Some RCA congregations that have already taken steps to be publicly Welcoming and Affirming have shared their process and/or their Welcoming Statement. Each is different, and each may be helpful for your church’s context and culture. Additional statements may be accessed at the individual rostered churches’ websites, linked here.

First New Brunswick Statement

Reformed Church of Metuchen, NJ

Reformed Church of Highland Park, NJ

First Church in Albany Statement & Process

St. Paul’s, North Babylon NY

Colts Neck Reformed Church, Colts Neck NJ Statement & Process

Be sure to read this stirring reflection on the process and vote at Hope Church, Holland, Michigan