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Links to "Open and Affirming" Groups Online

This 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
Baptist: Rainbow Baptists

Catholic: Dignity USA

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): Gay, Lesbian and Affirming Disciples Alliance

Episcopalian: Beyond Inclusion
Episcopalian: Integrity
Episcopalian: Oasis
Episcopalian: Claiming the Blessing

Lutheran: Lutherans Concerned / North America

Mennonite: Brethren/Mennonite Council

Methodist: Affirmation
Methodist: Reconciling Ministries Network

Nondenominational: Whosoever
Nondenominational: Evangelicals Concerned Western Region
Nondenominational: ChristianLesbians.com

Orthodox: Axios

Pentecostal: Reconciling Pentecostals International

Presbyterian: More Light Presbyterians
Presbyterian: That All May Freely Serve

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


This page last modified February 28, 2005.
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