| Once upon a time, members of the OASIS undertook a massive effort to compile
a national list of welcoming Episcopal parishes. In light of the current
political situation confronting the church, and the amount of time that
has past since the list was compiled, we no longer felt comfortable maintaining
the list without first verifying that the conditions that affirmed a parish
as "welcoming" were still in place.
Therefore, the list below contains only those parishes who are currently
affiliated with an Integrity or Oasis ministry, or have contacted us and
asked to be included. We will be adding additional congregations to the
list as they can be re-verified. Additional disclaimers may appear below.
We have not visited most of these parishes ourselves and are providing
this material only as a reference. This is by no means a complete list,
and the absence of a parish from the list does not mean it is NOT welcoming.
We strongly encourage you to contact a parish and speak to the rector
before visiting.
Why Isn't My Church Listed?
If your church considers itself a Welcoming Congregation but is not listed here, it is probably becasuse we don't know about you! To be added, theRector, Vicar, Priest-in-Charge, Warden or equivalent should contact THE OASIS at the location above.
what Does it MEAN TO BE WELCOMING?
So your church has decided to declare itself welcoming. What next? The OASIS has compiled some guidelines to help congregations truly live into what it means to be welcoming of LGBT people.
THE LIST
These are Episcopal (ECUSA) churches unless otherwise noted.
Alabama
(from Integrity-Alabama
website)
"The below listed parishes have not declared themselves as safe
spaces for GLBT Christians but are parishes where members of Integrity
claim they have received welcome."
- Anniston - St. Michael & All Angels
- Auburn
- Holy Trinity
- St. Dunstan's College Center
- Bessemer - Trinity
- Birmingham
- Grace Church Woodlawn
- St. Andrew's (Integrity)
- St. Stephen's
- Gadsden - Resurrection
- Huntsville
- Montevallo
- Tuscaloosa
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
- Conway - St. Peter's
- Little Rock
- Trinity Cathedral (Integrity)
- St. Michael's
California
From the Oasis-California,
the Integrity-El
Camino Real and Integrity-Northern
California websites. Oasis congregations in bold.
- Antelope - St. Andrew's in the Highlands Mission
- Arcata - St. Alban's
- Arroyo Grande - St. Barnabas's
- Atascadero - St. Luke's
- Auburn - St. Luke's
- Belmont - Good Shepherd
- Ben Lomond - St. Andrew's
- Benicia - St. Paul's
- Berkeley
- All Souls'
- Good Shepherd
- St. Mark's
- Calistoga - St. Luke's
- Cambria - St. Paul's
- Campbell - Holy Spirit
- Capitola - St. John the Baptist
- Carmel
- Carmichael - St. George's
- Castro Valley - Holy Cross
- Cupertino - St. Jude's
- Danville - St. Timothy's
- Davis - St. Martin's
- Eureka - Christ Church
- Fortuna - St. Francis's Mission
- Fremont
- Galt - St. Luke's Mission
- Gonzales - Trinity
- Grass Valley - Emmanuel
- Gridley - St. Timothy's
- Half Moon Bay - Holy Family
- Kenwood - St. Patrick's
- Lakeport - St. John's
- Los Gatos - St. Luke's
- Los Osos - St. Benedict's
- Marina - Epiphany Lutheran/Episcopal
- Maryville - St. John the Evangelist
- Menlo Park - St. Bede's
- Mill Valley - Our Saviour
- Milpitas - St. Joseph's
- Monte Rio - St. Andrew's
- Moraga - St. Giles's
- Morgan Hill - St. John the Divine
- Morro Bay - St. Peter's
- Mount Shasta - St. Barnabas's
- Mountain View - St. Timothy's
- Nevada City - Trinity
- Oakland
- St. Cuthbert's
- St. John's
- St. Paul's
- Pacific Grove - St. Mary's
- Pacifica - St. Edmund's
- Palm Springs - St. Paul in the Desert (Integrity)
- Paradise - St. Nicholas's
- Paso Robles - St. James's
- Palo Alto
- Placerville - Our Saviour
- Redwood City - St. Peter's
- Sacramento
- St. Paul's
- Trinity Cathedral
- Salinas
- Good Shepherd
- St. George's
- St. Paul's
- San Ardo - St. Matthew's
- San Bruno - St. Andrew's
- San Diego - St. Paul's (Integrity)
- San Francisco
- Advent of Christ the King
- All Saints'
- Grace Cathedral
- Holy Innocents'
- Incarnation
- St. Aidan's
- St. Gregory of Nyssa
- St. James's
- St. John the Evangelist
- St. Mary the Virgin
- St. Peter's
- Trinity
- San Jose
- San Jose State & County/Community Colleges
- St. Francis's
- St. Philip's
- St. Stephen's
- Trinity Cathedral
- San Luis Obispo - St. Stephen's
- Santa Clara - St. Mark's
- Santa Cruz - Calvary
- Santa Rosa - Incarnation
- Saratoga - St. Andrew's
- Seaside - St. Matthias's
- Sunnyvale - St. Thomas's
- Sutter Creek - Trinity
- Vallejo - Ascension
- Watsonville - All Saints
- Wheatland - Grace
- Willits - St. Francis in the Woodlands
- Windsor - Christ
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Colorado
- Boulder - St John's (Integrity)
- Denver
area (Integrity)
- Leadville - St. George's
Connecticut
- New Haven - Christ Church (Integrity)
- Waterbury - St. John's (Integrity)
Delaware
Florida
- Ft. Lauderdale - All Saints (Integrity)
- Key West - St. Paul's (Integrity)
- Lake Worth - St. Andrew's (Integrity)
Georgia
- Atlanta - All Saints (Integrity)
Hawaii
- Honolulu - St. Clement's (Integrity)
Idaho
- Boise - St. Michael's Cathedral (Integrity)
Kansas
- Topeka - Grace Cathedral (Integrity)
- Wichita - St. James's (Integrity)
Kentucky
- Lexington - St. Michael's (Integrity)
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Massachusetts
- Northampton - St. John's (Integrity)
Maryland
"The Bishop’s Information Officers for LGBT
Concerns believe this statement identifying Episcopal churches throughout
our diocese includes everyone. However, the parishes listed below have
confirmed this statement and have identified themselves as being open
and inclusive to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community.
Any LGBT person should feel comfortable at any of these parishes. We estimate
that no person in the Diocese of Maryland is more than an hour’s
drive to one of these parishes. You can also contact
them directly for assistance in your quest to be included in a Christian
ministry."
- Annapolis
- St. Margaret's
- St. Philip's
- Baltimore
- Cathedral of the Incarnation (Integrity)
- Good Shepherd
- Grace & St. Peter's
- Holy Apostles
- Holy Nativity
- Memorial
- Redeemer
- St. Andrew's
- St. George & St. Matthew's
- St. James's
- St. John's Huntingdon
- St. Margaret's - Coventry
- St. Matthias's
- St. Paul's
- Cockeysville - Sherwood
- Cumberland
- Darlington - Grace Deer Creek
- Davidsonville - All Hallows'
- Deer Park - St. John's
- Essex - Holy Trinity
- Glencoe - Immanuel
"Following our long-standing, intentional practice,
the Immanuel Episcopal Church in Glencoe, Maryland, extends a warm
welcome and an invitation to join us in community and worship to all
people who desire to love and worship God, follow the example and
teachings of Jesus Christ, and seek loving fellowship with others
in His church. We extend this welcome and invitation especially to
all who may have particular reason to think that they may not be welcome
because of physical appearance, physical or mental disability, ethnic
or religious background, sexual orientation, financial circumstance,
or past or present sins. We confess that we are not a community already
perfected in love. But we want to become more fully loving and welcome
into our community all who wish to join us in this endeavor."
- Lutherville - Holy Comforter
- Oakland - St. Matthew's
- Odenton - Epiphany
- Prince Frederick - St. Paul's
- Timonium - Epiphany
- Walkersville - The Gathering
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Michigan
The Oasis
of Michigan identifies the following parishes as welcoming:
- Allen Park - St. Luke's
- Ann Arbor
- Canterbury House - University of Michigan
- St. Aidan's
- St. Andrew's
- St. Clare of Assisi
- Bloomfield - Nativity
- Brighton - St. Paul's
- Clawson - St. Andrew's
- Detroit
- Episcopal Chaplaincy - WSU
- Christ Church
- Emmanuel Church
- St. Columba
- St. Mark's
- St. Martin's
- St. Matthew & St. Joseph's
- Trinity
- East Lansing - All Saints
- Ferndale - St. Luke's
- Garden City - St. David's
- Hazel Park - St. Margaret's
- Livonia - Holy Spirit
- Pittsfield - Incarnation
- Pontiac - All Saints
- Rochester - St. Philip's
- Royal Oak - St. John's
- Southgate - Grace
- Taylor - Christ the King
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Minnesota
The following list of Welcoming and Affirming Congregations was assembled
by the LGBT
Ministry of the Diocese of Minnesota:
- Albert Lea - Christ Church
- Austin - Christ Church
- Barnsville - Nativity
- Chatfield - St. Matthew's
- Duluth:
- Eagan - Sts. Martha & Mary
- Frontenac - Christ Church
- Hibbing - St. James's
- Little Falls - Our Saviour
- Mankato - St. John's
- Marshall - St. James's
- Minneapolis:
- St. Mark's Cathedral
- Gethsemane
- Holy Trinity & St. Ansgar
- St. James on the Parkway
- St. John the Baptist
- St. Luke's
- St. Matthew's
- St. Paul's
- University Episcopal Center
- Minnetonka - St. David's
- New Ulm - St. Peter's
- Northfield - All Saints
- Prairie Island - Messiah
- Red Wing - Christ Church
- Richfield - St. Nicholas's
- Roseville - St. Christopher's
- Saint Cloud - St. John's
- Saint Louis Park - St. George's
- Saint Paul:
- Ascension
- St. Clement's
- St. John the Evangelist
- St. Mary's
- St.Paul on the Hill
- Sauk Centre - Good Samaritan
- Stillwater - Ascension
- Sunfish Lake - St. Anne's
- Wabasha - Grace Memorial
- Waseca - Trinity
- White Bear Lake - St. John in the Wilderness
Missouri
The following six congregations are affiliated with Oasis
of Missouri
- Christ Church Cathedral
- Crestwood - Advent
- Kirksville - Trinity
- Lake St. Louis - Transfiguration
- St. Louis - St. Mark's
- St. Louis - Trinity
New Jersey
Both dioceses in New Jersey now have OASIS ministries.
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New York
Nevada
- Las Vegas - Trinity (Integrity)
North Carolina
- Durham - Duke
University (Integrity)
- Raleigh - Church of the Nativity (vestry vote)
- Wilmington - Church of the Servant (Integrity)
Ohio
Oklahoma
- Tulsa - St. Dunstan's (Dignity/Integrity)
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Bethlehem (Integrity)
- Philadelphia - Holy Trinity (Integrity)
- State College - St. Andrew's (Integrity)
Rhode Island
Integrity of Rhode Island identifies the following
churches as "affirming"
- North Providence - St. James's
- Providence
- Cathedral of St. John (Integrity)
- Sts. Peter & Andrew
Tennessee
- Knoxville
- St. Luke's (Integrity)
- St. Michael & All Angels (Integrity)
- Memphis - Calvary (Integrity)
Texas
From the Integrity-Austin Website:
"These churches have either openly identified
themselves as being "gay-affirming/welcoming", or, are so in
the experiences of Integrity members. Being open and affirming communities,
a wide range of values, attitudes and assumptions may be encountered among
the laity--BUT, among the predominant values of these Churches are the
inclusiveness of all people. Lesbigays may confidently approach any of
the clergy of these parishes for pastoral support of themselves as Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgendered persons."
- Austin
- College Station
- Dallas
- Ft. Worth
- Houston
- San Antonio
Utah
There is an Integrity chapter in Utah but the site
was not working at the time this page was created.
- Midvale - St. James's (Integrity)
- Salt Lake City - All Saints (Integrity)
Virginia
Washington
- Seattle - St. Mark's Cathedral (Integrity)
- Spokane - Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Integrity)
West Virginia
- Charleston - St.
John's
- SAGA (Straight & Gay Alliance)
- Wheeling - St. Luke's-on-the-Island (Integrity)
Wisconsin
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