WELCOME!
We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, widowed, straight, gay, confused or questioning.
We especially welcome wailing babies and excited toddlers.
We welcome you whether you can sing like Pavarotti or just growl quietly to yourself.
You’re welcome here if you’re ‘just browsing’, just woken up or just got out of prison.
We don’t care if you’re more Christian than the Moderator of the United Church of Canada or haven’t been to church since Christmas ten years ago.
We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast.
We welcome keep-fit mums, hockey dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians and junk-food eaters.
We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted.
We welcome you if you’re having problems, are down in the dumps or don’t like ‘organized religion.’
We offer a welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or are here because granny is visiting and wanted to come to church.
We welcome those who are inked, pierced, both or neither.
We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, or got lost on the Expressway and wound up here by mistake. We welcome pilgrims, tourists, seekers, doubters… and you!
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(adapted and used with permission, Coventry Cathedral, England)
WE ARE AN AFFIRMING CHURCH
ALL ARE WELCOME
Affirm United Ensemble is an organization of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities within The United Church of Canada. Affirm United works to promote the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in the church and in society. The Affirming Ministries Program was launched by Affirm United and Friends of Affirm in the summer of 1992 (at that time, it was called “Affirming Congregations”). Each United Church organization that is an Affirming Ministry declares itself to be fully inclusive of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities—and they back up their words with action.
