Our Affirming story, by Comox United
The following is an outilne of the Affirming journey of Comox United Church, BC, generously shared with Iridesce. A short history… of the...
An interview with Tony
Tony is an gay activist and long-time active United Church member. Iridesce: Why were you interested to speak with me today? Tony: I...
Interview with Sue*
Iridesce sat with Sue (not her real name), for a discussion around gay and lesbian ordination in the United Church. Iridesce: Let’s jump...
The world was about to change, by Serena
I wish I had known the world was about to change. I wish I had known that I was not broken, that my love was good, and healthy, and a...
Rev. Richard DeLorme's Story
I went back into the ministry in 1982 and was in Aylmer, Quebec. I was also president of Conference, and I went to the 1988 vote at...
Digging Deep Toward God’s Love, by Sabrina
I am non-binary though it’s often easiest to call myself a lesbian. I grew up during a time when the topic of gay marriage seemed to be...
The importance of listening, acknowledging hurt and reconciling, by Carolyn
It is a source of great disappointment to me that the United Church has not managed to universally put into concrete action the often...
I’m so sorry, from Gary Tompkins
God help us. It’s been hard for me to understand how so many people who call themselves Christians can be so judgmental, unaccepting and...
God’s Love Was Meant for Me, by Read Sherman
In 1988 I was living in San Francisco and working. Having come out as a gay man in 1984, I was then beginning a long period of...
Accepting vs. Ignoring, by Delores
Some people don’t accept people that are different than they are. They have a hard time accepting it, so they ignore them. ~ Delores...
