Links to "Open and Affirming" Groups OnlineThis list is intended to provide a representative sample of open and affirming groups from different Christian traditions. It is not complete or exhaustive. It will be periodically updated; suggestions for additions to (or deletions from) this list may be sent to the Director. If you are looking for a specific group or a group in a specific denomination, whether online or in print, please contact our staff or visit the library.Open and affirming groups, very broadly speaking, seek the full inclusion and acceptance of persons of all sexual orientations within the life and ministry of their churches. Anglican: Alliance of Lesbian and Gay Anglicans Anglican: InclusiveChurch.net Baptist: Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists
Catholic: Dignity USA Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): Gay, Lesbian and Affirming Disciples Alliance Episcopalian: Beyond Inclusion
Lutheran: Lutherans Concerned / North America Mennonite: Brethren/Mennonite Council Methodist: Affirmation
Nondenominational: Whosoever
Orthodox: Axios Pentecostal: Reconciling Pentecostals International Presbyterian: More Light Presbyterians
Quaker: Friends for Lesbian and Gay Concerns Seventh-Day Adventist: Seventh-Day Adventist Kinship United Church of Christ: United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns
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