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Building an Inclusive Church

Location: First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove, IL

2023 11 Nic Rmn Event 2

 

 

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Building an Inclusive Church

Raise 'Em Up. . . Hands, Hearts, and Voices for a Fully Inclusive Church!

Learn how to become a Reconciling Congregation that affirms LGBTQ+ people in our churches, engages in intersectional justice, and advocates for changing The United Methodist Church's discriminatory policies that harm LGBTQ+ people and their loved ones.

Rev. Dr. Izzy Alvaran, Reconciling Ministries Network regional organizer, will facilitate the session. Izzy is a self-avowed gay United Methodist elder from the Philippines who is appointed to his ministry with RMN. He has also served as a pastor, conference youth director, faculty in United Methodist educational institutions, labor union organizer, and economic justice organizer with the General Board of Church and Society. A former political refugee, he is passionate about human rights and believes that queer justice is inherently intersectional.

  • Childcare is available for free by RESERVATION. Contact Bonnie Beckonchrist for information. 
  • Facilities are fully accessible. 
     

This gathering is made possible through the generous contributions of FUMC Arlington Heights, FUMC Glenview, FUMC LaGrange, Euclid Avenue UMC, Friendship UMC, and Kingswood UMC.

 

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