Room for All is grateful to announce that we raised just over $5,000 on Giving Tuesday 2024, matching the generous $2,500 pledge from Sarah and Tim Elzinga, Jon and Marla Lunderberg, and Dawn Tillema, all of Central Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, MI. We received 11 donations over $150, which qualified those donors to receive…
Unique to the Gospel of John are the “I Am” statements of Jesus. From “I am the bread of life” to “I am the vine,” each statement invites deeper curiosity about who Jesus is. During the seven weeks throughout Lent, RfA board members and chaplains will reflect on the implications of these statements. This devotional…
October is here, and with it begins LGBTQIA+ History Month! Queer history buffs lovingly consider this time ‘Fall Pride,’ and strive to boost educational content throughout the month. Our history isn’t widely taught (yet!), and there remains an often unexplored intersection between the LGBTQIA+ community and communities of faith. By looking to those who came…
Executive Director Marilyn Paarlberg has written an Advent message to RfA supporters for several years. Since she will retire at the end of 2019, this is her final Advent greeting. If you would like to read previous greetings, as well as RfA newsletters dating back to the fall of 2010 when Marilyn began her tenure,…
The May 2019 RfA newsletter is out, which celebrates several accomplishments and occasions, including our 40th rostered congregation, as well as a series of Regional Celebration Events scheduled for this fall! We invite you to keep up with our news, and watch this space for more information about the executive director transition and more!
When a congregation goes through the learning process to become welcoming and affirming of LGBTQ people, they often end up learning a lot more about themselves and other marginalized groups within their communities. With that in mind, RfA is proud to offer* a new event-planning resource, “A Wider Welcome.” This document is a blueprint for…
Today’s e-newsletter reflects on transitions, and announces that Marilyn Paarlberg, RfA’s executive director since 2010, is stepping down at the end of December, 2019. Marilyn reflects on the important role of transitions in prose, noting, “A well-crafted transition builds on what has happened and seamlessly orients the reader’s curiosity toward what’s coming on the next page.…