The church has been a safe place...
My partner and I grew up in the Roman Catholic Church and made a conscious decision to join the United Church in the wake of the 1988...
We Have Not Listened, Not heard
Dear LGBTQ people, I’m so sorry for the way we in the church have not listened not heard not understood not stood with you not become...
A response to "I learned love and faith were always okay and beautiful"
Dear Anonymous (writer of I learned love and faith were always okay and beautiful), First of all, thank you for sharing your story with...
Accept people where they are at
I used to think most United Churches were Affirming, but now I realize that even within the United Church some are not. One part of me...
Someone you can be safe with
I’d like to tell gay, lesbian or trans people that there are more people like me out there… willing to support you and be an ally....
You were my dream church
Dear United Church, I want you to know that you were my dream church. I remember in 1998 I was a high school student overseas* and many...
I feel I have been accepted by all
I am an open (but aging) GM and I have been active in McKillop United Church, but after 1988 they seemed to recoil or resist any further...
Sorry For Not Giving Up Control, We Used You
Dear LGBTQ People, I’m so sorry for the way we in the church as allies have such a hard time giving up control and power to you within...
It’s not 1988 anymore!
I am glad my local United Church has taken steps to become Affirming. But I was shocked to learn only 6% of United Churches have done so!...
Dear Anne, Words rising up off the page…
Dear Anne, I heard your story. I heard your pain. I heard your stunned amazement at the hate-filled words. Words rising up off the page...