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Coming Out & Coming Home to Spirit

Support Resources

If you need someone to talk to about coming out, please be in touch with us by email.

In and near many large cities, there are MCC churches and other churches with inclusive theologies which can provide a church home for your spiritual growth and opportunities for worship, prayer and service. Inclusive theology churches are prevalent in Episcopal, Unitarian and United Church of Christ denominations. In cities with larger gay populations, there may be Lutheran, Methodist or even Roman Catholic churches that soft peddle the divisive rhetoric and theology in order to make church a more accepting experience for not only gays but women and more diverse ethnic and racial groups.

If you are interested in exploring a fuller examination of biblical scripture involving homosexuality and church interpretations, seek assistance and direction from MCC or other inclusive church clergy. MCC membership classes and periodic programming may often be a source of further insight. The Cathedral of Hope website provides a more in-depth discussion of Christianity and Homosexuality.

Exploration of The Course in Miracles and study groups within many communities may also be a source for inclusive spirituality dialogue and networking. Additional book sources for inclusive exploration include:

• Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch
• Our Tribe by Nancy Wilson
• We Were Baptized Too: Claiming God's Grace for Lesbians and Gays by Marilyn Bennett Alexander

Please browse the Other Links section of our Website for links to other MCC churches, national religious organizations, other Bay Area "welcoming and affirming" churches and gay spirituality resources of interest.