We are blessed to be Christians...
I would like to say to gay, lesbian, or trans Christian people, we are blessed to be Christians knowing all of us are loved...
Confusion about how to relate
I was there in 1988 and I remember how fearful people were about the change. People looked to their ministers as role models. How would...
Not welcome in leadership
I was there in 1988 and I remember… …one of the strongest objectors to the issues being raised in the discussions/studies leading up to...
Church on fire: a poem remembering 1988
I was there in 1988 and I remember… the congregational meeting and my shock that my dear congregation could rise up with words of hatred...
A marked contrast
I was there in 1988 and I remember the extreme attitudes and feeling expressed in some congregations of a reactionary nature to what was...
1988 and trans people today
I was there in 1988 and I remember how joyful I was that the United Church was at last accepting of gay and lesbian people, and...
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...
I am sorry for the hurt & exclusion. Thank you for your gifts.
I’d like to tell gay, lesbian or trans Christian people that I’m sorry that other Christians have been uncaring and even mean about who...