The Welcoming Church Survey      

      

         2007 Welcoming Church Survey

         Author: Elaine

         4,806 churches by the end of 2007, an increase of 576 churches

         over the past year alone. Growth took place across almost all of the

         denominations with many of the early forerunners again stepping to

         the fore.

 

         2006 Welcoming Church Survey

         Author: Elaine

         4,230 churches by the end of 2006, an increase of 484 churches.

         Phenomenal growth (again!) across all denominations, clearly the

         Holy Spirit is at work and "Rainbow Revival" is breaking out. For all

         the details -where the growth took place, which denominations are

         numerically at the forefront of this movement? The report has it all.

 

         2005 Welcoming Church Survey

         Author: Elaine

         3,746 churches by the end of 2005, an increase of 238 churches.

         A year marked by growth across almost all the denominations with

         new denominations being added all the time. How many new

         churches were added this year? How are these churches spread

         across the various denominations? It's all here.

 

         Some Historical Perspective on Equality Movements

         Author: Bruce Hahne, More Light Presbyterians

         Does it seem like the struggle to end anti-gay bias within the church

         is taking an inordinate amount of time? If we look at civil rights

         movements that predate ours, we gain some valuable insight and

         realize that the struggle is rarely over in a year or two. It may take

         generations.

 

       Thirty in Three - 2004 Welcoming Church Survey

       Author: Elaine

       3,508 churches by the end of 2004, an increase of 483 churches.    

       In three years time, God has opened up almost as many church

       doors to the gay and lesbian community as had been opened in the

       previous thirty years combined. This has occurred during some of

       the worst anti-gay sentiment we have seen since the inception of the

       gay Christian movement some thirty odd years ago.

 

       2003 Welcoming Church Survey

       Author: Elaine

       The directory stood at 3,025 churches by the end of 2003.

     

 

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