Together in Faith and Love
Advocating Justice for all in Michigan
United Church of Christ
Michigan Open & Affirming Coalition
in association with our
National Open & Affirming Coalition
present
An Open and Affirming Experience
Saturday, February 27, 2021
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
If you are:
An Open and Affirming congregation
Talking about becoming Open and Affirming
Thinking about starting the conversation
Wanting to explore how to be effective allies
There will be something for you and your congregation. Come learn what it means to be Open and Affirming and how to fully express extravagant welcome to all God’s children.
Open and Affirming (ONA) is the United Church of Christ's (UCC) designation for congregations and other settings who incorporate a covenant of affirmation to persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions, welcoming them into the full life and ministry of their faith community.
There are two tracks - one for churches in-process or preparing for an ONA process (1) and one for churches who are already ONA (2). All sessions will take place on Zoom and each will be interactive.
For more information click here. To register click here. Download Flyer here.
Inclusive Justice is also sponsoring this and members can attend for free. We will be giving each person a code to register for free.
Over 200 Michigan Faith Leaders Call for LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Protections!
In January 2021 Inclusive Justice, a statewide coalition of faith and community leaders advocating for LGBTQ equality, announced that 200 religious leaders, from Detroit to Marquette, added their names to a statement calling on Michigan’s elected officials to pass comprehensive federal and statewide LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
Click here to see the petition.
FAIR AND EQUAL MICHIGAN
Citizen initiative would prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people
Business, political and philanthropic leaders join LGBTQ advocacy groups to proclaim: Every Michigander should have an equal chance to succeed
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Bonnie A. Perry, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan authored an opinion piece, “Why Faith Leaders like me are taking on anti-LGBTQ discrimination,” that is featured in The Hill.
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