Welcoming Statements

 Asbury United Methodist Church 

Asbury United Methodist Church in Yonkers, New York, established in 1771, has long been a welcoming community. We strive to follow the example of Christ, grow in love and welcome into full fellowship persons of every race, gender, culture, nationality, sexual orientation or gender identity, economic circumstance, age, physical and mental ability, family and marital status. We affirm that  all persons are individuals of sacred worth. 

Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew Reconciling Ministry

SPSA is a Reconciling in Christ Congregation, and a member of the Reconciling Ministries Network of United Methodists. Our congregation welcomes and celebrates the diversity of God's creation by creating a community of faith where lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals find support and encouragement.

Church of the Villiage Mission

We are living into the Spirit’s call to create a new ministry in the Village. We celebrate God in two multicultural worship experiences where English and Spanish are predominantly spoken. Our mission is to share our faith in Christ, to reach out with compassion and understanding to all God’s children, to carry out God’s will in transforming our community and the world and to build a deeper relationship with God through prayer, worship, study, and action.

We have declared ourselves to be a part of the “Reconciling Congregations Network,” a movement within the United Methodist Church where we commit ourselves as churches, and as individual members, to a witness of reconciliation and a dedication to justice for all persons, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality or economic status.

Diamond Hill UMC Mission Statement

WE ARE a community of Christians who are drawn together by our journey of faith. We welcome all, unreservedly. Our aim is to nourish people who seek Christ’s sacred way of living.

WE SEARCH for spiritual truth and renewal through worship, prayer and study.

WE CELEBRATE AND EXPLORE our faith in joyful worship, music and the arts.

WE FOLLOW Christ’s example as expressed in the Gospels by caring for, encouraging and serving others in our homes, church, community and the world.

WE FAITHFULLY DISAGREE with the discriminatory policies of the United Methodist Church regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gendered individuals and families. Though we recognize there remain differences of opinion among us, we at Diamond Hill United Methodist Church, as a Reconciling and Welcoming Congregation, believe that we are called to be reconciled to God and to one another.

First and Summerfield UMC Mission Statement

 As a Body of Christ in downtown New Haven, we are a caring and diverse church, which is reflected in our worship, prayer, and action.

We welcome persons of every race, culture, class, age, ability and disability, and sexual orientations and gender identities, into our congregation.

We pray for the grace to be a people reconciled in God’s love. Our congregation aspires to be a nurturing community, supporting one another in our journeys of faith.

We work in the hope of sharing in God’s power for good among the powerless of this world.

With other Christian communions and religious faiths, we reach out to all God’s children in dialogue, mission, and ministry. We ask for God’s love, forgiveness and power as we struggle to do God’s will.

Kings Highway UMC Mission Statement

The Kings Highway United Methodist Church is a faithful nurturing christian family, inclusive of all persons regardless of race, age, gender, ability, or sexual orientation, committed to reach out to its members, community and the world through service, witness and education. 

Mary Taylor Memorial UMC Mission Statement

Mary Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church is a community growing in God's grace and love. We are committed to following Christ's teachings and example by heeding his call to feed the hungry, welcome the stranger, preach the good news, teach our children and youth and visit the sick, homebound, and imprisoned. We recognize and celebrate the diversity of God's creation and God's gifts. As disciples of Our Lord, we publicly acknowledge, welcome, and support people of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ages, nationalities, ethnicities, abilities, and socio-economic situations. Our welcome knows no boundaries. Called by the Holy Spirit to share a ministry that reflects God's love and justice, we embrace and honor all who participate in the ministries and leadership of our church.

Memorial UMC... a welcoming community on a journey

The mission of Memorial United Methodist Church is to invite and welcome people to the abundant Way of Jesus Christ through a journey inward and a journey outward. We are a progressive, reconciling congregation that believes EVERYBODY has a place at God's table. Memorial United Methodist Church strives to be an inclusive community of Christians responding to the Gospel call of Jesus Christ. We welcome and respect persons of every race, ethnicity, national origin, physical or mental ability, gender, family status, sexual identity and orientation, age, theology, and economic circumstance. We affirm that all persons are individuals of sacred worth.

Park Slope UMC Creed

Hand in Hand, we the people of Park Slope United Methodist Church - black and white, straight and gay, old and young, rich and poor - unite as a loving community in covenant with God and the Creation. Summoned by our faith in Jesus Christ, we commit ourselves to the humanization of urban life and to physical and spiritual growth.

Park Slope UMC Holy Union Policy

UNTIL ALL CAN BE MARRIED WITHIN THESE WALLS,
NONE SHALL BE MARRIED WITHIN THESE WALLS. 

WE, the people of the Park Slope United Methodist Church, celebrate God’s radical message of inclusive love. However, the national United Methodist Church still discriminates against lesbians and gay men in several ways, including its official position that “ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions shall not be conducted by our ministers and shall not be conducted in our churches.”

WE refuse to discriminate against each other and we are working to remove discriminatory polices in the United Methodist Church so that ceremonies of commitment and love can again be celebrated in our sanctuary.

WE invite you to join us, and ask for your prayers in this time of pain, solidarity and quiet miracles.

Sea Cliff UMC Statement of Reconciliation

The United Methodist Church was built on a tradition of social action and ministry to the disenfranchised. We believe that the Gospel call to love and the example of Jesus’ ministry to all people outweigh a doctrine of exclusion. We believe Jesus proclaimed a Gospel of grace and that our faith is to be exemplified by our public ministry to the larger community. We believe we must put our faith into action whenever and wherever we can.

As a Reconciling Congregation we welcome all people regardless of age, gender, race, class, ethnicity, mental or physical ability, or sexual orientation. We seek to address the needs and concerns of gay men and lesbians and their families in our church and in society, and to utilize the gifts of all people in our ministry without regard to sexual orientation. We accept gay men, lesbians and bisexuals as brothers and sisters and as co-workers in the household of faith.