Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Open and Affirming Church Planting

I remember hearing years ago, that one the things that should happen is planting churches that are already welcoming to gays and lesbians. I tried to do that, but it didn't work the first time.

Today, I read that Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ in Dallas, is planning on starting five new churches. Cathedral of Hope bills itself as the world's largest gay church and has been a part of the UCC for about two years.

Now, they are a megachurch and can afford to do this venture, but still, what a step of faith. And in a part of the country that isn't always known as accepting of gay folks, no less.

Kudos to Cathedral of Hope. May God bless them as the spread the Good News of Christ.

1 comment:

David Plunkett said...

Hi Dennis. My name is David Plunkett, and I am the assistant to Rev. Michael Piazza, Dean of the Cathedral of Hope. Thank you so much for your kind words about our efforts. We welcome your continued prayers as we seek to bring a message of God's inclusive love to more people!

Blessings,
David