

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 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...


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...


At Bible College faith and sexuality were never addressed
I was not a part of the United Church in 1988. In the early 1980’s I had only just become aware of the issue of diverse sexual...


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...


I am a lesbian but I say I am straight
I am lesbian but mainly I say I am straight. Why? Well look at the history. The bible says God loves all his little children, meanwhile...