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* welcome and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies * authentic dialogue with those who think differently THANK YOU FOR VISITING US! We invite you to browse our site to learn about our mission and ministry. Resources are here, too! Be sure to click directly on the categories in the left hand column, as well as scrolling to the right for subcategories. Please check back often to see what’s new, and also take a look at our Facebook page.
News & EventsJan 24 2012 - 2012 Training Events in the WorksThe Board has committed to offering at least 4 "Building an Inclusive Church" regional training events in 2012. Plans are in the works for a mini-event that targets seminary students in the New Brunswick, NJ area (cooperating with our ecumenical partners), as well as 2-day trainings in Central NJ, the New York City/Northern NJ area, West Michigan and Iowa. Places and dates will be announced as soon as possible! Read more » Jan 17 2012 - WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY (Welcoming Church Programs)THANK YOU TO THE REV. ANDY LANG, our colleague at the UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns, for initiating a prayer calendar for ecumenical partners in the Welcoming Church Programs during this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18 - 25. Andy has suggested that each day this week, we pray for our sisters and brothers in the ecumenical community who are working for LGBT inclusion in their denominations. Room for All is grateful to be part of Read more » Jan 12 2012 - NEW RESOURCES POSTEDWe post new resources frequently! Check out a new resources page, "Room for All Songs" which contains songsheets and MP3's for two songs written for (and donated to!) our ministry. Under "Preaching Helps and Sermons" there's a new document with notes on six biblical texts often cited against inclusion. Read more » Jan 9 2012 - Northern NJ group celebrates RfA's MinistryRfA supporters in the Northern NJ area gathered at the home of Bob and Carol Mutch on Saturday, January 7th for a time of fellowship and celebration for the progress that has been made toward LGBT inclusion in the RCA in 2011. Included in the festivities was an elaborate, originally-designed electronic game of "Room for All Jeopardy." Regional groups, including the NNJ chapter, gather periodically for support, education, advocacy and yes, celebration! Read more » Dec 20 2011 - Greetings and Gratitude from Room for AllDear Friends of Room for All: From his first incarnate breath drawn in the stable out back to his last on a cross outside the city walls, Jesus experienced “no room.” God-with-us knew what it was to be an outsider, and it was especially to those rejected by society that he showed God’s heart of love, including the excluded in his word-pictures of what God’s “outside in” design looks like. The line many of us will sing in a few days, Read more » Dec 6 2011 - We've added a conference response:We're compiling the evaluations from the 2011 national conference, and will be posting more soon. However, we think you'll be moved by a response written by Hope College student Mallory Timmer (you'll be asked to click the link a second time): Response to 2011 conference by M. Timmer Check out more on the National Conferences page, including the story of the stole! Read more » |
