CONGRATULATIONS to St. Paul’s Reformed Church in North Babylon, NY! After a careful process of discussions, Bible studies and a final congregational meeting, the Consistory has voted to officially declare St. Paul’s a Welcoming and Affirming church. Thanks be to God!
Rev. Norman Kansfield has written a letter to Hope College President James Bultman and the Hope trustees in response to the College’s recent statement on human sexuality— a document which, he believes, “seriously undercuts Hope College’s stated Mission; it short-changes the College’s teaching and research heritage, and it misrepresents the Reformed tradition.” Norman’s response is…
Another new Room for All regional group is forming, this time in northern New Jersey! The first meeting will be Sunday, April 17 at 1 p.m. at Ponds Reformed Church, 341 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland. Come and support the growing movement for LGBT inclusion in the RCA! For further information, contact Bob Mutch at rmutch@mutchassociates.com.
A new regional group is forming in the Mid-Hudson Valley, NY. The group’s first gathering will be Wednesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St. in Kingston. Come and be part of this new group of supporters, and help shape their future activities! Please direct questions to Rob Sweeney, gallusguy@msn.com.
Room for All will be having a Fall Conference again in Grand Rapids!!! More information will be coming soon – but we wanted you save the date. Making Room for All 2011 National Conference October 27-29, 2011
The first of two “Building an Inclusive Church” training events took place last weekend in Albany, NY. With grace, skill and humor, IWR trainer Vicki Wunsch led twenty-four participants from 15 RCA congregations in a process of “gracious engagement” around the topic of creating LGBT-welcoming and affirming churches. Enthusiastic participants came away with new insights,…
The Room for All newsletter for Winter 2011 is here to download! You will hear from our vice president, find out news from other pastors, churches and regions, read updates from the board, learn of training events, plus other articles. Forward the newsletter on to others or print it out and distribute copies to people…
The Room For All Christian Camp is a Christian youth camp to be hosted by the Reformed Church of Highland Park, NJ from July 14-17, 2011. The camp provides youth ages 14-17 who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender an opportunity to discuss and understand sexuality alongside their own spirituality while spending time with…
There is a new PO Box for Room for All. Our address is now: Room for All PO Box 11495 Albany, NY 12211
THANKS TO A GRANT FROM THE DAVID and CAROL MYERS FOUNDATION, Room for All is excited to offer two regional opportunities for pastors and church leaders who want to learn how to make their congregations more welcoming and affirming of LGBT persons. These workshops will be led by a staff member from the Institute for…