The following speech was given on June 10, 2016 by Pastor Vicki after being presented with the Gwen and C. Dale White Social Justice Award…
I am proud to say that, today, Church of the Village is a church where LGBTQ people can find refuge, instead of a church from…
I remember that day in seminary well. I walked into the chapel for our midday worship, and by the end of the first hymn, tears…
By Frank Schaefer When my son Tim was in high school, I received a phone call one day from a woman in the community. She…
In the spring of 2011 friends of mine came to me and asked me if I would officiate at their wedding. These two people are…
By Rev. Joe Agne First UMC of Boulder’s commitment to inclusion of LGBTQ persons is longstanding. Decades ago Rev. Julian Rush served as one of its…
This special Easter edition of We Did is a “He Did” story in honor of our late, great friend Rev. Richard S. Parker. As told by…
By Rev. Ted Gault I was a local preacher in a big church in Rochester, Minnesota. Late one afternoon a couple came into the church…
By Rev. Dr. Julie Faith Parker “Okay, I’ll officiate at your wedding again,” I told my lifelong friend Josephine—then added with mock seriousness, “But two’s…
