Affirming faith resources & organizations

Keshet (Austin & Houston, clergy throughout Texas; Global)

Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (MASGD; Global)

Muslims for Progressive Values (Global)

Church Clarity (Global) - a search tool to discover affirming churches based on geography and other factors

Unity Fellowship Church Movement (Network of Affirming Black Churches; National)

Many Voices - A Black Church Movement for Gay and Transgender Justice (National)

Columbia University Center on African-American Religion, Sexual Politics, & Social Justice (CARSS; National)

African American Roundtable (AART) of the Center for LGBTQ & Gender Studies in Religion at Pacific School of Religion (National)

LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent (National)

GALIP Foundation (Global)

LGBTQ Religious Archives Network (Global)

 

Affirming faith communities

Congregation Beth El (Reform - Tyler, TX)

Congregation Shir Ami (Reform - Cedar Park, TX)

Congregation Agudas Achim (Conservative - Austin, TX)

Jewish Family Service (Conservative - Houston, TX)

QJews (Pluralistic - Houston, TX)

Muslim Space (Austin)

Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC; Global)

Episcopal Church (Global)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ECLA)

United Methodist Church (UMC)

Reconciling Ministries (UMC Network)

Unitarian Universalist Churches

Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA; Global)*

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)*

United Church of Christ (UCC)*

Mennonite Church USA*

*Not all churches are affirming. Denominations permit but do not require churches to be affirming. Individual churches will vary.

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