LGBTQIA+

We are called to lovingly walk with each other as our full authentic selves and believe this call outweighs disputes over doctrine. 

We welcome uncertainty, questions and wrestling, be it about theology, practical application or questions of identity. 

As a church we do not have a one size fits all teaching on LGBTQIA+ issues or other controversial issues, instead we follow the example shown in Romans chapter 14 to do “what leads to peace and to mutual edification.”

We encourage our LGBTQIA+ siblings to fully participate in our church community as members and, when called, serve in places of leadership.

We allow those ordained by the church to marry LGBTQIA+ couples but do not require them to do so.

To be clear:

We welcome all people as God welcomes us. 

We welcome LGBTQIA+ couples, single people and their children. We welcome those who do not conform to traditional gender identities and those whose gender doesn't match what was assigned them at birth. We welcome those with little or no sexual desire and those who haven’t figured out what they feel. 

We welcome celibate members of the LGBTQIA+ community, both those who've found peace and those who struggle in their convictions. Regardless of sexuality, we know marriage isn’t the default. 

We welcome those with traditional beliefs about sexuality and marriage, who might feel uncomfortable worshiping besides openly LGBTQIA+ people but who’s commitment to Christ inspires them to do so with grace and compassion. We welcome the parents and friends of LGBTQIA+ people, who want to stand beside their loved ones without compromising what they believe. We welcome all those who desire to be a part of a community that fully embraces their LGBTQIA+ siblings but have convictions that do not allow an affirming theology.

We choose humility, in both questions and in certainty. We choose kindness and respect, over conformity.

We trust the Holy Spirit to lead us as individuals and as a church as we lean into the call to love as we have been loved.