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It's Your Story to Tell

GLAD Summer Retreat
Chapman University
Orange, CA
July 16-18, 2010

You will find a report from the event here.

This site is a place to share LGBTQI resources from and for all churches
from the background of the Christian Chruch (Disciples of Christ).

Worship Resources suitable for National Coming Out Day or Solidarity Sunday are available here.

National Coming Out Day was founded by Robert Eichberg and Jean O'Leary on October 11, 1988 in celebration of the second national march for equailty for persons of all gender and sexual identities in Washington D.C. a year earlier. The purpose of the march and of National Coming Out Day is to promote public awareness of gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender rights and to celebrate gender and sexuality as a good gift. Solidarity Sunday was initiated in 1995 by DignityUSA, a group of Catholics working for the full inclusion of LGBTQI folks within the church and society. In order to seek forgiveness and reconciliation for sins against LGBTQI persons and to stand in solidarity with persons of all gender and sexual identities, the church is urged to observe Solidarity Sunday on the Sunday preceding October 11 or with a special, ecumenical community service on October 11. These worship resources are designed to assist in the planning of such a service.

Our Identity

The Gay, Lesbian and Affirming Disciples Alliance, Inc.,
is a presence working for the full dignity and integrity of
gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and affirming people
within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
GLAD Alliance welcomes all who make common cause with us
and conducts its activities through the congregations, regions, general church
and other manifestations of the (Christian Church) Disciples of Christ.

Our Vision

Called by God,
GLAD Alliance is a sacred community.
Led by the Spirit,
we are a prophetic voice
and a living resource,
present with our gifts to the world

Our Mission

The mission of GLAD Alliance is to be a safe and faithful place for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender, and Affirming community. Relying on Holy Spirit, we speak truth to power, advocating for inclusivity, diversity, and justice in all manifestations of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Committed to transformation, we offer ourselves through education, witness, and strategic action as a visible presence in solidarity with those marginalized within the Church. We stand boldly within the Church to proclaim and embody the gracious call to ministry for the whole people of God.

Get the latest in GLAD News: see the Crossbeams on the Web

Resources for Open & Affirming Churches and Supporters

Open & Affirming E-Mail List

The Open & Affirming Ministry Team has set up an e-mail list server for Open & Affirming Churches, their members, as well as for those who wish to know more about Open & Affirming ministries or to help their own congregations more towards becoming Open & Affirming.

This e-mail list will allow you to communicate with the community simply by e-mailing to the list.  You can receive e-mails as they are sent, or in "digest" form, which is a summary of the day's e-mails to the list.

Click here to sign up for the list. 

If you have questions or problems signing up, e-mail us at glad@gladalliance.org.

Facebook Group

The Open & Affirming Ministry has also started a Facebook group.  If you haven't been to Facebook yet, it's a social networking site that enables users to connect in all sorts of ways.  If you have been to Facebook, you already know what we're talking about.

If you are already a member of Facebook, you can connect to the Open & Affirming Ministry Facebook group by clicking here.

If you are not a member of Facebook, you can check it out by clicking here.