LGBTQ+ Welcoming Congregation
What It Means to Be LGBTQ+ Welcoming
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Inclusive Worship: Our services honor diverse spiritual journeys, including LGBTQ+ voices, stories, and perspectives.
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Community Support: We provide a safe space where LGBTQ+ individuals and families can find connection, encouragement, and acceptance.
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Education & Advocacy: We offer programs and events that promote understanding, celebrate diversity, and support LGBTQ+ rights.
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Marriage Equality: We joyfully affirm and perform weddings for all loving couples, regardless of gender.
Our Commitment in Action
At Hope Unitarian Church, we actively work to make our community welcoming and affirming through:
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Hosting LGBTQ+ inclusive services and events.
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Providing educational resources for all ages on inclusion and respect.
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Collaborating with local organizations that support LGBTQ+ rights and well-being.
Join Us in Celebration and Support
Whether you are exploring your spiritual path, seeking a supportive community, or looking for a place where you can be your true self, you are welcome here. Join us for worship, connect with our community, or simply come as you are.
Service Time: Sundays at 11:00 AM
Come experience a place where love, acceptance, and spiritual growth go hand in hand.
We are a Welcoming Congregation, recognized by the Unitarian Universalist Association. This means we affirm and include people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer at every level of congregational life—in worship, in programs, and in social occasions—welcoming everyone as a whole person.
As a Welcoming Congregation, we pledge to:
- honor the lives of all people and equally affirm displays of caring and affection without regard for sexual orientation.
- celebrate diversity by using inclusive language and content in worship.
- incorporate an understanding of the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons throughout all of our programs, including religious education.
- affirm and celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues and history.
- affirm marriage equality and conduct same-sex weddings.
- advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people, promoting justice, freedom, and equality in the larger society. We speak out when the rights and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people are at stake.