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Various
Christian denominations 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 pe ...
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 ...
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, 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 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
The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;["Tanach"](_blank)
'' Judaism
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and
Christianity
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have historically affirmed and endorsed a
patriarchal 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) t ...
,
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 El ...
,
masturbation,
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 p ...
,
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 fem ...
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 ''sod ...
" 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.
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 and
denominations have considered homosexual behavior as
immoral
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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 approximatel ...
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 3 ...
. 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 ...
is no longer explicitly a Christian religion, it does have
Judeo-Christian roots. Both the
Unitarian Universalist Association and the
Canadian Unitarian Council
The Canadian Unitarian Council (french: link=no, Conseil unitarien du Canada) (CUC) is a liberal religious association of Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist congregations in Canada. It was formed on May 14, 1961, initially to be the nationa ...
have officially affirmed LGBT people and have openly advocated for
gay rights.
Denominations
International
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Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists
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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 of the Anglican Communion in the southern part of Africa. The church has twenty-five dioceses, of which twenty-one are loc ...
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
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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.
* Deo Gloria Global Apostolic Network in South Africa
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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) 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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Aglipayan Church
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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.
Hist ...
NOTE: The Anglican church has some clergy and congregations that support LGBT rights.
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Church of South India 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
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (Tagalog: ''Ang Nagkaisang Iglesia ni Cristo sa Pilipinas''; Ilokano: ''Nagkaykaysa nga Iglesia Ni Cristo iti Filipinas'') is a Christian denomination in the Philippines. Established in its present f ...
North America
Anglican
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Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church, based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop ...
*
Evangelical Anglican Church In America
The Evangelical Anglican Church In America (EACA) is an independent denomination of Anglo-Catholicism. It is counted as a member of the Old Catholic faith community, deriving, its apostolic succession, in first instances, from it. Secondary line ...
Baptist
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Alliance of Baptists
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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
The Ecumenical Catholic Communion (ECC) is an American-based independent Catholic church. Its members understand themselves as following the Catholic tradition without being in communion with the Bishop of Rome. The ECC is a confederation of indep ...
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Evangelical Catholic Church
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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 ...
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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 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
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 evangelic ...
'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 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 and methodist gay bishop
Cedrick Bridgeforth.
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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 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)
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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 approximatel ...
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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.
Other
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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
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Mennonite Church Canada 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 Ra ...
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 3 ...
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Moravian Church in America Northern Province
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National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
The National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (NACCC) is an association of about 400 churches providing fellowship for and services to churches from the Congregational tradition. The Association maintains its national office in Oak ...
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 ...
(
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
The Swedenborgian Church in North America (also known as the General Convention of the Church of the New Jerusalem) is one of a few Christian sects that draws its faith from the Bible as illuminated by the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1 ...
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Unitarian Universalist Association NOTE: Although no longer exclusively Christian, the denomination originated as such and is 'mainline'
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Unity Church
Unity, known informally as Unity Church, is an organization founded by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore in 1889. It grew out of Transcendentalism and became part of the New Thought movement. Unity is known for its '' Daily Word'' devotional publi ...
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Spiritualism
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Europe
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Austria
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, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland
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 ...
*
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
:
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 ...
:
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 ...
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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 ...
:
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 ...
)
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Czech Republic
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:
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 Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist) and United (e.g. Prussian Union) Protestant regional churches and denominations in German ...
* 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 secon ...
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
* Ireland:
Unitarian Church in Ireland
* Netherlands:
Protestant Church in the Netherlands NOTE: to be decided by the local church council,
a map exists showing local churches affirming LGBT
* Netherlands:
Remonstrantse 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 Cathol ...
* 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 ...
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 evangelic ...
* Norway:
Church of Norway
* 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:
**
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:
**
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
* 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 Britai ...
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 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 bishops. The p ...
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 secon ...
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 Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church ...
NOTE: The Church of Scotland allows its ministers to enter into same-sex marriages and voted to permit ministers to conduct same-sex weddings.
**
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) NOTE: Not all Quakers view themselves as Christian; they are however an historically Christian religious group.
**
International Council of Community Churches
**
Methodist Church of Great Britain
The Methodist Church of Great Britain is a Protestant Christian denomination in Britain, and the mother church to Methodists worldwide. It participates in the World Methodist Council, and the World Council of Churches among other ecumenical as ...
NOTE: The Methodist Conference voted to permit same-sex marriages on Methodist premises by ministers.
**
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
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. ...
* 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 t ...
* Brazil - United Presbiterian Church
* Chile -
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chile
* Chile -
Lutheran Church in Chile
* 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 ...
NOTE: The
Diocese of Perth, and other bodies, have voted to support same-sex relationships The
Diocese of Gippsland 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 ...
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 Uni ...
* 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 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
Toccoa is a city in far Northeast Georgia near the border with South Carolina. It is the county seat of Stephens County, Georgia, United States, located about from Athens and about northeast of Atlanta. The population was 9,133 as of the 202 ...
, US)
* Blessed Ministry Community Church (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
)
* 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 ...
, 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 ...
, US)
* City United Reformed Church (Cardiff, Wales)
* Christ Chapel of the Valley (Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, California, US) - a member of the evangelical Christ Chapel Association of Churches
* Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton, 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 ...
)
* Chewelah United Church of Christ, Chewelah, Washingto
website* Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, 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 secon ...
)
* Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church in Madison (National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., National Baptist Convention, USA Inc.)
* Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany (Philadelphia), Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US) - Episcopal
* Church of the Valley (Van Nuys, CA, Van Nuys, California, 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, Canada). Churc
website
* Glendale City Seventh-day Adventist Church (Glendale, California, US)
* Glendale United Methodist Church (Nashville, TN, US). Churc
website* Glide Memorial Church (San Francisco, California, US)
* Hollywood Adventist Church (Los Angeles, California, US)
* Kabahaghari United Methodists of the Philippines
* Khandallah Presbyterian Church
* Open Bible Church
* Orthodox Episcopal Church of God
* Grace Gospel Chapel (Seattle, Washington, 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, US)
* McDougall United Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada).
* Mayfair Presbyterian Church (
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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* Millwoods United Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada). Churc
website
* Misión San Francisco de Asís in the
Anglican Church of Mexico
* Church (congregation), Náboženská obec Czechoslovak Hussite Church, Církve československé husitské v Brno, Brně-Maloměřicích (street Peasant, Selská 16/53, Brno, Moravia,
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 ...
)
* One Church (Chandler, Arizona, US)
* Oriented to Christ (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
)
* Pullen Memorial Baptist Church (Raleigh, North Carolina, US)
* Journey Community Church, Downpatrick and Antrim, (Northern Ireland, UK)
* Riverside Church at Park and King (Jacksonville, Florida, US). Churc
website* Robertson-Wesley United Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada).
* Sherwood Park United Church (Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada). Churc
website
* Southminster-Steinhauer United Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada). Churc
website
* Southwark Cathedral (
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 Britai ...
)
* Spirit of Joy Christian Church (Lakeville, Minnesota, 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
* St. Andrew's United Church (Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada). Churc
website
* St. Andrew's United Church (Lacombe, Alberta, 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 (Brisbane), St. John's 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 ...
)
* St. John's in the City
* St. Mark's Anglican Church of Mexico, Anglican Church (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) - 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, Dublin, St. Patrick's 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 secon ...
)
* Tong-Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church (Taipei, Taiwan)
* University Baptist Church (Austin, Texas), University Baptist Church (Austin, Texas, US)
* St. Paul's Anglican Church (Vancouver), St. Paul's Anglican Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
* St. Paul's United Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
* Wake Forest Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US)
* Walnut Creek United Methodist Church (Walnut Creek, California, US)
* Living Spirit United Methodist Church (Minneapolis, Minnesota, US)
* Greenland Hills United Methodist Church (Dallas, Texas, US)
* Ekklesia Tou Theou (Church of God) (Cavite, Philippines)
* Olivet-Schwenkfelder United Church of Christ (East Norriton, Pennsylvania, US)
* Red Willow Community Church (Seventh-day Adventist) (St. Albert, Alberta, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada)
* Open Doors Community Church (Seoul, South Korea)
* Trinity Episcopal Church (St. Louis, Missouri, USA), Trinity Episcopal Church (St. Louis, Missouri, US)
* Unity Fellowship of Christ Church (Los Angeles, California, US)
* York Minster (
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 Britai ...
)
*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.
* IntegrityUSA, Integrity and Oasis Commission, the OASIS are parachurch organization, parachurch ministries, but operate under the official roof of the
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church, based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop ...
and the Anglican Church of Canada. There are also official programmes identifying parishes in some dioceses.
Supportive Communities Network— Church of the Brethren,
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 Ra ...
, and
Mennonite Church Canada
* 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
* Lutherans Concerned/North America, Reconciling in Christ —
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
* More Light Presbyterians, More Light —
Presbyterian Church (USA)
* Room for All —
Reformed Church in America
* 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, 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 approximatel ...
* Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns
Unofficial programmes
*Axios (organization), Axios – an unofficial Orthodox Christianity, 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
* Call to Action (organization), Call to Action – Roman Catholic Church
* Changing Attitude (International) – group working for LGBT affirmation within the Anglican Communion. Conducts worship, training and workshops.
* Changing Attitude (UK) – same as above but particularly for the
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 Britai ...
.
* DignityUSA – Roman Catholic Church. Works for inclusiveness but is not associated with particular congregations, nor is supported by the Church hierarchy. A separate organisation called Courage International promotes chastity 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
* Inclusive Church (multi-denominational, but principally Church of England/Anglican) – working for a range of inclusion within the Anglican Communion.
* Reconciling Ministries Network —
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 evangelic ...
* SDA Kinship International — Seventh-day Adventist Church
* Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, Welcoming and Affirming — Baptist
* Covenant Network (Pentecostal) – Pentecostal
* 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 Ra ...
* GALA (Gay and Lesbian Acceptance) –
Community of Christ. An unofficial organization of LGBT members of the church.
* Emergence International – Christian Science. An unofficial organization for LGBT members of the movement.
* The Fellowship of Reconciling Pentecostals International – Pentecostal
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 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)
* LGBT Christians (russian: ЛГБТ-христиане Украины): Ukrainian multi-denominational organization
* LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent (FLoAD)
* Logos (Christianity), Logos Czech Republic, Česká republika, Voluntary association, z. s.
* Nuntiare et Recreare: Russian multi-denominational organization
* Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement, OneBodyOneFaith, formerly the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (UK)
* Q Christian Fellowship (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
* TalkToTheWord]
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
*
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
*List of Christian denominational positions on homosexuality
*List of LGBT-related organizations, including religious organizations
*LGBT-affirming religious groups
*Social Gospel
References
External links
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Lists of Christian denominations
Organizations that support LGBT people