Look here to find a church or campus group in your community that welcomes LGBTQIA+ people into the full life and participation of the community! Each congregation or campus group listed is a member of More Light Presbyterians and is committed to full inclusion and welcome of all God’s people.
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Community Presbyterian Church
We recognize, celebrate and give thanks for the many diverse gifts of God among us. We invite all people to participate in our community and worship life including, but not limited to: believers, seekers, agnostics, women and men, those of all sexual orientations and identities, those of all races and cultures, those of all classes and abilities, those who hope for a better world and those who have lost hope.…
Pittsburg, CA
Connections @ Shepherd University
Connections @ SU seeks to offer a clear, visible progressive faith presence on the Shepherd University campus. We are committed to building a spiritual community that welcomes and celebrates all kinds of diversity, with particular outreach to LGBTQIA+ students. Our affiliation with More Light Presbyterians will help us amplify our intention to spread the message of God’s abundant love for all people.
Shepherdstown, WV
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Presently, ELPC has 845 members and friends, who attend up to three worship services offered each week and who reflect the racial, economic, age, gender, and sexual orientation diversity of Greater Pittsburgh. The four pillars of our ministry consist of worship, education, spiritual growth, and mission, and our goal is to provide resources in all these areas for people of all ages and singles or families of all types.…
Pittsburgh, PA
Edgewood Presbyterian Church
Edgewood Presbyterian Church is an open and affirming congregation drawing its membership from throughout the Birmingham metropolitan area. This means we are welcome to worship and to bring our whole self to this community. Whatever our age, race, ethnicity, physical or mental ability, education, financial status, employment, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, there is a sacred space for each of us to participate fully in the life of this community of faith.
Birmingham, AL
Elmhurst Presbyterian Church
Even before the Presbyterian Church USA began its deliberations to change its constitution to ordain and marry LGBTQI+ members, Elmhurst Presbyterian Church was having discussions at the leadership level on how to make our church more welcoming to the LGBTQI+ community. EPC embraces change, particularly on issues of social justice. LGBTQI+ members have served as Sunday school teachers, youth leaders, and Ruling Elders.…
Elmhurst, IL
Fairlington Presbyterian Church
Fairlington Presbyterian Church is a member congregation of More Light Presbyterians, which advocates for the full participation of LGBTQ Christians in the life and ministry of the Presbyterian Church (USA). For many years we have had LGBTQ members and officers active in our congregation. We believe such diversity enriches and strengthens the body of Christ! …
Alexandria, VA
Fairmount Presbyterian Church
CHURCH SHOULD BE INCLUSIVE.
CHURCH SHOULD BE GENEROUS.
CHURCH SHOULD BE INNOVATIVE.
CHURCH SHOULD BE AUTHENTIC.
CHURCH SHOULD BE RELEVANT.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
God loves us. This belief is at the center of all we do at Fairmount. The God we worship and serve is one who loves us as we are — no questions asked. …
Cleveland Heights, OH
Faith Presbyterian Church
I welcome you to our community at Faith Presbyterian Church. As Reformed and Reforming Christians, we believe in always being open to the fresh winds of the Spirit and wherever she may lead us. Change and diversity are our constants and we embrace them.
One of the things that attracted me to this community of faith is how active this congregation has been in Austin and the surrounding area on issues of poverty, homelessness, hunger, the environment, LGBT equality, interfaith dialogue, peacemaking, and global justice, among many others.…
Austin, TX
Family of Christ Presbyterian Church
Family of Christ is a welcoming and inclusive congregation. We are intercultural, reflecting the many diversities of the Greeley community. We regularly include Spanish in our liturgy to honor the language and heritage of our brothers and sisters who come from Mexico and Central America. We are passionate about justice and peace. We care deeply about each other and about the world.…
Greeley, CO
First Presbyterian Chuch in the City of New York
First Church believes strongly in an open and inclusive church that extends an unqualified welcome. We are a wonderful array of God’s children, representing many ethnicities and cultures, sexual orientations, and economic and social backgrounds; a collection only God could assemble. We invite you to join us as together we respond to the call of God in our lives.
New York, NY
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton (FPCe) is an open and inclusive church. We welcome everyone at the table. FPCe is a proud member of More Light!
The goal of FPCe’s More Light LGBTQ+ Outreach Committee is to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and their families and friends — both those who are members of the FPCe congregation and those in the community at large.…
Elizabethton, TN
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