A toolkit for churches

Welcome is a daily practice
of radical love.

Resources, strategy, and tools for congregations that want to communicate genuine welcome to LGBTQIA+ people — not just in Pride month, but as a way of life.

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You found this site because you care.
That's the beginning of everything.

This is a toolkit for congregations that want to move from privately affirming to visibly present — with practical tools, honest strategy, and language rooted in scripture and lived experience. Not because welcome is easy, but because it is worth the work.

Queer people are already in your pews. They are already in your choir, your vestry, your children's ministry. This site exists to help you see them clearly, name them specifically, and build the kind of community where they don't have to wonder whether they belong.

That is the work. We are glad you are here for it.

From the site
On Community Practice

A How-To Guide to Glitter Blessings

Take church blessings where people already are. A complete field-tested guide including sample blessings, biodegradable glitter sourcing, and how to make your own glitter goo.

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On Community Practice

Going Beyond Pride: A Renewal of Marriage Vows Open to All

How one Episcopal parish held a marriage vows renewal open to gay, straight, lesbian, trans, queer, and Two-Spirit couples — and what happened when they did.

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Strategy

Queer Families with Donor-Conceived Children

Queer families take more shapes than most parishes have had the chance to see up close. A glimpse into asking well and welcoming without assumptions.

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Build your welcome post.

The Welcome Widget gives your congregation a curated library of messages at three levels of boldness — with your own branding, fonts, and a pride flag of your choosing. Download and post.

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Still There Is Room Luke 14:22

People across the full spectrum of this community belong in this work: queer people, parents, priests who have made room, lay people with stories worth telling. I am looking for all of you. If you want to write for the site or be part of an interview, reach out. If you have something from inside your community that belongs here and isn't yet, reach out. You can remain completely anonymous, or become a named collaborator; the choice is entirely yours. Nothing about you will be shared without your permission, and I will be glad to set up a time to talk. This is volunteer work; there is no pay.

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