Diverse Church

Diverse Church is a religious organization for young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Christians in UK evangelical churches.[1] It provides pastoral support for LGBT Christians who are members of churches who are not supportive of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

History

Diverse Church was founded by Anglican priest Sally Hitchiner[2] in 2013 as a pastoral resource for Christian young adults aged 18–30.[3] It began as a confidential Facebook group for young Christians with families or churches which were non-supportive of their LGBT identity. It now produces video resources and hosts religious gatherings for young LGBT Christians.[4] As of October 2015, Diverse church had over 250 members.[2]

References
  1. Prince, Kerri (13 October 2014). "Sally Hitchiner on women bishops, Diverse Church, and being outed on live TV". KingdomBrunel. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. Gledhill, Ruth (3 August 2014). "Former 'ex-gay' leaders publish open letter saying conversion therapy is damaging". Christian Today. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. "Diverse Church - Our Story". Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. Thompson, Phoebe (October 2014). "Diverse Church". Premier Youthwork. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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