Dear 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…
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 Response to 2011 conference by M. Timmer Check out more on the National Conferences page, including the story of the stole!
Here’s the link to read all about our recent national conference, a perspective from Board member Mary Kansfield, and an interview with Dr. Ray Werking: Newsletter Fall 2011 Go to our RfA newsletter page for back issues.
Check out our “Welcoming and Affirming” pages! The “Room for All Churches” roster is up to 12, thanks to the addition of the Allwood Community Church, Clifton, NJ. We celebrate this news with their pastor, Rev. Carolyn Keith, their consistory and congregation! We’ve also received word that the Oct. 30 gathering of supporters in No.…
National Conference photos by Jim Kast-Keat are up on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Room-for-All/157206860966317. Take a look!
WE WELCOME THE FIRST CHURCH IN ALBANY to the roster of “Room for All Churches!” For a look at their process toward becoming Welcoming and Affirming, and a copy of their congregational statement, see First Church in Albany Statement & Process.
OUR HEARTS ARE FILLED WITH GRATITUDE AFTER “MAKING ROOM FOR ALL: 2011.” WHAT AN AMAZING, INSPIRING AND HEALING EXPERIENCE! Thank you to Central Reformed Church staff and volunteers for welcoming us unconditionally and wholeheartedly to their beautiful facility. They seemed to anticipate our needs before we asked, and communicated in tangible and intangible ways, “In…
From Rob Williams, Room for All former co-president: Along with the entire Room for All Board of Directors, I celebrate the news that on October 18, 2011, the Rockland-Westchester Classis voted to restore the Rev. Dr. Norman J. Kansfield to the office of Minister of Word and Sacrament. Following the action of the 2005 General…
CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMUNITY REFORMED CHURCH, Colonie, NY for being the 10th addition to the roster of “Room for All Churches.” To learn more about this exciting initiative, and how your congregation can join, see the “Welcoming and Affirming” page and sub-pages.
Live in West Michigan? You can still register for the national conference as a commuter without meals – only $30! If you can’t make the whole conference, all are welcome at the two plenary sessions: Opening worship on Thursday evening Oct. 27 at 7 pm, and on Friday Oct. 28 at 7 pm, the West…