FALL NEWSLETTER IS HERE
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.
ANOTHER CHURCH, ANOTHER REGIONAL GROUP!
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.…
DetailsPHOTOS ARE ON FACEBOOK!
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!
ELEVEN ON THE ROSTER!
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.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
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…
DetailsTHE REV. DR. NORMAN KANSFIELD IS REINSTATED TO MINISTER OF WORD AND SACRAMENT
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…
DetailsANOTHER ONE FOR THE ROSTER!
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.
DetailsLAST CALL FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE!
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…
DetailsREGIONAL GROUPS SUPPORT RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Room for All Regional Groups exist for a variety of good reasons: They provide safe space and support for local LGBT folks, friends and families; they offer opportunities for networking with colleagues in LGBT inclusion-related work; they are sources of information and resources. But more and more, our regional groups are turning to another vital…
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St. Paul’s Reformed Church in No. Babylon, NY invites you to attend a Room for All gathering on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 6 pm. Come and learn about St. Paul’s process toward becoming Welcoming and Affirming, which led them to join the roster of “Room for All Churches.” Contact the church for more information: 631-661-5562.
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