christian gay Resources for Gay Christians Denominations

A Common Bond - "A Common Bond", the support network for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered former Jehovah's Witnesses

Affirmation Gay & Lesbian Mormons - Gay and Lesbian Mormons - a fellowship of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, their family and friends who share the common bond of the Mormon experience. Its purpose is to provide a supportive environment for relieving the needless fear, guilt, self-oppression and isolation that LDS gays and lesbians experience in an era where willful ignorance about human sexuality is too often a reality.

American Baptist Concerned - American Baptists Concerned for Sexual Minorities was the first organization providing support, education and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Baptists.

Baptist Peace Fellowship - The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America gathers, equips and mobilizes Baptists to build a culture of peace rooted in justice. We labour with a wonderful array of peacemakers to change the world.

Beyond Inclusion - Beyond Inclusion plays a cooperative role in the work of convincing the Episcopal Church to develop rites for the blessing of couples living in life-long committed relationships other than marriage

Born Again and Gay - This group is for born again christians who are struggling with being gay and christian.

CBST - Congregation Beth Simchat Torah is New York City’s synagogue for the New York metropolitan area’s 200,000 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Jews, as well as our families and their friends. Founded in 1973, and under the leadership of Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum since 1992, CBST has become the largest gay synagogue in the world and arguably one of the most influential: an important voice in Judaism, in the world-wide discourse on the nature of religious community, and in the movement to secure basic civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in the United States and throughout the world.

Claiming the Blessing - is an intentional collaborative ministry of leading Episcopal justice organizations (including Integrity, Oasis, Beyond Inclusion and the Episcopal Women's Caucus) in partnership with the Witness magazine, the Every Voice Network and other individual leaders in the Episcopal Church focused on promoting wholeness in human relationships, abolishing prejudice and oppression, and healing the rift between sexuality and spirituality in the Church.

Christ Evangelical Bible Institute - Christ Evangelical Bible Institute's primary mission is to train and equip disenfranchised Christians for responsible full and part-time ministry. "Disenfranchised" here includes those who are economically deprived, disabled, minority, and/or discriminated against because of caste, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

Cornet - CORNET seeks to continue the tradition of hosting worship services that celebrate and witness to same-gender covenant relationships in United Methodist churches and resists actions that try to withdraw this means of grace from same-gender persons. It also seeks to educate people about this concern; therefore this web site includes links and some materials that do not agree with CORNET's views.

Covenant Network of Presbyterians - is a broad-based, national group of clergy and lay leaders working for a church that is simultaneously faithful, just, and whole.

Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian & Gay Christians - The Evangelical Fellowship for Lesbian and Gay Christians (EFLGC), formed in 1979, is a group of women and men, most of whom are lesbian, gay or bisexual and come from an evangelical Christian background.

Evangelicals Concerned (EC) is a safe place for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Christians to reconcile and integrate their faith and sexuality. As a non-denominational community, EC encourages spiritual growth for anyone on their journey of faith through conferences, local groups, bible studies, and educational resources

Evangelicals Concerned Bakersfield California

Evangelicals Concerned Denver Colorado

Evangelicals Concerned New York City New York

Evangelicals Concerned North Carolina

Evangelicals Concerned Pasadena California

Evangelical Network - is a group of women and men, most of whom are lesbian, gay or bisexual and come from an evangelical Christian background.

Family Fellowship - is a volunteer service organization, a diverse collection of Mormon families engaged in the cause of strengthening families with homosexual members. We share our witness that gay and lesbian Mormons can be great blessings in the lives of their families, and that families can be great blessings in the lives of their gay and lesbian members. We strive to become more understanding and appreciative of each other while staying out of society's debate over homosexuality. We seek to put behind us all attitudes which are anti-family, which threaten loving relationships, and which drive family members apart.

Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns is a North American Quaker faith community that affirms that of God in all people. Gathering twice yearly for worship and play, we draw sustenance from each other and from the Spirit for our work and life in the world. We are learning that radical inclusion and radical love bring further light to Quaker testimony and life

Gathering of Baptists - The Gathering of Baptists was founded in 1994 by concerned Canadian Baptists, lay and clergy, within the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, who felt a need to maintain contact with others who hold to similar principles and understanding of what it is to be "Baptist."
The mandate of the Gathering of Baptists is to create open discussion (for exploration and correction) in our search to think, to love and to minister in harmony with God's will.

Gay Jews - GayJews.Org is committed to providing up to date, accurate information for Orthodox Jews who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered.

Gay, Lesbian & Affirming Disciples of Christ

GLYA - Gay LDS Young adults are a group of gay LDS guys age 18-30 that get together, socialize and have fun in a positive atmosphere. Some guys come just to have fun, while others are really looking for some friends, support and people to understand them. Others are even looking for guys to date. We just get together to have fun, relax and socialize. The atmosphere is different than the clubs and other places: no alcohol, no smoking, no drugs.

God's Rainbow - The ministry is committed to helping churches, schools, organizations and individuals throughout the church to dispel the stigma of having homosexual tendencies, in a way that is true to Biblical principles through an understanding of the issues related to Same Gender Attraction (SGA). This stigma and fear does not only affect the persons with SGA, but also their families and friends. It is not our mission to argue the stance of the SDA Church on the issues, but rather to accept, uphold, and apply them in our outreach ministry.

Kinship International - Seventh-day Adventist Kinship International is a support organization devoted to the spiritual, emotional, social and physical well-being of current and former Seventh-day Adventists who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT).

Lutherans Concerned - includes members of all Lutheran affiliations as well as other Christian denominations

Lutherans Concerned Calgary

Lutherans Concerned Cleveland Ohio

Lutherans Concerned Phoenix Arizona

Lutherans Concerned San Francisco California

Lutherans Concerned South Carolina

Lutherans Concerned Tucson Arizona

Lutherans Concerned Washington DC

Lutheran Lesbian & Gay Ministries - Lutheran Lesbian & Gay Ministries (LLGM) is a national mission society that supports openly identified sexual minority pastors, seminarians and lay ministers who have been discriminated against because of their sexual orientation.

QLGF - We aim to encourage friendship and support among members; also to help members who are experiencing difficulties in being accepted or accepting themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered. We aim to promote dialogue at all levels within the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) with a view to achieving a deeper mutual understanding.

Seventh Day Adventist Kinship - Seventh-day Adventist Kinship International is a support organization devoted to the spiritual, emotional, social and physical well-being of current and former Seventh-day Adventists who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT).

The Oasis - is a justice ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Straight persons, their families and friends, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, class, ability, economic or educational status

The Rainbow Sash Movement - Bringing the Gifts, the Witness and the Challenge of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people into the Heart of the Church

United Church of Canada - The United Church of Canada has been officially welcoming and affirming of GLBTs since 1989 when the General Conference made a decision that GLBTs are full members of the church and eligible for ordination. There are now many 'affirming congregations' and glbt ministers in the church.

UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns - The Coalition provides support and sanctuary to all our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender sisters and brothers, their families and friends; advocates for their full inclusion in church and society; and brings Christ's affirming message of love and justice for all people.

Voices For An Open Spirit - A grassroots movement in the Church of the Brethren. Fostering openness and inclusion, building bridges, and seeking common ground.

GLBT Christian Denominational Resources