You Are A Blessing

Each of us has a part to play in making our world truly inclusive, and this work is central to our understanding of the gospel of God's love in Jesus Christ.  The Church of the Redeemer believes in the full inclusion of LGBTQ plus persons on all levels of Christian ministry and in all areas of the church community.

We are committed to living into this belief  and to ensuring that That Redeemer is an affirming, encouraging, and inspiring worship community, where people of all genders and sexual orientations are empowered to know Jesus and grow in love.  The above is not meant as a political statement, though it may have political implications for some.

Neither is it meant as a partisan statement.  Though at any given time, one political party may be more in line with our beliefs about LGBTQ plus persons than another.  As Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has said, our commitment to be an inclusive church is not based on a social theory or capitulation to the ways of the culture, but on our belief that the outstretched arms of Jesus on the cross are a sign of the very love of God reaching out to us all.