Exactly that. At this church, everyone is equal regardless of social status, education, race, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, mental ability, physical ability, position, or any other distinction. We are pro-LGBTQ, welcome doubters and skeptics, and don’t care where you slept last night.
We do expect everyone to treat other children of God with respect and love, and we take safety seriously.
No. We know that people are tired of feeling like an ATM at church. We do not pass an offering plate. Toward the end of service, a deacon will offer a prayer and remind those who wish to give how they can do so, since we are a member-led church that receives no outside funding from a denomination. But giving is never required, especially if you are visiting for the first time.
Whatever you feel comfortable in, no need to get dressed up.
In worship, we practice being in a world focused on doing. We practice being enough in a culture that tells us we lack something. And, we practice being together in an era of individualism and loneliness.
We worship in a contemplative style with a relaxed atmosphere. Wear whatever you feel comfortable in. Our music is rooted in piano, organ, acoustic instruments, and choral singing with a church choir. Worship includes call-and-response readings, spoken prayers, and Scripture readings, and lasts no more than one hour.
Yes. Our membership includes numerous LGBTQ+ folks. Our church teaches that God creates some people LGBTQ+ and loves them for being LGBTQ+. We base this on careful study of some scriptures that we believe have been mistranslated, misinterpreted, or not read with Jesus’s love as a lens.
In the baptist tradition, every church is free to make its own decisions and interpret scripture as a community. We are free to be LGBTQ+. Some baptist associations do not welcome churches that practice radical inclusivity the way we do, but we aren’t a member of any of those.
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