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Spirituality & Religious Organizations

 

Below are local Los Angeles LGBT affirming spiritual and religious organizations.

Spiritual

Unitarian Universalists LGBT Ministries

Project Service Los Angeles - Rev. Jennifer Hadley

Open Door Worship Center - (non-denominational; Christ-centered) Mark Elias

The Institute for Welcoming Resources

Ashram - Ashram West, a Gay Spiritual Community

Christian

United Church of Christ LGBT Ministries

Christ Chapel of the Valley

Affirming Christian Churches

Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists

Metropolitan Comunity Church

St. Thomas Episcipal Church

Hollywood United Methodist Church

USC United University Church

West Hollywood United Church of Christ

LGBT Christian Scientists

Christian Scientist

Emergence International

Baptist

The Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists

Eastern and Orthodox Christian

AXIOS

Lutheran

Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries

Evangelical Lutheran

Reconciling in Christ

Mennonite

Brethren Mennonite Council

Metropolitan

L.A. Metropolitan Community Church - Rev. Neil Thomas & Rev. Pat Langlois

Muslim

Muslims for Progressive Values

Presbyterian

West Hollywood Presbyterian Church - Rev. Dan Smith

Presbyterian & Methodist

United University Church - Rev. Frank Wulf

Episcopal-Anglican

St. Thomas - Rev. Ian Davies

Catholic

Dignity L.A.

Comunidad

Methodist

Hollywood United Methodist Church - Rev. Ed Hansen

United Methodist Affirmation

Buddhism

International Buddhist Center - Rev. Vajra Karuna

Gay Buddhist Fellowship

Gay Zen Buddhist

African American Gay and Lesbian Church

Unity Fellowship Church - Archbishop Carl Bean & Rev. Russell Thornhill

Judaism

Beth Chayim Chadashim - House of New Life, the world's first Lesbian and Gay synagogue, near campus!!

Congregation Kol Ami - Rev. Denise L. Eger (USC Alumnus '82)

Jewish Institute of Religion - Rabbi Richard Levy

The Institue of Judaism & Sexual Orientation

Neherim

Be'chol Lashon

Mormon

Affirmation

Hindu

Gay and Lesbian Vaishnava Association

Unitarian

Unitarian Universalists Association of Congregations

Wiccan

Wiccan Together

Below are national LGBT affirming spiritual and religious organizations.

The Gay Christian Network

Baptist

Buddhist

Episcopal

Evangelical

Jewish

Latter-Day Saints

Lutheran

Presbyterian

Roman Catholic

Reconciling Ministries Network