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welcomes people of all sexual orientations and any gender identity
EF Autumn Conference 2015
Event date(s): Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October 2015
Venue: Holland House, Cropthorne, Worcestershire
EF: A celebration
Past, present and future
The objectives of this conference are threefold: to celebrate all that EFLGC has achieved during the time from its establishment in the 1980s through to the present and what it has meant to… Continue reading
Finland President signs same sex marriage law
President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö
Pink News reports that the President of Finland has signed a law legalising gender-neutral marriage – but couples will face a long wait before they are allowed to marry.
In November, the Finnish Parliament passed… Continue reading
USA: Baptist minister explains why she will be performing the first same-sex marriage ceremony in Huntsville
Rev Ellin Jimmerson
Ellin Jimmerson is the Minister to the Community at Huntsville’s Weatherly Heights Baptist Church. On Monday, however, she will take on a historic role as the officiant of the first same-sex marriage ceremony in Huntsville.
Rev. Jimmerson… Continue reading
USA: Evangelical megachurch announces support for same-sex marriage
Pastor Stan Mitchell
A ‘megachurch’ in Frankin, Tennessee has announced support for same-sex marriage, and to fully include LGBT people in its congregation.
The Grace Pointe Church voted to support same-sex marriage. Pastor Stan Mitchell on Friday revealed that… Continue reading
Gay conversion ‘therapy’ on the way out?
Pink News reports that staff of the NHS in England have been instructed not to facilitate access to gay “cure” therapy. The NHS does not offer ‘gay conversion’ therapy directly, but some patients seeking to change their sexuality have been… Continue reading
Tribute to Peter Middlemiss, retired warden of Holland House
Peter Middlemiss
Like many people, I was saddened to hear of the death of Peter Middlemiss. I got to know Peter reasonably well when he was the warden of Holland House. EFLGC holds two conferences a year and a large… Continue reading
EFLGC welcomes appointment of first woman Church of England bishop
Rev. Libby Lane
The Evangelical Fellowship welcomes people of all sexual orientations and any gender identity. As such, we believe strongly in gender equality and welcome the news that the first woman bishop in the Church of England has been… Continue reading
Teenager killed herself over ‘misplaced’ fears about telling her parents she might be gay
Lizzie Lowe
This is a terrible beyond words and a tragic loss of a young life. This is a sobering reminder of the effect of homphobia in our society in general and the church in particular. The fact that… Continue reading
Why I am still an Evangelical Christian
This autumn’s EF conference was a joint one with our sister organisation Affirming Baptists. I felt it was a very successful conference with the highest attendance we have had for some time. The theme “Why I am still an Evangelical”… Continue reading
Planting peace and Grace Phelps helping homeless LGBT people
Opposite Westboro Baptist Church
Equality House
Planting Peace came to prominence last when they opened “equality House” opposite the notorious Westboro Baptist Churches in Kansas.
It describes itself as “a global nonprofit organization founded for the purpose… Continue reading