As of June 20, 2019 AllianceQ has 361 members.
Over the past several years, our membership has surged to over 500 during a General Assembly, and then settled down to somewhere around 375 the rest of the time.
We are grateful and proud to have the support of 500 members, happy to have 375 on-going members, and we know that we can accomplish more when more members are supporting us.
So – here’s what AllianceQ is challenging you to do:
- We are challenging the Open & Affirming Congregations to recruit 10% of their membership as members of AllianceQ
- We are calling upon individuals to renew their AllianceQ membership – especially as ongoing monthly or quarterly subscriptions
- We are challenging everyone to encourage their friends, family, and other church members to join also.
Accept the Membership Challenge today!
How is your congregation doing? Check the Challenge Progress Meter!
Here’s how you can Accept the Challenge!
For Individuals
Here are some easy steps you can take to Accept the Challenge
- Make sure your own AllianceQ Membership is up to date. You can renew your membership at contribution.disciplesallianceq.org.
- Write down one sentence about why welcoming LGBT people in the church is important to you. How has an Open & Affirming church been important in your life or the life of someone you care about?
- Write down a list of people you know who also understand the importance of welcoming LGBT and all people to our churches. Think of people in your congregation, other Disciples you know in your region, or others you may know who are farther away. It won’t be difficult to come up with 10 people or more!
- Be informed. Here’s a sheet we published when we revised our mission statement a couple years ago with more information about what AllianceQ has been doing, and the Alliance’s Mission and Strategic Vision. For more up-to-date news, do check out the last couple issues of our Crossbeams newsletter, and check out the links in the box to the right for more inspiration.
- Contact the people on your list. In person is best, a phone call is great, perhaps an e-mail or a Facebook message is right for some people. Call one person a day, or a couple people a week.
- Share with them why AllianceQ and the Open & Affirming Ministry Program is important to you.
- Ask them to join AllianceQ by going to contribution.disciplesallianceq.org. Memberships start at $45. Students and low income individuals can join for $15.
- What if they say no? Thank them for their time and support and feel good that you had a conversation with someone about something that’s important to you. That’s good work!
- And if they say yes?!? Thank them and follow up a few days later to make sure they kept their commitment.
For Congregations
Here are several ways your congregation can Accept the Challenge and inspire members to join AllianceQ.
- Send an email to Mark Johnston to let us know that you Accept the Challenge. We will track your congregation’s progress on the Challenge Progress Meter below.
- The best results will come when you ask people personally. Use the suggestions to the left to ask your friends and church members.
- Accept the Challenge for your congregation personally and ask two or three people to join you. Inspire each other to set a goal – 5 people each? 10? more?
- Include an article about AllianceQ’s Membership Challenge and your congregation’s involvement in your newsletter and on your website. Here’s a suggested article that you can use.
- Talk about AllianceQ’s Membership Challenge in Sunday announcements, Sunday School, and other meetings.
The Challenge Progress Meter
You can check on the progress of the congregations that have accepted our challenge below. If your congregation isn’t listed, let us know and we’ll add you to the challenge.
The Challenge has just begun! Contact Mark Johnston to add your church to the AllianceQ Membership Challenge. We will show your congregation’s progress here.
(last updated March 15, 2019)
Downtown Disciples, Des Moines, IA
23.8% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (3 out of 13 church members)
Fireside Christian Church, Aurora, CO
21.1% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (4 out of 19 church members)
Edmond Trinity Christian Church, Edmond, OK
10% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (7 out of 70 church members)
Central Christian Church, Indianapolis, IN
6.5% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (27 out of 417 church members)
Compton Heights Christian Church, St. Louis, MO
3.4% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (3 out of 87 church members)
Central Woodward Christian Church, Troy, MI
3.0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (3 out of 101 church members)
Church of the Foothills, Santa Ana, CA
2.7% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (6 out of 222 church members)
United Christian Church, Levittown, PA
2.4% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (2 out of 82 church members)
Welcome Table, Seattle, WA
2.1% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (2 out of 94 church members)
All Peoples Christian Church, Los Angeles, CA
2.0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (1 out of 51 church members)
First Christian Church, Fullerton, CA
1.9% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (3 out of 156 church members)
Chalice Christian Church, Gilbert, AZ
1.9% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (2 out of 105 church members)
Midway Hills Christian Church, Dallas, TX
1.8% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (4 out of 220 church members)
Central Christian Church, Terre Haute, IN
1.6% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (2 out of 126 church members)
Park Avenue Christian Church, New York City, NY
1.5% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (4 out of 275 church members)
Cairn Christian Church, Lafayette, CO
0.8% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (1 out of 120 church members)
First Christian Church, Orange, CA
0.8% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (3 out of 364 church members)
First Christian Church, Minneapolis, MN
3.2% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (1 out of 125 church members)
National City Christian Church, Washington, DC
.8% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (4 out of 526 church members)
Douglass Boulevard Christian Church, Louisville, KY
0.6% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (1 out of 160 church members)
National Avenue Christian Church
0.4% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (1 out of 235 church members)
Brentwood Christian Church, Springfield, MO
0.2% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (1 out of 472 church members)
Community Christian Church, Tempe, AZ
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 163 church members)
Little White Chapel Christian Church, Burbank, CA
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 65 church members)
Bixby Knolls Christian Church, Long Beach, CA
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 56 church members)
St. Andrew Christian Church, Goodlettsville, TN
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 74 church members)
All Pilgrims Christian Church, Seattle, WA
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 165 church members)
First Christian Church, Vallejo, CA
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 30 church members)
First Christian Church, Carlsbad, NM
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 67 church members)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 40 church members)
Franklin Circle Christian Church
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (20 out of 0 church members)
First Christian Church, Janesville, WI
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (10 out of 74 church members)
First Christian Church, Farmville NC
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 199 church members)
University Christian Church, San Diego, CA
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 169 church members)
First Christian Church, Fort Smith, AR
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 295 church members)
Johns Creek Christian Church, Johns Creek, GA
0% of congregation are current members of AllianceQ (0 out of 98 church members)