LGBTQIA2-S Affirming
We believe that God is our creator and God made all people beautiful. When we say our Church welcomes all people, we really mean all. Our welcome is not to change someone, or fix someone. Our welcome comes out of the same love we find in Christ.
Beyond welcoming, we advocate for the civil rights of all people, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and any other queer identity that some may seek to exclude.
We also confess that the Church has not done enough to extend hospitality, and has a special responsibility as scripture has been misused and manipulated to unfairly condemn GLBTQ+ persons for hundreds of years. We know that we must do more than raise a rainbow banner outside, so we work to make the Church family as welcoming as possible.
We study the scriptures that are often used to condemn, making sure such "clobbering verses" can be met with scholarship, faithful protest, and the bigger picture of God's endless love.
You are invited to use the resources on this page to explore scriptures, stories and faithful testimony. If you have further questions, you are welcome to share them with us.
History of the O & A
United Church of Christ
Stories of Discovery
Stories of our Church
Voices Beyond the Church
What being a
Rainbow Church
Means to us
Mel White's Story
Story about Identity
What the Bible
Really Says
The Personal Stories Project
An Academic Voice
Importance of Voice
Click to Download
Short Intro
What its Like to Be...
Transgender
Intersex
TED Talk on Genetics
Continued Discrimination
Did You Know...

Help Line for various ages
Peer Support Groups
Book and Video Recommendations
National Lists of Resources

Our national Church partner
Family Support and Education
Domestic
Violence
Help
Conversation Forums
Glossary and other Info