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Finding a supportive faith community

 
The only sure way to find a church that really suits you, is to do the hard work of visiting places of worship, meeting people, and prayerfully judging for yourself.  But it does help to have a list of likely recommendations to help focus your search process...
We've found that the most accurate and up-to-date lists tend to be those maintained by people with direct personal relationships (either locally, denominationally, or otherwise).

Lists by Denominational Affiliation
Lists by Other Categories (e.g. region or race)
 

Any link marked with Rainbow spiral links directly to a list of supportive congregations.


United Methodist Church (UMC)
 Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN)
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.rmnetwork.org/findus.php

 
 

Denominational Lists

Any link marked with Rainbow spiral links directly to a list of supportive congregations.


Anabaptist 
(Brethren, Mennonite)
 Supportive Congregations Network (SCN)
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.bmclgbt.org/scn.html
Baptist 
 Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB)
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.wabaptists.org/wachurches.htm
Catholic (Roman) 
 National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries (NACDLGM)
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.nacdlgm.org/parishlinks.htm

Conference for Catholic Lesbians (CCL)
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.catholiclesbians.org/pastoral/pastoral_orgs.html

also contact your local Dignity chapter for referrals.
Dignity
http://www.dignityusa.org/

for more community...
New Ways Ministry
http://mysite.verizon.net/~vze43yrc/
Catholic (Other) 
 American Catholic Church
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.accus.us/Locations/locations-1.htm

Catholic Apostolic Church in North America
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.cacina.org/Parishes.htm

Ecumenical Catholic Church
http://www.ecchurch.org

Liberal Catholic Church International
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.liberalcatholic.org/locate/loclow.asp

National Catholic Church of America (NCCA)
Rainbow spiralhttp://members.aol.com/NatCathCh/direct.html
Christian Science
 Emergence International
http://www.emergence-international.org/
Disciples of Christ 
 Gay, Lesbian and Affirming Disciples Alliance (GLAD)
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.gladalliance.org/oaa.html
Eastern Orthodox
 Axios
http://www.eskimo.com/~nickz/axios.html
Episcopalian/Anglican
 Oasis National List
Rainbow spiralhttp://theoasis.dioceseofnewark.org/resources_welcoming.htm

for more community...
Integrity
http://www.integrityusa.org/
Evangelical The Evangelical Network
Rainbow spiralhttp://t-e-n.org/Affiliates%20and%20Links.htm

for more community...
Evangelicals Concerned
http://www.ecwr.org/groups/find_a_group.html
Lutheran
 Reconciling in Christ (RIC)
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.lcna.org/riclist.shtm

for more community...
Lutheran Lesbian and Gay Ministries (LLGM)
http://www.llgm.org/
Pentecostal
 Reconciling Pentecostals
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.reconcilingpentecostals.com/dir.html
Presbyterian
 More Light Presbyterians (MLP)
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.mlp.org/findmap.html

for more community...
That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS)
http://www.tamfs.org/
Quaker/Friends
 Friends General Conference
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.quakerfinder.org/

See also a relevant declaration from the Friends General Conference

for more community...
Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Concerns
http://www.quaker.org/flgbtqc/
 Seventh Day Adventist (SDA)
 Kinship International
http://www.sdakinship.org/
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)
 Welcoming Congregations Program
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.uua.org/obgltc/wcp/state.html
United Church of Christ (UCC)
 Open and Affirming Congregations Program
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.ucccoalition.org/Programs/ONA/Quicklist.html
United Methodist Church (UMC)
 Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN)
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.rmnetwork.org/findus.php
 Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC)
 UFMCC Church directory
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.mccchurch.org/directory.htm
Unity Fellowship
 National Movement Roster
Rainbow spiralhttp://www.ufc-usa.org/nation.htm

Please contact webmaster@bethstroud.info with ideas for additional useful church links -- or problems with this page.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other Lists

Any link marked with Rainbow spirallinks directly to a list of supportive congregations.


African American Welcoming Churches
 Rainbow spiralhttp://www.clgs.org/3/welcoming_churches.html
Philadelphia Churches 
(Interfaith Working Group)
 Rainbow spiralhttp://www.iwgonline.org/welcoming/
Ohio (Central) Churches
(The Shepherd Initiative)
 Rainbow spiralhttp://www.shepherdinitiative.org/churches.php
Oklahoma Churches
(Soulforce in Oklahoma)
 Rainbow spiralhttp://www.soulforceinoklahoma.org/.../oklahomachurches.htm
Washington (state) Churches
(Ravenna United Methodist)
 Rainbow spiralhttp://www.gbgm-umc.org/ravenna/draftlist.html
International Directory of Churches
(GayChurch.org)
 Rainbow spiralhttp://www.gaychurch.org/Find%20a%20Church/find_a_church.htm
International Directory of Churches
(Gay Christian Net)
 Rainbow spiralhttp://www.welcomingchurches.com/

Note: We are eager to find more "locally owned and operated" listings of supportive faith communities!

Please contact webmaster@bethstroud.info with ideas for additional useful church links -- or problems with this page.


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