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List of Christian denominations affirming LGBT people

March 08, 2023

Various Christian denominations do not consider homosexuality or transgender identity to be sins. These include entire denominations, as well as individual churches and congregations. Some are composed mainly of non-LGBT members and also have specific programs to welcome LGBT people, while others are composed mainly of LGBT members. Additionally, some denominations which are not LGBT-affirming include LGBT member-organized groups which are not officially sanctioned by the denominations themselves. There are also ecumenical or parachurch programmes that explicitly outreach to LGBT people but do not identify with any particular church, tradition, or denomination.

In 2003, Gene Robinson was the first non-celibate openly gay person ordained as a bishop in documented Christian history.
The LGBT flag at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Houston indicates that the church welcomes LGBT-identifying people.

History

Main articles: Christianity and sexual orientation, History of Christianity and homosexuality, and The Bible and homosexuality
Further information: Christianity and homosexuality, Christianity and transgender people, and LGBT clergy in Christianity

The history of Christianity and homosexuality has been much debated.[1] The Hebrew Bible and its traditional interpretations in Judaism and Christianity have historically affirmed and endorsed a patriarchal and heteronormative approach towards human sexuality,[2][3] favouring exclusively penetrative vaginal intercourse between men and women within the boundaries of marriage over all other forms of human sexual activity,[2][3] including autoeroticism, masturbation, oral sex, non-penetrative and non-heterosexual sexual intercourse (all of which have been labeled as "sodomy" at various times),[4] believing and teaching that such behaviors are forbidden due to their sinfulness,[2][3] and further compared to or derived from the behavior of the alleged residents of Sodom and Gomorrah.[2][5][6][7][8] However, the status of LGBT people in early Christianity is debated.[1][9][10][11][12]

While throughout the majority of Christian history, most Christian theologians and denominations have considered homosexual behavior as immoral or sinful.[5][13] Today, various Christian denominations are accepting of homosexuality and transgender identity and inclusive of homosexual and transgender people, such as the United Church of Christ and the Metropolitan Community Church. Formed in 1991, The Evangelical Network is a network of evangelical churches, ministries and Christian Workers that are a part of the LGBT community. The Evangelical Network holds an annual conference and provides education, ministerial support, and networking capabilities.[14]

in the 19th century, John Church (minister) was considered to be the first minister to openly perform same sex marriages in his English church.[15][16] In 1946, Archbishop George Hyde of the Eucharistic Catholic Communion (a small denomination not in union with the Roman Catholic Church) celebrated mass for gay men in Atlanta. In 1956, the Church of ONE Brotherhood was founded in Los Angeles by a gay-rights activist.[17] In 1962, a Congregationalist pastor began an overt pastoral ministry to gay people in New York City. The first gay and transgender-specific denomination, as opposed to individual congregations, was the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches in 1968.[17]

Some congregations are merely non-discriminatory and LGBT-affirming while others, albeit incredibly rare, are specifically oriented toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons.[17] Some congregations, especially those designated as "Welcoming churches" in the United Church of Christ, Episcopal, and Brethren/Mennonite, and Quaker denominations, may consist of a large number of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members.[17]

While Unitarian Universalism is no longer explicitly a Christian religion, it does have Judeo-Christian roots. Both the Unitarian Universalist Association[18] and the Canadian Unitarian Council[19] have officially affirmed LGBT people and have openly advocated for gay rights.

Denominations

International

Africa

  • Anglican Church of Southern Africa[21] NOTE: The Anglican church defines marriage as between a man and a woman, but does allow for the ordination of gay and lesbian clergy.[22] Bishop Mervyn Castle of False Bay was openly gay and celibate.[23] Also, for lay people, "Anglican bishops from across southern Africa have resolved that gay and lesbian partners who enter same-sex civil unions under South African law should be welcomed into congregations as full members of the church."[24][21] The Diocese of Saldanha Bay has proposed the blessing of same-sex unions with the bishop's support.[25]
  • Deo Gloria Global Apostolic Network in South Africa[26]
  • Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (Southern Synod)[27]
  • Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK) NOTE: Each congregation may determine its own decision on gay marriage and gay ministers.[28] However, in November 2016 the Extraordinary Synod formally defined marriage as "a commitment between one man and one woman" and gay sex as a sin. Congregations are allowed to deny employment to married gays, but also allowed to define their own position. However, on 8 March 2019 a Pretoria high court judgment overturned the Dutch Reformed Church's decision not to recognise same-sex unions within the church. The Church decided not to appeal the decision. [1][96]
  • Methodist Church of Southern Africa[29] NOTE: The church "accepts same-sex relationships (as long as such relationships are not...marriage)".
  • Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa[30] NOTE: Each minister may exercise his or her conscience and support same-sex unions.

Asia

North America

Anglican

 
United Church of Christ's motto which expresses its support for LGBT rights
 
Church of the Pilgrims in Washington, D.C. indicating its support for LGBT rights
 
Metropolitan Community Church, an LGBT-affirming Christian church in New York City
 
Grace Gospel Chapel, in Seattle

Baptist

Catholic

Lutheran

  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: the ELCA's document A Social Statement on Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust [51] notes "While Lutherans hold various convictions regarding lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships, this church is united on many critical issues. It opposes all forms of verbal or physical harassment and assault based on sexual orientation. It supports legislation and policies to protect civil rights and to prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, and public services. It has called upon congregations and members to welcome, care for, and support same-gender couples and their families and to advocate for their legal protection."
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada[52]

Methodist

  • United Methodist Church's General Conference, voted forward a conservative "Traditional plan", defeating the more liberal "One Church plan." No discretion is allowed to ordain gay, lesbian, or bisexual clergy in same-gender relationships, or marry gay couples.[53] There is no prohibition on the ordination of transgender clergy and the Judicial Council ruled, in 2007, that transgender clergy can remain ordained.[54][55] The United Methodist News Service reiterated that there is no rule against transgender clergy.[56] The vote on the "Traditional Plan" was 53 percent in favor to 47 opposed.[57] The Judicial Council reviewed the plan and upheld 10 petitions while declaring 7 petitions, approximately 40 percent of the plan, unconstitutional.[58][59][60] UMC's Book of Discipline Article 4. [Inclusiveness of the Church] includes this statement: "All persons without regard to race, color, national origin, status, or economic condition, shall be eligible to attend its worship services... " and later, within part 304.4: "The practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching. Therefore self-avowed practicing homosexuals are not to be certified as candidates, ordained as ministers, or appointed to serve in The United Methodist Church."[61] Previously, Annual Conferences had affirmed LGBT clergy and relationships through resolutions.[62][63][64][65][66] The South Carolina Annual Conference had passed a resolution supporting transgender rights.[67][68] The Western Jurisdiction elected the denomination's first openly and partnered lesbian bishop in 2016.[69] The North Central Jurisdiction considered an openly gay nominee for bishop although not elected.[70] Additionally, the Northeastern Jurisdiction passed a resolution supporting the option of allowing same-sex marriages.[71] On May 7, 2018, the Council of Bishops in the United Methodist Church, had proposed allowing individual pastors and regional church bodies to decide whether to ordain LGBT clergy and perform same-sex weddings, which came to be known as the One Church plan. Their proposal was rejected by the February 26, 2019 General Conference vote.[72] The highest level of the United Methodist Church will now strengthen punishments for 1) pastors who are non-celibate gay people, or 2) pastors who perform same-sex weddings. Nevertheless, the Western Jurisdiction, the German Central Conference, and other annual conferences within other jurisdictions have announced that they will not enforce the Traditional Plan and some of these have continued to ordain LGBTQ clergy,[73][74][75][76][77][78] for example methodist lesbian bishop Karen Oliveto and methodist gay bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth.
  • United Church of Canada shares both the Methodist and Reform traditions. In 1925, Canadian Methodist Church, Canada, Congregationalists and some churches of the Presbyterian Church in Canada united to form the United Church of Canada. Within the United Church of Canada, congregations decide if they are Affirming or if they perform same sex marriages. Over 150 United Church congregations are either Affirming or are in the process of becoming Affirming congregations.

Pentecostal

Reformed

Other

 
Scene during the church service at Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco, an lgbti-supportive church
 
Scene during a church service at Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco

Europe

Latin America

Australia

  • Affirming congregations within the Anglican Church of Australia[170][171] NOTE: The Diocese of Perth, and other bodies, have voted to support same-sex relationships[172] The Diocese of Gippsland appointed an openly and partnered gay priest.[173] Though the Anglican Church of Australia does not have an official policy on homosexuality,[174] in the Seventeenth Session of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia in 2017, the Anglican Church of Australia passed a motion recognising "that the doctrine of our church, in line with traditional Christian teaching, is that marriage is an exclusive and lifelong union of a man and a woman, and further, recognises that this has been the subject of several General Synod resolutions over the past fifteen years".[175] In 2018, the Primate of Australia and Archbishop of Melbourne, Philip Freier, released an ad clerum reiterating the current position that clergy cannot perform a same-sex marriage.[176][177]
  • Uniting Church in Australia[178][179]
  • United Ecumenical Catholic Church in Australia[180]
  • Metropolitan Community Church[87]
  • Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)[152]
  • Baptist Church of Australia - some Baptist congregations in Australia
  • Universal Church of Love, Peace & Equality Inc [181]

New Zealand

  • Anglican Church in New Zealand[182] NOTE: As of 2018, clergy may bless a same-sex union.[183] In 2014, the Anglican church voted to start a process toward allowing the blessing of same-sex relationships. The Dunedin Diocese already offers a "Liturgy for the Blessing of a Relationship" irrespective of gender.[184] The Anglican province has approved of allowing clergy "'to recognise in public worship' a same-gender civil union or state marriage of members of their faith community" with the bishop's permission.[185]
  • Metropolitan Community Church in New Zealand[186]
  • Presbyterian Church in Aotearoa New Zealand[187] NOTE: Individual congregations may be affirming, but the denomination is not affirming.
  • Methodist Church in New Zealand
  • Uniting Congregations in New Zealand NOTE: Individual congregations may be affirming, but the denomination is not affirming.[citation needed]
  • Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in New Zealand[citation needed]
  • Community of Christ (The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) in Auckland, and Christchurch, New Zealand. Not affliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  • Open Table Ministries in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Some Baptist Churches - Ponsonby Baptist Church, and Cityside Baptist Church (Mt Eden), both in Auckland, New Zealand.[citation needed]
  • Auckland Rainbow Community Church[188]

Individual churches and congregations

Denomination-sanctioned programmes

The following denominations have LGBT-welcoming or affirming programmes, though not all churches within the denomination are necessarily members of the LGBT programme.[citation needed]

Unofficial programmes

Programmes not affiliated with any particular denomination

  • Accepting Evangelicals – Evangelical parishes accepting LGBT people[citation needed]
  • Believe Out Loud – an online network that empowers Christians to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality.[232]
  • Created Gay/Created Queer is a web ministry for LGBT+ Christians and their allies. Created Gay/Created Queer features LGBT+ focused sermons and devotionals, hundreds of resource links, book and movie reviews, and discussions of key Bible passages.
  • European Forum of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Christian Groups[233]
  • Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay Christians (UK)[citation needed]
  • Evangelicals Concerned: Gay and Transgender Christians[citation needed]
  • Freedom2b is an Australian-based organisation that assists LGBTI people from Christian backgrounds on their journey to reconciling their faith, sexuality and gender identity.[citation needed]
  • gaychurch.org: Ministering to LGBTQI Christians and friends of our community around the globe. We feature the largest welcoming and affirming Christian church directory in the world.[citation needed]
  • Institute for Welcoming Resources (a programme of the National LGBTQ Task Force)[citation needed]
  • LGBT Christians (Russian: ЛГБТ-христиане Украины): Ukrainian multi-denominational organization[234][235]
  • LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent (FLoAD)[citation needed]
  • Logos Česká republika, z. s.[236][237][238][239]
  • Nuntiare et Recreare: Russian multi-denominational organization[240]
  • OneBodyOneFaith, formerly the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (UK)[241]
  • Q Christian Fellowship (QCF) is a "nonprofit ministry supporting Christians worldwide who happen to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT)". QCF is an ecumenical ministry, welcoming Christians from a wide variety of backgrounds. QCF was founded in 2001 as The Gay Christian Network (GCN).
  • Reformation Project Non-profit organization seeking greater inclusion of LGBT lay members and clergy in mainstream Christian churches.[242]
  • Strength in Weakness Ministry[citation needed]
  • Sybils: UK group for transgender Christians[243][244]
  • TalkToTheWord LGBT-sensitive Parsed Interactive Bible PIB by talktotheword.com
  • The Evangelical Network[citation needed]
  • The NALT (Not All Like That) Christians[citation needed]
  • Transfaith Online[citation needed]

Defunct denominations

See also

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of Christian denominations affirming LGBT people news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Various Christian denominations do not consider homosexuality or transgender identity to be sins These include entire denominations as well as individual churches and congregations Some are composed mainly of non LGBT members and also have specific programs to welcome LGBT people while others are composed mainly of LGBT members Additionally some denominations which are not LGBT affirming include LGBT member organized groups which are not officially sanctioned by the denominations themselves There are also ecumenical or parachurch programmes that explicitly outreach to LGBT people but do not identify with any particular church tradition or denomination Washington National Cathedral Episcopal Church in the United States at D C Gay Pride 2014 In 2003 Gene Robinson was the first non celibate openly gay person ordained as a bishop in documented Christian history The LGBT flag at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Houston indicates that the church welcomes LGBT identifying people Contents 1 History 2 Denominations 2 1 International 2 2 Africa 2 3 Asia 2 4 North America 2 4 1 Anglican 2 4 2 Baptist 2 4 3 Catholic 2 4 4 Lutheran 2 4 5 Methodist 2 4 6 Pentecostal 2 4 7 Reformed 2 4 8 Other 2 5 Europe 2 6 Latin America 2 7 Australia 2 8 New Zealand 3 Individual churches and congregations 4 Denomination sanctioned programmes 5 Unofficial programmes 6 Programmes not affiliated with any particular denomination 7 Defunct denominations 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditMain articles Christianity and sexual orientation History of Christianity and homosexuality and The Bible and homosexuality Further information Christianity and homosexuality Christianity and transgender people and LGBT clergy in Christianity The history of Christianity and homosexuality has been much debated 1 The Hebrew Bible and its traditional interpretations in Judaism and Christianity have historically affirmed and endorsed a patriarchal and heteronormative approach towards human sexuality 2 3 favouring exclusively penetrative vaginal intercourse between men and women within the boundaries of marriage over all other forms of human sexual activity 2 3 including autoeroticism masturbation oral sex non penetrative and non heterosexual sexual intercourse all of which have been labeled as sodomy at various times 4 believing and teaching that such behaviors are forbidden due to their sinfulness 2 3 and further compared to or derived from the behavior of the alleged residents of Sodom and Gomorrah 2 5 6 7 8 However the status of LGBT people in early Christianity is debated 1 9 10 11 12 While throughout the majority of Christian history most Christian theologians and denominations have considered homosexual behavior as immoral or sinful 5 13 Today various Christian denominations are accepting of homosexuality and transgender identity and inclusive of homosexual and transgender people such as the United Church of Christ and the Metropolitan Community Church Formed in 1991 The Evangelical Network is a network of evangelical churches ministries and Christian Workers that are a part of the LGBT community The Evangelical Network holds an annual conference and provides education ministerial support and networking capabilities 14 in the 19th century John Church minister was considered to be the first minister to openly perform same sex marriages in his English church 15 16 In 1946 Archbishop George Hyde of the Eucharistic Catholic Communion a small denomination not in union with the Roman Catholic Church celebrated mass for gay men in Atlanta In 1956 the Church of ONE Brotherhood was founded in Los Angeles by a gay rights activist 17 In 1962 a Congregationalist pastor began an overt pastoral ministry to gay people in New York City The first gay and transgender specific denomination as opposed to individual congregations was the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches in 1968 17 Some congregations are merely non discriminatory and LGBT affirming while others albeit incredibly rare are specifically oriented toward gay lesbian bisexual and transgender persons 17 Some congregations especially those designated as Welcoming churches in the United Church of Christ Episcopal and Brethren Mennonite and Quaker denominations may consist of a large number of gay lesbian bisexual and transgender members 17 While Unitarian Universalism is no longer explicitly a Christian religion it does have Judeo Christian roots Both the Unitarian Universalist Association 18 and the Canadian Unitarian Council 19 have officially affirmed LGBT people and have openly advocated for gay rights Denominations EditInternational Edit Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists 20 Affirming Pentecostal Church InternationalAfrica Edit Anglican Church of Southern Africa 21 NOTE The Anglican church defines marriage as between a man and a woman but does allow for the ordination of gay and lesbian clergy 22 Bishop Mervyn Castle of False Bay was openly gay and celibate 23 Also for lay people Anglican bishops from across southern Africa have resolved that gay and lesbian partners who enter same sex civil unions under South African law should be welcomed into congregations as full members of the church 24 21 The Diocese of Saldanha Bay has proposed the blessing of same sex unions with the bishop s support 25 Deo Gloria Global Apostolic Network in South Africa 26 Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa Southern Synod 27 Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa NGK NOTE Each congregation may determine its own decision on gay marriage and gay ministers 28 However in November 2016 the Extraordinary Synod formally defined marriage as a commitment between one man and one woman and gay sex as a sin Congregations are allowed to deny employment to married gays but also allowed to define their own position However on 8 March 2019 a Pretoria high court judgment overturned the Dutch Reformed Church s decision not to recognise same sex unions within the church The Church decided not to appeal the decision 1 96 Methodist Church of Southern Africa 29 NOTE The church accepts same sex relationships as long as such relationships are not marriage Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa 30 NOTE Each minister may exercise his or her conscience and support same sex unions Asia Edit Aglipayan Church officially known as Iglesia Filipina Independiente or Philippine Independent Church an Independent Catholic and Anglo Catholic 31 denomination The church has adopted an official and binding position of inclusion and full acceptance of LGBT individuals and organizations since 2017 after the question of inclusiveness was raised in an official leadership meeting by a gay member of the church in 2014 Its youth organization wing has also repeatedly elected presidents vice presidents and executives who belong to the Filipino LGBT youth sector 32 On February 24 2023 the church ordained Wylard Wowa Ledama a transwoman to the diaconate as the church s first trans clergy 33 Anglican Church of Korea 34 NOTE The Anglican church has some clergy and congregations that support LGBT rights Church of South India 35 36 NOTE The CSI opened ordination to transgender persons has ministries specifically for transgender rights and some clergy support gay rights The CSI is among the Anglican churches that are open to changing Church doctrine on marriage in order to allow for same sex unions according to the BBC 37 Evangelical Church of India citation needed United Church of Christ in Japan 38 United Church of Christ in the Philippines 39 North America Edit Anglican Edit United Church of Christ s motto which expresses its support for LGBT rights Church of the Pilgrims in Washington D C indicating its support for LGBT rights Metropolitan Community Church an LGBT affirming Christian church in New York City Grace Gospel Chapel in Seattle Episcopal Church United States 40 Evangelical Anglican Church In America 41 Baptist Edit Alliance of Baptists 42 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship 43 NOTE Each congregation determines its own positionCatholic Edit American National Catholic Church 44 45 Ecumenical Catholic Church 46 Ecumenical Catholic Communion 47 Evangelical Catholic Church 48 Old Catholic Church 49 Traditionalist Mexican American Catholic Church 50 Lutheran Edit Evangelical Lutheran Church in America the ELCA s document A Social Statement on Human Sexuality Gift and Trust 51 notes While Lutherans hold various convictions regarding lifelong monogamous same gender relationships this church is united on many critical issues It opposes all forms of verbal or physical harassment and assault based on sexual orientation It supports legislation and policies to protect civil rights and to prohibit discrimination in housing employment and public services It has called upon congregations and members to welcome care for and support same gender couples and their families and to advocate for their legal protection Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada 52 Methodist Edit United Methodist Church s General Conference voted forward a conservative Traditional plan defeating the more liberal One Church plan No discretion is allowed to ordain gay lesbian or bisexual clergy in same gender relationships or marry gay couples 53 There is no prohibition on the ordination of transgender clergy and the Judicial Council ruled in 2007 that transgender clergy can remain ordained 54 55 The United Methodist News Service reiterated that there is no rule against transgender clergy 56 The vote on the Traditional Plan was 53 percent in favor to 47 opposed 57 The Judicial Council reviewed the plan and upheld 10 petitions while declaring 7 petitions approximately 40 percent of the plan unconstitutional 58 59 60 UMC s Book of Discipline Article 4 Inclusiveness of the Church includes this statement All persons without regard to race color national origin status or economic condition shall be eligible to attend its worship services and later within part 304 4 The practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching Therefore self avowed practicing homosexuals are not to be certified as candidates ordained as ministers or appointed to serve in The United Methodist Church 61 Previously Annual Conferences had affirmed LGBT clergy and relationships through resolutions 62 63 64 65 66 The South Carolina Annual Conference had passed a resolution supporting transgender rights 67 68 The Western Jurisdiction elected the denomination s first openly and partnered lesbian bishop in 2016 69 The North Central Jurisdiction considered an openly gay nominee for bishop although not elected 70 Additionally the Northeastern Jurisdiction passed a resolution supporting the option of allowing same sex marriages 71 On May 7 2018 the Council of Bishops in the United Methodist Church had proposed allowing individual pastors and regional church bodies to decide whether to ordain LGBT clergy and perform same sex weddings which came to be known as the One Church plan Their proposal was rejected by the February 26 2019 General Conference vote 72 The highest level of the United Methodist Church will now strengthen punishments for 1 pastors who are non celibate gay people or 2 pastors who perform same sex weddings Nevertheless the Western Jurisdiction the German Central Conference and other annual conferences within other jurisdictions have announced that they will not enforce the Traditional Plan and some of these have continued to ordain LGBTQ clergy 73 74 75 76 77 78 for example methodist lesbian bishop Karen Oliveto and methodist gay bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth United Church of Canada shares both the Methodist and Reform traditions In 1925 Canadian Methodist Church Canada Congregationalists and some churches of the Presbyterian Church in Canada united to form the United Church of Canada Within the United Church of Canada congregations decide if they are Affirming or if they perform same sex marriages Over 150 United Church congregations are either Affirming or are in the process of becoming Affirming congregations Pentecostal Edit Global Alliance of Affirming Apostolic Pentecostals Gay Apostolic PentecostalsReformed Edit Christian Church Disciples of Christ 79 Reformed Church in America 80 NOTE Gay pastors may serve congregations if they were ordained in another denomination some member churches allow gay marriage Presbyterian Church USA 81 United Church of Christ 82 United Church of Canada NOTE Each individual congregation decides for itself whether or not to be affirming or to solemnize same sex marriages Over 150 United Church congregations are either Affirming or are in the process of becoming Affirming congregations There are a number of other church bodies some Presbyteries and Conferences that have been designated as Affirming citation needed Other Edit Scene during the church service at Glide Memorial Church San Francisco an lgbti supportive church Scene during a church service at Glide Memorial Church San Francisco Community of Christ citation needed Disciples of Christ Ecclesia Gnostica citation needed Friends General Conference Quakers 83 International Council of Community Churches 84 Mennonite Church Canada 85 NOTE Each congregation determines its own position Mennonite Church USA 86 NOTE Each conference determines its own position Metropolitan Community Church 87 Moravian Church in America Northern Province 88 National Association of Congregational Christian Churches 89 90 NOTE Each congregation is free to determine its own policy Restoration Church of Jesus Christ Salt Lake City Utah US Not affliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Swedenborgian Church of North America citation needed Unitarian Universalist Association 91 NOTE Although no longer exclusively Christian the denomination originated as such and is mainline Unity Church 92 SpiritualismEurope Edit Austria Germany Netherlands and Switzerland Old Catholic Church 93 Austria Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria 94 Belgium United Protestant Church in Belgium 95 Croatia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Croatia citation needed Czech Republic Ceskobratrska cirkev evangelicka The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren 96 97 98 99 100 Czech Republic Cesti kvakeri z s 101 Quakers 102 103 Czech Republic Starokatolicka cirkev v Ceske republice Old Catholic Church 104 105 Denmark Church of Denmark 106 France United Protestant Church of France 107 Finland Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland 108 NOTE The church permits prayers of celebration following a civil union or marriage Germany German Lutheran reformed and united churches in Evangelical Church in Germany 109 Germany The Social Ethics Ministry of the Central Conference of the United Methodist Church in Germany 110 Germany Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany 111 Iceland Church of Iceland 112 Italy Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy CELI 113 114 Italy Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches 115 116 Ireland Church of Ireland 117 118 119 NOTE Two former archbishops of Dublin two diocesan bishops and several congregations affirm LGBTI people in the Republic Ireland Non subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland 120 Ireland Unitarian Church in Ireland 121 Netherlands Protestant Church in the Netherlands NOTE to be decided by the local church council 122 a map exists showing local churches affirming LGBT 123 Netherlands Remonstrantse Broederschap 122 Netherlands Mennonite Church in the Netherlands 124 Nordic and Baltic Episcopal Area Conferences of the United Methodist Church 125 Norway Church of Norway 126 Poland Christian United Church in Poland 127 Spain Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church and Spanish Evangelical Church 128 Sweden Church of Sweden 129 Switzerland Christian denominations protest for the acceptance of lgbti people Zurich Sitzwerland 2022 Evangelical Lutheran Church in Geneva Genf 130 Offene Kirche Elisabethen LSBK Lesbische und Schwule Basis Kirche 131 Regenbogenkirche 132 a project of the Evangelisch methodistischen Kirche Adliswil Zurich 2 Swiss reformed churches in Swiss Reformed Church 133 United Kingdom UK Church of England 134 135 NOTE The church defines marriage as between a man and a woman but also supports same sex civil partnerships 136 The church has no truck with homophobia and even supports clergy who are in civil partnerships 137 The C of E allows prayers to follow a civil same sex marriage and allows civil partnerships for gay priests 138 In 2016 the Bishop of Grantham Nicholas Chamberlain came out as the first openly gay bishop in a relationship 139 The C of E voted to affirm transgender people 140 The church approved services to celebrate and mark a person s gender transition 141 Church in Wales 142 143 NOTE A majority supports same sex marriage the church said LGBT people can be honest and open respected and affirmed The church also permits gay priests to enter into civil partnerships 144 The church voted to explore approving same sex marriages and blessings for civil partnerships 145 Church of Ireland congregations in Northern Ireland may be affirming NOTE the denomination remains in conversation as a whole 146 in 2011 a senior cleric entered into a same sex civil partnership and kept his post 147 Scottish Episcopal Church 148 149 150 Church of Scotland 151 NOTE The Church of Scotland allows its ministers to enter into same sex marriages and voted to permit ministers to conduct same sex weddings The Religious Society of Friends Quakers 152 153 154 NOTE Not all Quakers view themselves as Christian they are however an historically Christian religious group International Council of Community Churches 84 Methodist Church of Great Britain 155 NOTE The Methodist Conference voted to permit same sex marriages on Methodist premises by ministers Unitarian and Free Christian Churches 156 United Ecumenical Catholic Church 157 United Reformed Church 158 159 Open Episcopal ChurchLatin America Edit Argentina Evangelical Church of the River Plate citation needed Argentina United Evangelical Lutheran Church citation needed Argentina Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina citation needed Brazil Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil Brazil Christian Community of God Authenticists citation needed Brazil Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil since 1998 160 Brazil Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil citation needed Brazil United Presbiterian Church citation needed Chile Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chile 161 Chile Lutheran Church in Chile 162 Colombia Methodist Church of Colombia Openly LGBTQ pastors may serve in churches and also same sex same gender weddings can be celebrated Costa Rica Costa Rican Lutheran Church 163 Costa Rica Episcopal Church of Costa Rica 164 Cuba Episcopal Church of Cuba 165 El Salvador Episcopal Anglican Church of El Salvador 166 Peru Lutheran Church of Peru 167 Mexico Anglican Church of Mexico NOTE The Church currently defines marriage between a man and a woman Clergy have been allowed to be on same sex relationships On 2020 three bishops released a statement explaining that they are discussing issues related to the LGBT community and church teaching and are working towards a common understanding One bishop has openly spoken in support of same sex marriage and became the first Anglican bishop in the country to participate along his diocese in an LGBT Pride Parade in 2021 Mexico Metropolitan Community Churches in Mexico Mexico Ecumenical Catholic Church 168 Mexico Mision Cristiana Incluyente 169 Uruguay Evangelical Church of Uruguay citation needed Australia Edit Affirming congregations within the Anglican Church of Australia 170 171 NOTE The Diocese of Perth and other bodies have voted to support same sex relationships 172 The Diocese of Gippsland appointed an openly and partnered gay priest 173 Though the Anglican Church of Australia does not have an official policy on homosexuality 174 in the Seventeenth Session of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia in 2017 the Anglican Church of Australia passed a motion recognising that the doctrine of our church in line with traditional Christian teaching is that marriage is an exclusive and lifelong union of a man and a woman and further recognises that this has been the subject of several General Synod resolutions over the past fifteen years 175 In 2018 the Primate of Australia and Archbishop of Melbourne Philip Freier released an ad clerum reiterating the current position that clergy cannot perform a same sex marriage 176 177 Uniting Church in Australia 178 179 United Ecumenical Catholic Church in Australia 180 Metropolitan Community Church 87 Religious Society of Friends Quakers 152 Baptist Church of Australia some Baptist congregations in Australia Universal Church of Love Peace amp Equality Inc 181 New Zealand Edit Anglican Church in New Zealand 182 NOTE As of 2018 clergy may bless a same sex union 183 In 2014 the Anglican church voted to start a process toward allowing the blessing of same sex relationships The Dunedin Diocese already offers a Liturgy for the Blessing of a Relationship irrespective of gender 184 The Anglican province has approved of allowing clergy to recognise in public worship a same gender civil union or state marriage of members of their faith community with the bishop s permission 185 Metropolitan Community Church in New Zealand 186 Presbyterian Church in Aotearoa New Zealand 187 NOTE Individual congregations may be affirming but the denomination is not affirming Methodist Church in New Zealand Uniting Congregations in New Zealand NOTE Individual congregations may be affirming but the denomination is not affirming citation needed Religious Society of Friends Quakers in New Zealand citation needed Community of Christ The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Auckland and Christchurch New Zealand Not affliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Open Table Ministries in Auckland New Zealand Some Baptist Churches Ponsonby Baptist Church and Cityside Baptist Church Mt Eden both in Auckland New Zealand citation needed Auckland Rainbow Community Church 188 Individual churches and congregations EditAChurch4Me Chicago Illinois US 189 New Day Worship Center Toccoa Georgia US citation needed Blessed Ministry Community Church Hong Kong citation needed Broadway United Methodist Church Indianapolis Indianapolis US citation needed Cathedral of Hope Dallas Texas US 190 Citichurch of Dallas Dallas Texas US citation needed City United Reformed Church Cardiff Wales 191 Christ Chapel of the Valley Los Angeles California US a member of the evangelical Christ Chapel Association of Churches Christ Church Cathedral Anglican Church of Australia 192 Chewelah United Church of Christ Chewelah Washington website Christ Church Cathedral Church of Ireland 193 Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church in Madison National Baptist Convention USA Inc 194 Church of St Luke and The Epiphany Philadelphia Pennsylvania US Episcopal citation needed Church of the Valley Van Nuys California US Christian Church Disciples of Christ citation needed Danish Church of Buenos Aires Argentina 195 EastLake Community Church Bothell Washington US citation needed Free Community Church Singapore Singapore citation needed Garneau United Church Edmonton Alberta Canada Church website Glendale City Seventh day Adventist Church Glendale California US 196 Glendale United Methodist Church Nashville TN US 197 Church website Glide Memorial Church San Francisco California US citation needed Hollywood Adventist Church Los Angeles California US 198 Kabahaghari United Methodists of the Philippines 199 Khandallah Presbyterian Church 187 Open Bible Church 200 Orthodox Episcopal Church of God 201 Grace Gospel Chapel Seattle Washington US citation needed Seattle First Baptist Church Seattle Washington US 202 Hagia Sophia Gnostic Church Seattle Washington US Ecclesia Gnostica citation needed Light of Love Fellowship St Louis Missouri US 203 McDougall United Church Edmonton Alberta Canada 204 Mayfair Presbyterian Church Chicago Illinois US citation needed Millwoods United Church Edmonton Alberta Canada Church website Mision San Francisco de Asis in the Anglican Church of Mexico 205 Nabozenska obec Cirkve ceskoslovenske husitske v Brne Malomericich 206 street Selska 16 53 207 Brno Moravia Czech Republic 208 209 One Church Chandler Arizona US citation needed Oriented to Christ Hong Kong 210 Pullen Memorial Baptist Church Raleigh North Carolina US citation needed Journey Community Church Downpatrick and Antrim Northern Ireland UK Riverside Church at Park and King Jacksonville Florida US 211 Church website Robertson Wesley United Church Edmonton Alberta Canada 212 Sherwood Park United Church Sherwood Park Alberta Canada Church website Southminster Steinhauer United Church Edmonton Alberta Canada Church website Southwark Cathedral Church of England 213 Spirit of Joy Christian Church Lakeville Minnesota US Christian Church Disciples of Christ St Aidan of Lindisfarne Celtic Church Maui Hawaii St Albert United Church St Alberta Alberta Canada St Andrew s Church Subiaco Perth Australia in the Anglican Diocese of Perth 214 St Andrew s Church on the Terrace in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand 215 St Andrew s United Church Spruce Grove Alberta Canada Church website St Andrew s United Church Lacombe Alberta Canada Church website St David s Presbyterian Church in Auckland 187 St John s and St Andrew s at Waterloo Church of England 216 St John s Cathedral Anglican Church of Australia citation needed St John s in the City 187 St Mark s Anglican Church Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico a bilingual congregation citation needed St Barnabas Bethnal Green Diocese of London Church of England citation needed St Mary London Church of England 217 St Mary and St Nicholas Spalding Church of England 218 St Mary s Battersea Church of England 219 St Pancras Church Church of England 220 St Patrick s Cathedral Church of Ireland 193 Tong Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church Taipei Taiwan citation needed University Baptist Church Austin Texas US citation needed St Paul s Anglican Church Vancouver British Columbia Canada citation needed St Paul s United Church Edmonton Alberta Canada Wake Forest Baptist Church Winston Salem North Carolina US citation needed Walnut Creek United Methodist Church Walnut Creek California US citation needed Living Spirit United Methodist Church Minneapolis Minnesota US citation needed Greenland Hills United Methodist Church Dallas Texas US citation needed Ekklesia Tou Theou Church of God Cavite Philippines citation needed Olivet Schwenkfelder United Church of Christ East Norriton Pennsylvania US citation needed Red Willow Community Church Seventh day Adventist St Albert Alberta Canada citation needed Open Doors Community Church Seoul South Korea citation needed Trinity Episcopal Church St Louis Missouri US citation needed Unity Fellowship of Christ Church Los Angeles California US citation needed York Minster Church of England 221 Cityside Baptist Church Mt Eden in Auckland New Zealand citation needed Ponsonby Baptist Church in Auckland New Zealand citation needed Denomination sanctioned programmes EditThe following denominations have LGBT welcoming or affirming programmes though not all churches within the denomination are necessarily members of the LGBT programme citation needed Integrity and the OASIS are parachurch ministries but operate under the official roof of the Episcopal Church United States and the Anglican Church of Canada There are also official programmes identifying parishes in some dioceses citation needed Supportive Communities Network Church of the Brethren Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada citation needed Open and Affirming Christian Church Disciples of Christ Open and Affirming citation needed Alliance Q Christian Church Disciples of Christ 222 Welcoming Community Network WCN Community of Christ citation needed Reconciling in Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada citation needed More Light Presbyterian Church USA citation needed Room for All Reformed Church in America citation needed Affirm United S affirmer Ensemble United Church of Canada citation needed Open and Affirming ONA United Church of Christ citation needed Friends for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Concerns 223 Unofficial programmes EditAxios an unofficial Orthodox Christian association for LGBT Orthodox Christians and same sex marriage activists working to promote recognition of same sex marriage in the Church citation needed Affirmation Gay amp Lesbian Mormons Latter day Saints 224 Call to Action Roman Catholic Church 225 Changing Attitude International group working for LGBT affirmation within the Anglican Communion Conducts worship training and workshops citation needed Changing Attitude UK same as above but particularly for the Church of England citation needed DignityUSA Roman Catholic Church Works for inclusiveness but is not associated with particular congregations nor is supported by the Church hierarchy A separate organisation called Courage International promotes chastity amongst LGBT Catholics and is supported by the Church hierarchy as it submits to the Church s official position on homosexuality 226 Fortunate Families Roman Catholic Church 227 Inclusive Church multi denominational but principally Church of England Anglican working for a range of inclusion within the Anglican Communion citation needed Reconciling Ministries Network United Methodist Church 228 SDA Kinship International Seventh day Adventist Church 229 Welcoming and Affirming Baptist 20 Covenant Network Pentecostal Pentecostal citation needed Pink Menno Campaign Mennonite Church USA 230 GALA Gay and Lesbian Acceptance Community of Christ An unofficial organization of LGBT members of the church citation needed Emergence International Christian Science An unofficial organization for LGBT members of the movement citation needed The Fellowship of Reconciling Pentecostals International Pentecostal 231 Programmes not affiliated with any particular denomination EditAccepting Evangelicals Evangelical parishes accepting LGBT people citation needed Believe Out Loud an online network that empowers Christians to work for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender LGBT equality 232 Created Gay Created Queer is a web ministry for LGBT Christians and their allies Created Gay Created Queer features LGBT focused sermons and devotionals hundreds of resource links book and movie reviews and discussions of key Bible passages European Forum of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Christian Groups 233 Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay Christians UK citation needed Evangelicals Concerned Gay and Transgender Christians citation needed Freedom2b is an Australian based organisation that assists LGBTI people from Christian backgrounds on their journey to reconciling their faith sexuality and gender identity citation needed gaychurch org Ministering to LGBTQI Christians and friends of our community around the globe We feature the largest welcoming and affirming Christian church directory in the world citation needed Institute for Welcoming Resources a programme of the National LGBTQ Task Force citation needed LGBT Christians Russian LGBT hristiane Ukrainy Ukrainian multi denominational organization 234 235 LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent FLoAD citation needed Logos Ceska republika z s 236 237 238 239 Nuntiare et Recreare 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