New Resources: Explaining Your Congregation's O&A Commitment

Two new resources available on the GLAD website help you explain your church’s Open & Affirming commitment to others.

A Church that Welcomes Everyone explains what it mean to be a welcoming Open & Affirming congregation to people who haven’t heard of GLAD, O&A, or even the Disciples. This is a great resource to have on hand for visitors to your church or on a table at a street fair or gay pride festival.

This brochure is a one sheet half fold leaflet with room to insert your congregation’s name and contact information. It can be printed black and white or color, on plain paper or glossy.

Why Be Openly Welcome? is a bookmark highlighting the need for churches to welcome LGBT people explicitly. This can be useful when encouraging others to consider becoming Open & Affirming at your regional assembly, a clergy gathering, or anywhere your congregation has a display or event with other churches.

These can be printed in color or black and white, on card stock or paper, and then cut in thirds.

Both of these can be downloaded from the GLAD website in the Downloads section of the GLAD website Resource list.