The CLGS Jewish Roundtable is hosting the first-ever gathering for adults who were raised in Jewish and queer families and communities.  Over forty young adults ranging in age from eighteen to late thirties will attend this retreat on Sunday, 3 November 2019 on the Pacific School of Religion campus in Berkeley, California. “I feel that […]

More than 50 years ago, before the Stonewall Rebellion, a group of gay Christians, under the leadership of the Rev. Troy Perry, gathered in Los Angeles in 1968 and founded what was to become Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC), a gay-affirming Christian denomination which has grown to encompass people and congregations from more than 20 countries […]

Founded in 1968 by Rev. Troy Perry, The Metropolitan Church (MCC) combined deeply-rooted religious beliefs and practices (particularly from the Pentecostal, Baptist and Roman Catholic faiths) with the emerging gay liberation movement to develop innovative, affirming, and eros-positive theologies.  In this Lavender Lunch Jim Mitulski will speak about the MCC as a living, dynamic, and […]

At this Lavender Lunch Book Discussion, authors David Kundtz and Bernard Schlager will discuss the second edition of their book, Ministry Among God’s Queer Folk (Cascade Books 2019), a handbook for pastoral care givers serving LGBTQ people, our families, and our communities. David Kundtz, psychotherapist and author of several best-selling books in the area of pastoral care, […]