglican church defines marriage as between a man and a woman, but does allow for the ordination of gay and lesbian clergy. Bishop Mervyn Castle of
False Bay
False Bay (Afrikaans ''Valsbaai'') is a body of water in the Atlantic Ocean between the mountainous Cape Peninsula and the Hottentots Holland Mountains in the extreme south-west of South Africa. The mouth of the bay faces south and is demarcat ...
was openly gay and celibate. Also, for lay people, "Anglican bishops from across southern Africa have resolved that gay and lesbian partners who enter same-sex civil unions under South African law should be welcomed into congregations as full members of the church."
The Diocese of Saldanha Bay has proposed the blessing of same-sex unions with the bishop's support.
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Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa
The Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa () was formed by the union of the black and coloured Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk mission churches.
Main markers in the URCSA'S history
In 1652 the Dutch formed a halfway station at the Cape, which ...
(Southern Synod)
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Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK)
The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NGK) is a Reformed Christian denomination in South Africa. It also has a presence in neighbouring countries, such as Namibia, Eswatini, and parts of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia. NOTE: Each congregation may determine its own decision on gay marriage and gay ministers. However, in November 2016 the Extraordinary Synod formally defined marriage as "a commitment between one man and one woman" and gay sex as a sin. Congregations are allowed to deny employment to married gays, but also allowed to define their own position. However, on 8 March 2019 a Pretoria high court judgment overturned the Dutch Reformed Church's decision not to recognise same-sex unions within the church. The Church decided not to appeal the decision.
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Methodist Church of Southern Africa
The Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) is a large Wesleyan Methodist denomination, with local churches across South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, and a more limited presence in Mozambique. It is a member church of the ...
NOTE: The church "accepts same-sex relationships (as long as such relationships are not...marriage)".
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Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa
The Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (''UPCSA'') was formed and constituted in 1999 as the outcome of the union between the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (''RPCSA'') and the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa (' ...
NOTE: Each minister may exercise his or her conscience and support same-sex unions.
Asia
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– officially known as Philippine Independent Church or ''Iglesia Filipina Independiente''. The church has adopted an official and binding position of inclusion and full acceptance of LGBT individuals and organizations since 2017 after the question of inclusiveness was raised in an official leadership meeting by a gay member of the church in 2014. Its youth organization wing has also repeatedly elected presidents, vice presidents, and executives who belong to the Filipino LGBT youth sector.
On February 24, 2023, the church ordained Wylard "Wowa" Ledama, a
transwoman
A trans woman or a transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth. Trans women have a female gender identity, may experience gender dysphoria, and may transition; this process commonly includes hormone replacement therapy and so ...
, to the
diaconate
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as the church's first trans clergy.
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Anglican Church of Korea
The Anglican Church of Korea (or Episcopal Church of Korea) is the province of the Anglican Communion in North and South Korea. Founded in 1889, it has over 120 parish and mission churches with a total membership of roughly 65,000 people.
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NOTE: The Anglican church has some clergy and congregations that support LGBT rights.
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Church of South India
The Church of South India (CSI) is a united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of mainline Protestant denominations in South India after independence.
The Church of South India is the successor of a number of Pr ...
NOTE: The CSI opened ordination to transgender persons, has ministries specifically for transgender rights and some clergy support gay rights. The CSI is among the Anglican churches that "are open to changing Church doctrine on marriage in order to allow for same-sex unions" according to the
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Evangelical Church of India
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United Church of Christ in Japan
The United Church of Christ in Japan (UCCJ; ja, 日本基督教団 ''Nihon Kirisuto Kyōdan'', or ''Kyōdan'' for short) is the largest Protestant denomination in Japan. It is a union of thirty-three diverse Protestant denominations forcibly me ...
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United Church of Christ in the Philippines
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North America
Anglican
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Episcopal Church (United States)
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Evangelical Anglican Church In America
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Baptist
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Alliance of Baptists
The Alliance of Baptists is a Baptist Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. The headquarters is in Raleigh, North Carolina.
History
The Alliance of Baptists was formed in 1987 as the Southern Baptist Alliance by liberal individ ...
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Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) is a Baptist Christian denomination in the United States. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Decatur, Georgia.
History
The Cooperative Baptist Association has its or ...
NOTE: Each congregation determines its own position
Catholic
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American National Catholic Church
The American National Catholic Church (ANCC) is an independent church established in 2009 as a self-governing entity.
It is not in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, whose canon law considers it a schismatic sect.
The ANCC was founded ...
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Ecumenical Catholic Church
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Ecumenical Catholic Communion
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Evangelical Catholic Church
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Old Catholic Church
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Traditionalist Mexican-American Catholic Church
The Traditionalist Mexican-American Catholic Church (''Iglesia Católica Tradicionalista mexicana-estadounidense''), sometimes known as the Traditionalist Mexico-USA Tridentine Catholic Church, was an Independent Catholic churches, independent Ca ...
Lutheran
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant Lutheran church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA was officially formed on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three Lutheran church bodies. , it has approxim ...
: the ELCA's document ''A Social Statement on Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust'' notes "While Lutherans hold various convictions regarding lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships, this church is united on many critical issues. It opposes all forms of verbal or physical harassment and assault based on sexual orientation. It supports legislation and policies to protect civil rights and to prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, and public services. It has called upon congregations and members to welcome, care for, and support same-gender couples and their families and to advocate for their legal protection."
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC; french: Église évangélique luthérienne au Canada) is Canada's largest Lutheran denomination, with 95,000 baptized members in 519 congregations, with the second largest, the Lutheran Church–C ...
Methodist
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United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelical ...
's General Conference, voted forward a conservative "Traditional plan", defeating the more liberal "One Church plan." No discretion is allowed to ordain gay, lesbian, or bisexual clergy in same-gender relationships, or marry gay couples. There is no prohibition on the ordination of transgender clergy and the Judicial Council ruled, in 2007, that transgender clergy can remain ordained. The United Methodist News Service reiterated that there is no rule against transgender clergy. The vote on the "Traditional Plan" was 53 percent in favor to 47 opposed. The Judicial Council reviewed the plan and upheld 10 petitions while declaring 7 petitions, approximately 40 percent of the plan, unconstitutional. UMC's
Book of Discipline
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Article 4.
nclusiveness of the Churchincludes this statement: "All persons without regard to race, color, national origin, status, or economic condition, shall be eligible to attend its worship services... " and later, within part 304.4: "The practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching. Therefore self-avowed practicing homosexuals are not to be certified as candidates, ordained as ministers, or appointed to serve in The United Methodist Church." Previously,
Annual Conferences had affirmed LGBT clergy and relationships through resolutions. The South Carolina Annual Conference had passed a resolution supporting transgender rights. The Western Jurisdiction elected the denomination's first openly and partnered lesbian bishop in 2016. The North Central Jurisdiction considered an openly gay nominee for bishop although not elected. Additionally, the Northeastern Jurisdiction passed a resolution supporting the option of allowing same-sex marriages. On May 7, 2018, the Council of Bishops in the United Methodist Church, had proposed allowing individual pastors and regional church bodies to decide whether to ordain LGBT clergy and perform same-sex weddings, which came to be known as the One Church plan. Their proposal was rejected by the February 26, 2019 General Conference vote. The highest level of the United Methodist Church will now strengthen punishments for 1) pastors who are non-celibate gay people, or 2) pastors who perform same-sex weddings. Nevertheless, the
Western Jurisdiction, the
German Central Conference, and other
annual conferences within other jurisdictions have announced that they will not enforce the Traditional Plan and some of these have continued to ordain LGBTQ clergy, for example methodist lesbian bishop
Karen Oliveto
Karen Oliveto (born April 4, 1958) is an American bishop. She is the first openly lesbian bishop to be elected in the United Methodist Church. She was elected bishop on July 15, 2016, at the Western Jurisdictional conference. Her four-year term ...
and methodist gay bishop
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United Church of Canada
The United Church of Canada (french: link=no, Église unie du Canada) is a mainline Protestant denomination that is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in Canada and the second largest Canadian Christian denomination after the Catholi ...
shares both the Methodist and Reform traditions. In 1925, Canadian Methodist Church, Canada, Congregationalists and some churches of the Presbyterian Church in Canada united to form the United Church of Canada. Within the United Church of Canada, congregations decide if they are Affirming or if they perform same sex marriages. Over 150 United Church congregations are either Affirming or are in the process of becoming Affirming congregations.
Pentecostal
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Global Alliance of Affirming Apostolic Pentecostals
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Gay Apostolic Pentecostals Gay Apostolic Pentecostals are people who adhere to the beliefs of the Oneness Pentecostal churches and who identify as LGBT affirming. Gay Apostolic Pentecostals first began to organize separately from mainline Oneness Pentecostal churches in 1980 ...
Reformed
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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. The denomination started with the Restoration Movement during the Second Great Awakening, first existing during the 19th ...
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Reformed Church in America
The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a Mainline Protestant, mainline Reformed tradition, Reformed Protestant Christian denomination, denomination in Canada and the United States. It has about 152,317 members. From its beginning in 1628 unti ...
NOTE: Gay pastors may serve congregations if they were ordained in another denomination; some member churches allow gay marriage.
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Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PC(USA), is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the US, and known for its liberal stance on doctrine and its ordaining of women and ...
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United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Calvinist, Lutheran, and Anabaptist traditions, and with approximately 4 ...
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United Church of Canada
The United Church of Canada (french: link=no, Église unie du Canada) is a mainline Protestant denomination that is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in Canada and the second largest Canadian Christian denomination after the Catholi ...
NOTE: Each individual congregation decides for itself whether or not to be affirming or to solemnize same sex marriages. Over 150 United Church congregations are either Affirming or are in the process of becoming Affirming congregations. There are a number of other church bodies (some Presbyteries and Conferences) that have been designated as Affirming.
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Community of Christ
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Disciples of Christ
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Ecclesia Gnostica
Ecclesia Gnostica (Latin: The Church of Gnosis) is an open sacramental neo-Gnostic church in Los Angeles. It has ordained clergy and conducts regular sacramental services, including two weekly Masses (Celebration of the Holy Eucharist), as we ...
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Friends General Conference
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(Quakers)
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International Council of Community Churches The International Council of Community Churches (ICCC) is a Christian religious association of ecumenically co-operating Protestants and Independent Catholics. Based in Frankfort, Illinois, in the United States, it is the main organization of the ...
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Mennonite Church Canada
Mennonite Church Canada is a Mennonite denomination in Canada, with head offices in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is a member of the Mennonite World Conference and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
History
The first Mennonites in Canada arrived from ...
NOTE: Each congregation determines its own position
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Mennonite Church USA
The Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) is an Anabaptist Christian denomination in the United States. Although the organization is a recent 2002 merger of the Mennonite Church and the General Conference Mennonite Church, the body has roots in the Radi ...
NOTE: Each conference determines its own position
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Metropolitan Community Church
The Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), also known as the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), is an international LGBT-affirming mainline Protestant Christian denomination. There are 222 member congregations in 37 ...
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Moravian Church in America
The Moravian Church in North America is part of the worldwide Moravian Church Unity. It dates from the arrival of the first Moravian missionaries to the United States in 1735, from their Herrnhut settlement in present-day Saxony, Germany. They c ...
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National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
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NOTE: Each congregation is free to determine its own policy
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Restoration Church of Jesus Christ
The Restoration Church of Jesus Christ (RCJC), based in Salt Lake City, Utah, was a church in the Latter Day Saint movement that catered primarily to the spiritual needs of LGBT Latter Day Saints. It was founded in 1985 and was dissolved 25 ye ...
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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, US) —Not affliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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Swedenborgian Church of North America
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Unitarian Universalist Association
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is a liberal religious association of Unitarian Universalist congregations. It was formed in 1961 by the consolidation of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America, both P ...
NOTE: Although no longer exclusively Christian, the denomination originated as such and is 'mainline'
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Unity Church
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Spiritualism
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Austria
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, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland
Old Catholic Church
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Austria
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Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria
The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria (Evangelische Kirche Augsburgischen Bekenntnisses in Österreich) is a Lutheran denomination in Austria. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1947. It is a ...
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Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
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United Protestant Church in Belgium
The United Protestant Church in Belgium (VPKB/EPUB) is a minority Christian church in Belgium, where the majority of the population is Catholic. It is the largest Protestant denomination in the country. The name of the church in Dutch is ''Verenig ...
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Croatia
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Evangelical (Lutheran) Church in Croatia
The Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Evangelička (luteranska) crkva u Hrvatskoj or ECRH) is a Lutheran denomination in Croatia. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1951. It is also a member of t ...
*
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
:
Českobratrská církev evangelická (The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren)
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
: Čeští kvakeři, z. s. (
Quakers
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's abil ...
)
*
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
:
Starokatolická církev v České republice (
Old Catholic Church
The terms Old Catholic Church, Old Catholics, Old-Catholic churches or Old Catholic movement designate "any of the groups of Western Christians who believe themselves to maintain in complete loyalty the doctrine and traditions of the undivide ...
)
* Denmark:
Church of Denmark
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church, sometimes called the Church of Denmark ( da, Folkekirken, literally: "The People's Church" or unofficially da, Den danske folkekirke, literally: "The Danish People's Church"; kl, ...
* France:
United Protestant Church of France
The United Protestant Church of France (french: Église protestante unie de France) is the main and largest Protestant church in France, created in 2013 through the unification of the Reformed Church of France and the Evangelical Lutheran Church o ...
* Finland:
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; sv, Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland. It is part of the Lutheran branch of Christianity. The church has a legal positio ...
NOTE: The church permits prayers of celebration following a civil union or marriage
* Germany: German Lutheran, reformed and united churches in
Evangelical Church in Germany
The Evangelical Church in Germany (german: Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, abbreviated EKD) is a federation of twenty Lutheranism, Lutheran, Continental Reformed church, Reformed (Calvinism, Calvinist) and united and uniting churches, United ( ...
* Germany: The Social Ethics Ministry of the Central Conference of the United Methodist Church in Germany
* Germany:
Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany
The Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany is the German member body of the Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches, which follow Ultrajectine theology. It is permitted to levy the German church tax on its members. Its episcopal see is ...
* Iceland:
Church of Iceland
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland ( is, Hin evangelíska lúterska kirkja), also called the National Church ( is, Þjóðkirkjan), is the officially established Christian church in Iceland. The church professes the Lutheran faith an ...
* Italy:
Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy
The Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy ( it, Chiesa Evangelica Luterana in Italia, german: Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Italien, abbreviated CELI or ELKI) is a Protestant denomination in the Lutheran tradition in Italy.
Founded in 1949, th ...
(CELI)
* Italy:
Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches
The Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches ( it, Unione delle Chiese Metodiste e Valdesi) is an Italian united Protestant denomination.
It was founded in 1975 upon the union of the Waldensian Evangelical Church (a Calvinist church with pre ...
* Ireland:
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second ...
NOTE: Two former archbishops of Dublin, two diocesan bishops, and several congregations affirm LGBTI people in the Republic.
* Ireland:
Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland
The Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland is a non-creedal Christian Church, which maintains a great emphasis on individual conscience in matters of Christian faith.
The Church became part of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free C ...
* Ireland:
Unitarian Church in Ireland
Unitarian or Unitarianism may refer to:
Christian and Christian-derived theologies
A Unitarian is a follower of, or a member of an organisation that follows, any of several theologies referred to as Unitarianism:
* Unitarianism (1565–present) ...
* Netherlands:
Protestant Church in the Netherlands
The Protestant Church in the Netherlands ( nl, de Protestantse Kerk in Nederland, abbreviated PKN) is the largest Protestant denomination in the Netherlands, being both Calvinist and Lutheran.
It was founded on 1 May 2004 as the merger of the ...
NOTE: to be decided by the local church council,
a map exists showing local churches affirming LGBT
* Netherlands:
Remonstrants
The Remonstrants (or the Remonstrant Brotherhood) is a Protestant movement that had split from the Dutch Reformed Church in the early 17th century. The early Remonstrants supported Jacobus Arminius, and after his death, continued to maintain his ...
e Broederschap
* Netherlands:
Mennonite Church in the Netherlands
The Mennonite Church in the Netherlands, or ''Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit'', is a body of Mennonite Christians in the Netherlands.
The Mennonites (or Mennisten or Doopsgezinden) are named for Menno Simons (1496–1561), a Dutch Roman Catholi ...
* Nordic and Baltic Episcopal Area
Conferences
A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic.
Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main pu ...
of the
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelical ...
* Norway:
Church of Norway
The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...
* Poland:
Christian United Church in Poland
* Spain:
Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church
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Spanish Evangelical Church The Spanish Evangelical Church ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Española ''IEE is a united denomination; Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutherans, Congregationalists participated in the merger. It was established in the wake of religious tolerance in Spain ...
* Sweden:
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Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...
* Switzerland:
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**
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Geneva (Genf)
** Offene Kirche Elisabethen - LSBK Lesbische und Schwule Basis Kirche
** Regenbogenkirche, a project of the Evangelisch-methodistischen Kirche Adliswil-Zürich 2
** Swiss reformed churches in
Swiss Reformed Church
The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), (EKS); french: Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS); it, Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera (CERiS); rm, Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra (BRRS) formerly named Federation o ...
* United Kingdom (UK)
**
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...
NOTE: The church defines marriage as between a man and a woman, but also supports same-sex civil partnerships. "The church has no truck with homophobia and even supports clergy who are in civil partnerships." The C of E allows prayers to follow a civil same-sex marriage, and allows civil partnerships for gay priests. In 2016 the
Bishop of Grantham,
Nicholas Chamberlain, came out as the first openly gay bishop in a relationship. The C of E voted to affirm transgender people. The church approved services to celebrate and mark a person's gender transition.
**
Church in Wales
The Church in Wales ( cy, Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru) is an Anglicanism, Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.
The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishop ...
NOTE: A majority supports same-sex marriage; the church said LGBT people can be “honest and open, respected and affirmed”. The church also permits gay priests to enter into civil partnerships. The church voted to explore approving same-sex marriages and blessings for civil partnerships.
**
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second ...
congregations in Northern Ireland may be affirming NOTE: the denomination remains in conversation as a whole; in 2011, a senior cleric entered into a same-sex civil partnership and kept his post.
**
Scottish Episcopal Church
The Scottish Episcopal Church ( gd, Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba; sco, Scots Episcopal(ian) Kirk) is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion in Scotland.
A continuation of the Church of Scotland as intended by King James VI, and ...
.
**
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland.
The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...
NOTE: The Church of Scotland allows its ministers to enter into same-sex marriages and voted to permit ministers to conduct same-sex weddings.
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The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) NOTE: Not all Quakers view themselves as Christian; they are however an historically Christian religious group.
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International Council of Community Churches The International Council of Community Churches (ICCC) is a Christian religious association of ecumenically co-operating Protestants and Independent Catholics. Based in Frankfort, Illinois, in the United States, it is the main organization of the ...
**
Methodist Church of Great Britain
The Methodist Church of Great Britain is a Protestantism, Protestant List of Christian denominations, Christian denomination in Britain, and the mother church to Methodism, Methodists worldwide. It participates in the World Methodist Council, an ...
NOTE: The Methodist Conference voted to permit same-sex marriages on Methodist premises by ministers.
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Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
**
United Ecumenical Catholic Church
**
United Reformed Church
The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom. As of 2022 it has approximately 40,000 members in 1,284 congregations with 334 stipendiary ministers.
Origins and history
The United Reformed Church resulte ...
**
Open Episcopal Church
The Open Episcopal Church (OEC) is a liberal Christian denomination. It has bishops in England and Wales and clergy throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. It has over 29,000 members.
The church was the first in Britain to ordain a wom ...
Latin America
* Argentina -
Evangelical Church of the River Plate
The Evangelical Church of the River Plate ( or IERP) is a United, Protestant denomination with congregations in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is named after the Río de la Plata Basin, where the majority of its congregations are located. T ...
* Argentina -
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
The United Evangelical Lutheran Church (commonly known as the United Church) was one of the many denominations formed when Lutherans came to the United States from Europe. Originally known as the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Uni ...
* Argentina -
Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina The Argentine Evangelical Methodist Church ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Metodista Argentina), is a member of the World Council of Churches and has 8,940 members and 123 congregations. While autonomous, the denomination is affiliated with the United Met ...
* Brazil -
Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil
* Brazil - Christian Community of God (Authenticists)
* Brazil -
Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil (since 1998)
* Brazil -
Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil
The Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (Igreja Evangélica de Confissão Luterana no Brasil) is a Lutheran denomination in Brazil. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1952. It is a member of the ...
* Brazil - United Presbiterian Church
* Chile -
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chile
* Chile -
Lutheran Church in Chile
The Lutheran Church in Chile (''Iglesia Luterana en Chile'', ILCH) is one of the two denominations of Lutheranism in Chile. It separated from the historical Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile (IELCH) in 1975 due to differences in political perce ...
* Colombia -
Methodist Church of Colombia Openly LGBTQ+ pastors may serve in churches and also same-sex/same-gender weddings can be celebrated.
* Costa Rica - Costa Rican Lutheran Church
* Costa Rica -
Episcopal Church of Costa Rica
* Cuba -
Episcopal Church of Cuba
The Episcopal Church of Cuba ( es, Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba) is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA or TEC). The diocese consists of the entire country of Cuba. From 1966 to 2020, it was an extra-provincial diocese unde ...
* El Salvador -
Episcopal Anglican Church of El Salvador
* Peru - Lutheran Church of Peru
* Mexico -
Anglican Church of Mexico NOTE: The Church currently defines marriage between a man and a woman. Clergy have been allowed to be on same sex relationships. On 2020, three bishops released a statement explaining that they are discussing issues related to the LGBT community and church teaching, and are working towards a common understanding. One bishop has openly spoken in support of same sex marriage, and became the first Anglican bishop in the country to participate along his diocese in an LGBT Pride Parade in 2021.
* Mexico - Metropolitan Community Churches in Mexico
* Mexico - Ecumenical Catholic Church
* Mexico - Mision Cristiana Incluyente
* Uruguay -
Evangelical Church of Uruguay
Australia
* Affirming congregations within the
Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia, formerly known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania, is a Christian church in Australia and an autonomous church of the Anglican Communion. It is the second largest church in Australia after the R ...
NOTE: The
Diocese of Perth, and other bodies, have voted to support same-sex relationships The
Diocese of Gippsland
The Diocese of Gippsland is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, founded in 1902. It is situated in the Gippsland region of the state of Victoria, Australia and covers most of the eastern part of the state. The diocesan cathedral is ...
appointed an openly and partnered gay priest. Though the Anglican Church of Australia does not have an official policy on homosexuality, in the Seventeenth Session of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia in 2017, the
Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia, formerly known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania, is a Christian church in Australia and an autonomous church of the Anglican Communion. It is the second largest church in Australia after the R ...
passed a motion recognising "that the doctrine of our church, in line with traditional Christian teaching, is that marriage is an exclusive and lifelong union of a man and a woman, and further, recognises that this has been the subject of several General Synod resolutions over the past fifteen years". In 2018, the Primate of Australia and Archbishop of Melbourne,
Philip Freier
Philip Leslie Freier (born 9 February 1955) is an Australian Anglican bishop. He has been the 13th Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Archbishop of Melbourne since 16 December 2006. He served as Anglican Primate of Australia, Primate of Australia ...
, released an ''ad clerum'' reiterating the current position that clergy cannot perform a same-sex marriage.
*
Uniting Church in Australia
The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Union ...
* United Ecumenical Catholic Church in Australia
* Metropolitan Community Church
* Religious Society of Friends (
Quakers
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's abil ...
)
* Baptist Church of Australia - some Baptist congregations in Australia
* Universal Church of Love, Peace & Equality Inc
New Zealand
*
Anglican Church in New Zealand
The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia ( mi, Te Hāhi Mihinare ki Aotearoa ki Niu Tīreni, ki Ngā Moutere o te Moana Nui a Kiwa; formerly the Church of the Province of New Zealand) is a Anglican province, province of the Angl ...
NOTE: As of 2018, clergy may bless a same-sex union. In 2014, the Anglican church voted to start a process toward allowing the blessing of same-sex relationships. The
Dunedin Diocese already offers a "Liturgy for the Blessing of a Relationship" irrespective of gender. The Anglican province has approved of allowing clergy "'to recognise in public worship' a same-gender civil union or state marriage of members of their faith community" with the bishop's permission.
*Metropolitan Community Church in New Zealand
*
Presbyterian Church in Aotearoa New Zealand NOTE: Individual congregations may be affirming, but the denomination is not affirming.
*Methodist Church in New Zealand
*Uniting Congregations in New Zealand NOTE: Individual congregations may be affirming, but the denomination is not affirming.
*Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in New Zealand
*Community of Christ (The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) in Auckland, and Christchurch, New Zealand. Not affliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
*Open Table Ministries in Auckland, New Zealand
*Some Baptist Churches - Ponsonby Baptist Church, and Cityside Baptist Church (Mt Eden), both in Auckland, New Zealand.
*Auckland Rainbow Community Church
Individual churches and congregations
* AChurch4Me (
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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* New Day Worship Center (
Toccoa, Georgia
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, US)
* Blessed Ministry Community Church (
Hong Kong
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)
* Broadway United Methodist Church (
Indianapolis, Indianapolis, US)
*
Cathedral of Hope (
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...
, US)
* Citichurch of Dallas (
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...
, US)
* City United Reformed Church (
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
)
* Christ Chapel of the Valley (
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
, US) - a member of the evangelical Christ Chapel Association of Churches
*
Christ Church Cathedral (
Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia, formerly known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania, is a Christian church in Australia and an autonomous church of the Anglican Communion. It is the second largest church in Australia after the R ...
)
* Chewelah United Church of Christ, Chewelah, Washingto
website*
Christ Church Cathedral (
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second ...
)
* Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church in Madison (
National Baptist Convention, USA Inc.)
*
Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany (
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
, US) - Episcopal
* Church of the Valley (
Van Nuys, California
Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.
History
In 1909, ...
, US) - Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
* Danish Church of Buenos Aires, Argentina
* EastLake Community Church (
Bothell, Washington, US)
* Free Community Church (Singapore, Singapore)
* Garneau United Church (
Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchor ...
, Canada). Churc
website
* Glendale City Seventh-day Adventist Church (
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from ...
, US)
* Glendale United Methodist Church (
Nashville, TN
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, US). Churc
website*
Glide Memorial Church
Glide Memorial Church is a church in San Francisco, California, formerly a United Methodist Church congregation, which opened in 1930. Since the 1960s, it has served as a counter-culture rallying point, as one of the most prominently liberal chu ...
(
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
, US)
* Hollywood Adventist Church (
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
, US)
* Kabahaghari United Methodists of the Philippines
* Khandallah Presbyterian Church
* Open Bible Church
* Orthodox Episcopal Church of God
*
Grace Gospel Chapel (
Seattle, Washington
Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...
, US)
* Seattle First Baptist Church (Seattle, Washington, US)
* Hagia Sophia Gnostic Church (Seattle, Washington, US) -
Ecclesia Gnostica
Ecclesia Gnostica (Latin: The Church of Gnosis) is an open sacramental neo-Gnostic church in Los Angeles. It has ordained clergy and conducts regular sacramental services, including two weekly Masses (Celebration of the Holy Eucharist), as we ...
* Light of Love Fellowship (
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
, US)
* McDougall United Church (
Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchor ...
, Canada).
* Mayfair Presbyterian Church (
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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* Millwoods United Church (
Edmonton, Alberta
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, Canada). Churc
website
* Misión San Francisco de Asís in the
Anglican Church of Mexico
*
Náboženská obec Církve československé husitské v
Brně-Maloměřicích (
street
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Selská 16/53,
Brno
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,
Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The me ...
,
Czech Republic
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)
* One Church (Chandler, Arizona, US)
*
Oriented to Christ (
Hong Kong
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)
*
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church is a Baptist church known for its progressive theology located in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, right beside North Carolina State University. (
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats, seat of Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County in the United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most ...
, US)
*
Journey Community Church, Downpatrick and Antrim, (
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
, UK)
* Riverside Church at Park and King (
Jacksonville, Florida
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, US). Churc
website* Robertson-Wesley United Church (
Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchor ...
, Canada).
* Sherwood Park United Church (
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada). Churc
website
* Southminster-Steinhauer United Church (
Edmonton, Alberta
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, Canada). Churc
website
*
Southwark Cathedral
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(
Church of England
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)
* Spirit of Joy Christian Church (
Lakeville, Minnesota
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, US) - Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
St. Aidan of Lindisfarne Celtic Church Maui, Hawaii* St. Albert United Church (
St. Alberta, Alberta, Canada)
* St. Andrew's Church, Subiaco, Perth, Australia in the
Anglican Diocese of Perth
* St. Andrew's Church on the Terrace in the
Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
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* St. Andrew's United Church (
Spruce Grove, Alberta
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With a 2021 population of 37,645, Spruce Grove is the ninth-largest city in Alberta. T ...
, Canada). Churc
website
* St. Andrew's United Church (
Lacombe, Alberta
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, Canada). Churc
website
* St. David's Presbyterian Church in Auckland
* St. John's and St. Andrew's at Waterloo (Church of England)
*
St. John's Cathedral (
Anglican Church of Australia
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)
* St. John's in the City
* St. Mark's
Anglican
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Church (
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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) - a bilingual congregation
* St. Barnabas, Bethnal Green - Diocese of London (Church of England)
* St. Mary, London (Church of England)
* St. Mary and St. Nicholas, Spalding (Church of England)
* St. Mary's Battersea (Church of England)
* St. Pancras Church (Church of England)
*
St. Patrick's Cathedral (
Church of Ireland
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)
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Tong-Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church (
Taipei, Taiwan
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)
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University Baptist Church (
Austin, Texas
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, US)
*
St. Paul's Anglican Church (
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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)
* St. Paul's United Church (
Edmonton, Alberta
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, Canada)
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Wake Forest Baptist Church
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(
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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, US)
*
Walnut Creek United Methodist Church (
Walnut Creek, California
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, US)
*
Living Spirit United Methodist Church
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** Living species, one that is not extinct
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* Hu ...
(
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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, US)
* Greenland Hills United Methodist Church (Dallas, Texas, US)
* Ekklesia Tou Theou (Church of God) (
Cavite, Philippines
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)
* Olivet-Schwenkfelder United Church of Christ (
East Norriton, Pennsylvania, US)
* Red Willow Community Church (Seventh-day Adventist) (
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada)
* Open Doors Community Church (
Seoul, South Korea
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)
*
Trinity Episcopal Church (
St. Louis, Missouri
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, US)
* Unity Fellowship of Christ Church (Los Angeles, California, US)
*
York Minster
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(
Church of England
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)
*Cityside Baptist Church (Mt Eden) in Auckland, New Zealand
*Ponsonby Baptist Church in Auckland, New Zealand
Denomination-sanctioned programmes
The following denominations have LGBT-welcoming or affirming programmes, though not all churches within the denomination are necessarily members of the LGBT programme.
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Integrity
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In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions. Inte ...
and
the OASIS are
parachurch ministries, but operate under the official roof of the
Episcopal Church (United States)
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and the
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC or ACoC) is the Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French-language name is ''l'Église anglicane du Canada''. In 2017, the Anglican Church co ...
. There are also official programmes identifying parishes in some
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
s.
Supportive Communities Network—
Church of the Brethren
The Church of the Brethren is an Anabaptist Christian denomination in the Schwarzenau Brethren (german: link=no, Schwarzenauer Neutäufer "Schwarzenau New Baptists") tradition that was organized in 1708 by Alexander Mack in Schwarzenau, Germa ...
,
Mennonite Church USA
The Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) is an Anabaptist Christian denomination in the United States. Although the organization is a recent 2002 merger of the Mennonite Church and the General Conference Mennonite Church, the body has roots in the Radi ...
, and
Mennonite Church Canada
Mennonite Church Canada is a Mennonite denomination in Canada, with head offices in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is a member of the Mennonite World Conference and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
History
The first Mennonites in Canada arrived from ...
* Open and Affirming —
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. The denomination started with the Restoration Movement during the Second Great Awakening, first existing during the 19th ...
: Open and Affirming.
* Alliance Q —
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. The denomination started with the Restoration Movement during the Second Great Awakening, first existing during the 19th ...
* Welcoming Community Network (WCN). —
Community of Christ
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*
Reconciling in Christ —
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant Lutheran church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA was officially formed on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three Lutheran church bodies. , it has approxim ...
and
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC; french: Église évangélique luthérienne au Canada) is Canada's largest Lutheran denomination, with 95,000 baptized members in 519 congregations, with the second largest, the Lutheran Church–C ...
*
More Light —
Presbyterian Church (USA)
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* Room for All —
Reformed Church in America
The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a Mainline Protestant, mainline Reformed tradition, Reformed Protestant Christian denomination, denomination in Canada and the United States. It has about 152,317 members. From its beginning in 1628 unti ...
* Affirm United/S'affirmer Ensemble —
United Church of Canada
The United Church of Canada (french: link=no, Église unie du Canada) is a mainline Protestant denomination that is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in Canada and the second largest Canadian Christian denomination after the Catholi ...
*
Open and Affirming (ONA) —
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Calvinist, Lutheran, and Anabaptist traditions, and with approximately 4 ...
*
Unofficial programmes
*
Axios Axios commonly refers to:
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* ''Axios'' (website), an American news and information website
Axios may also refer to:
Brands and enterprises
* Axios, a brand of suspension produ ...
– an unofficial
Orthodox-Christian association for LGBT Orthodox-Christians and same-sex-marriage activists working to promote recognition of same-sex marriage in the Church.
*
Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons –
Latter-day Saints
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*
Call to Action
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Roman Catholic Church
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*
Changing Attitude (International) – group working for LGBT affirmation within the
Anglican Communion
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. Conducts worship, training and workshops.
* Changing Attitude (UK) – same as above but particularly for the
Church of England
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.
*
DignityUSA
DignityUSA is an organization with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, that focuses on LGBT rights and the Homosexuality and Catholicism, Catholic Church. Dignity Canada exists as the Canadian sister organization. The organization is made up of ...
–
Roman Catholic Church
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. Works for inclusiveness but is not associated with particular congregations, nor is supported by the Church hierarchy. A separate organisation called
Courage International
Courage International, also known as Courage Apostolate and Courage for short, is an approved apostolate of the Catholic Church that counsels "men and women with same-sex attractions in living chaste lives in fellowship, truth and love". Based on ...
promotes
chastity
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amongst LGBT Catholics, and is supported by the Church hierarchy as it submits to the Church's official position on homosexuality.
*
Fortunate Families –
Roman Catholic Church
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*
Inclusive Church (multi-denominational, but principally Church of England/Anglican) – working for a range of inclusion within the Anglican Communion.
*
Reconciling Ministries Network
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—
United Methodist Church
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*
SDA Kinship International —
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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*
Welcoming and Affirming —
Baptist
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*
Covenant Network (Pentecostal) –
Pentecostal
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*
Pink Menno Campaign —
Mennonite Church USA
The Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) is an Anabaptist Christian denomination in the United States. Although the organization is a recent 2002 merger of the Mennonite Church and the General Conference Mennonite Church, the body has roots in the Radi ...
*
GALA (Gay and Lesbian Acceptance)
Harmony, formerly ''GALA, Gay and Lesbian Acceptance'', is a non-profit organization for LGBTQIA+ people, allies, and their family and friends who are connected with Community of Christ.
Harmony's mission is "to provide advocacy, education, and r ...
–
Community of Christ
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. An unofficial organization of LGBT members of the church.
*
Emergence International
Emergence International (EI) is a worldwide community of Christian Scientists and their families and friends, with the purpose of supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and to advocate for change in the Christian Science ...
–
Christian Science
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. An unofficial organization for LGBT members of the movement.
*
The Fellowship of Reconciling Pentecostals International
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–
Pentecostal
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement
Programmes not affiliated with any particular denomination
* Accepting Evangelicals – Evangelical parishes accepting LGBT people
* Believe Out Loud – an online network that empowers Christians to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality.
* Created Gay/Created Queer is a web ministry for LGBT+ Christians and their allies
Created Gay/Created Queerfeatures LGBT+ focused sermons and devotionals, hundreds of resource links, book and movie reviews, and discussions of key Bible passages.
* European Forum of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Christian Groups
* Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay Christians (UK)
* Evangelicals Concerned: Gay and Transgender Christians
*
Freedom2b Freedom2b is an Australian-based network that supports LGBT people from Christians, Christian backgrounds. It helps them resolve issues of faith, sexuality, and gender identity while working to promote understanding and acceptance both in the church ...
is an Australian-based organisation that assists LGBTI people from Christian backgrounds on their journey to reconciling their faith, sexuality and gender identity.
* gaychurch.org: Ministering to LGBTQI Christians and friends of our community around the globe. We feature the largest welcoming and affirming Christian church directory in the world.
*
Institute for Welcoming Resources (a programme of the
National LGBTQ Task Force
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)
* LGBT Christians (russian: ЛГБТ-христиане Украины): Ukrainian multi-denominational organization
* LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent (FLoAD)
*
Logos
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Česká republika,
z. s.
* Nuntiare et Recreare: Russian multi-denominational organization
*
OneBodyOneFaith, formerly the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (UK)
*
Q Christian Fellowship
The Q Christian Fellowship (QCF) is an ecumenical Christianity, Christian Christian ministry, ministry focused on serving lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, queer, and straight ally Christians. It was founded in 2001 as the Gay Christian Networ ...
(QCF) is a "nonprofit ministry supporting Christians worldwide who happen to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT)". QCF is an ecumenical ministry, welcoming Christians from a wide variety of backgrounds. QCF was founded in 2001 as The Gay Christian Network (GCN).
Reformation Project Non-profit organization seeking greater inclusion of LGBT lay members and clergy in mainstream Christian churches.
* Strength in Weakness Ministry
* Sybils: UK group for transgender Christians
*
TalkToTheWordbr>
LGBT-sensitive Parsed Interactive Bible PIB by talktotheword.com* The Evangelical Network
* The NALT (Not All Like That) Christians
* Transfaith Online
Defunct denominations
*
United Order Family of Christ
The United Order Family of Christ was a schismatic sect of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which was founded in 1966 in Denver, Colorado, by David-Edward Desmond and existed until at least 1973−74.
The United Orde ...
*
Restoration Church of Jesus Christ
The Restoration Church of Jesus Christ (RCJC), based in Salt Lake City, Utah, was a church in the Latter Day Saint movement that catered primarily to the spiritual needs of LGBT Latter Day Saints. It was founded in 1985 and was dissolved 25 ye ...
See also
*
Blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches
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sinful and that holy matrimony can only exi ...
*
List of Christian denominational positions on homosexuality
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*
List of LGBT-related organizations
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) related organizations and conferences range from social and support groups to organizations that are political in nature. Some groups are independent, while others are officially recognized advocacy gro ...
, including religious organizations
*
LGBT-affirming religious groups
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) affirming religious groups, otherwise referred to as gay-affirming religious groups, are religious groups that welcome LGBT people as their members, do not consider homosexuality as a sin or negati ...
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Social Gospel
The Social Gospel is a social movement within Protestantism that aims to apply Christian ethics to social problems, especially issues of social justice such as economic inequality, poverty, alcoholism, crime, racial tensions, slums, unclean envir ...
References
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