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...
From Tessa Whitecloud
My Sunday School teacher or YUCh as we called it (Youth of United Church) was the first adult I told I was queer. As a 12 year old (year...
From A Queer Morman
Hello there. I’m an asexual man who loves other men & my home church makes me feel like I have no space to exist in this capactiy. I know...
I read your story, Ruth
I read your story, Ruth, and I want you to know that we are getting to a place where no one will have to experience what you did. There...
A word collage: LGBTQ+ Appreciation
A word collage: LGBTQ+ LOVE / Hope / Prayer / Equality / Miraculous Acceptance / Support / Unity / Faith / Community / Wonderful Worship...
Being in community with people
I’d like to tell gay, lesbian or trans Christian people… That we don’t — and won’t — always get it right. We need to make the same kind...
From Tony Burnett
Dear United Church, The thing that has hurt the most is that almost 30 years ago after the 1988 decision, there are still congregations...
Memories from Michael
In 1988, I was 14 years old. I was a member of a fundamentalist extremist cult. I was also so deeply in the closet I had no idea what...
Thoughts from Erin
I wish this issue would not divide our community, our church and our family. Why is it that anyone that does not fall into a certain...
May we find our compassion…
Dear United Church, I am thinking of ways we could acknowledge the trauma and harm done to LGBTQ folks in the past and maybe ongoingly in...