Reflections – Adriene Thorne
I joined the Reformed Church in America because of the welcome and affirmation I heard for LGBTIQ persons from the pulpit of Marble Collegiate Church. When it became apparent that the denomination of my adulthood did not offer the same welcome and affirmation, I joined Room for All. My understanding of God’s radical love, made flesh in Jesus Christ, means I can do no more or less than to love and serve all flesh and that includes working for the full inclusion of LGBTIQ persons in the life and ministry of God’s church.
I was honored to be a part of Room for All’s inaugural conference in 2009 and took great hope in the presence and participation of so many college and seminary students. There was great warmth, practical theology, and grace-filled story telling shared that weekend. I could not help but feel the presence of the Lord in that place and a calm conviction that the Spirit’s wind was beneath our wings – carrying God’s radical love to all flesh.
Rev. Adriene Thorne
Associate Minister, Congregational Life
Middle Collegiate Church
New York NY