Gay Ministries Committee,
Council of Churches of Santa Clara County
Why? Because spirituality is an important part of each individual
and each individual is an important part of the spiritual life of the community.

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Welcoming and Affirming Congregations circle Reference Materials
Connections to LGBT Spirituality on the Web

Connections to Gay/Lesbian Spirituality


Pacific School of Religion Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies: www.clgs.org
This is a Berkeley seminary. The Center is newly endowed and will have a two- day conference/workshop April 19-20

GayChristian.net www.gaychristian.net
GayChristian.net is an online resource community enriching the spiritual lives of GBLT Christians.

Other Sheep www.othersheep.org (English/Spanish)
This is a LGBT ministry headquartered in Missouri.

The Billy DeFrank Center www.defrank.org
This is the local gay/lesbian center. It sometimes sponsors events related to spirituality.

PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) www.pflag.org
This is the national (secular) organization with chapters in most big urban areas to help LGBT folks and their families support one another.

Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) http://www.mccchurch.org
This is a worldwide denomination of Christian churches all of whom affirm LGBT people.

More Light Presbyterians (PCUSA) http://www.mlp.org
This is a group of individual Presbyterians who believe that "God continues to open new understandings of scripture and the word in the life of Christ." The "believe that the church must seek to live out those understandings in our life together."

Open & Affirming Ministries (Disciples of Christ) www.gladalliance.org
GLAD Alliance works for the "full dignity and integrity of gay, lesbian, bisexual and affirming people within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)."

Reconciling in Christ Program (Lutheran) www.lcna.org
Lutherans Concerned is a Christian ministry affirming God's love for Lesbian and Gay people

Gay Church.org Gay Church.org
An affirming gay Christian (GLBT) site dedicated to "Building (ALL) the Body of Christ in Love!"

COUNCIL of CHURCHES SANTA CLARA COUNTY
1710 Moorpark Avenue • San José, CA 95128

Rev. Michael Patrick Ellard, Gay Ministry Committee Co-Chair
RevMikeEllardGMC@mccsj.org • (408) 279-2711 ext. 2