MISSION
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We are a beloved community joining
together from diverse spiritual backgrounds.
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We are a witness of God’s radically
inclusive love.
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We celebrate the holiness of our
bodies and our sexualities, the divinity manifested in
all genders, and the full array of genders expressed by
the Divine.
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We are called to a prophetic
ministry of peace and social justice; therefore, we see
as equally important the nurturance and growth of our
congregation and communities, and our active involvement
in the society around us.
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We minister primarily within the
lesbian/ gay/ bisexual/ transgendered communities.
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We recognize our connection to the
historical Christian church.
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We are a house of prayer for all
people and a home for queer spirituality.
VISION
Our vision is a transformed world,
where all life matters and every person belongs.
VALUES
Equality
We believe that all people are equally
deserving of God’s love and that all people share
inalienable human rights.
Radical Inclusion
We believe our understanding of the
divine deepens by demonstrating radical inclusion and
compassion, embracing the diversity of all people and all
beings.
Spiritual Transformation
We believe in being the change we seek
through the transformation of self, and by the respect,
love, and honor we give one another.
Social Action
We believe that God has no hands but
ours, no feet but ours, no face but ours; therefore, we
believe it is our spiritual responsibility to promote social
action.
GOALS
Spirituality
We are queer people who seek to
understand ourselves in relation to a God of many names or
no name at all.
Community
We build and grow a beloved community
of queer people, family and friends that is local and
global, physical and virtual.
Social Action
We create and implement social action
programs to improve the quality of life in the communities
around us.
Proclamation
We proclaim who we are to the world
with integrity and through our relationships so that others
may find us and join us.
Education
We educate people about queer
spirituality, and empower people to live their spirituality
into the world.
Sustainable Finance & Effective
Governance
We manage and invest our financial
assets responsibly to support the needs of our beloved
community, and to increase the acts of compassion we do in
God’s many names.
Sacred Space
We create and maintain sacred space for
spirit, thought and action that is ample and accessible for
our beloved community and those we serve.
People as Resource
We develop, manage and engage people,
including staff, clergy, volunteers, donors and supporters,
to achieve personal, spiritual and professional fulfillment.
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