More Light Presbyterians Announces Alex McNeill as New Executive Director: the first openly transgender leader of a Protestant organization in the U.S.

The More Light Presbyterians, the Presbyterian partner to GLAD, announced recently that Alex McNeill has been appointed as their new executive director. McNeill is an openly transgender man and a nationally known educator and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Christians. As executive director, he will help MLP chart a new strategic direction to help empower individuals to become advocates for LGBTQ inclusion and equality in their own congregations and communities.

“I’m honored to join More Light, which has always been on the forefront of the Christian tradition of fostering acceptance for the most vulnerable among us. I look forward to building on this proud tradition to create a fully welcoming church,” said Alex McNeill.
Leadership training will be the cornerstone of McNeill’s work with MLP. “The more we encourage our supporters to share their knowledge, skills and calling, the more our denomination and community will look like God’s kin-dom,” he said.