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Our
Mission Statement
To proclaim God's promise of justice and love in Jesus Christ by organizing inclusive and inquiring churches in the Presbytery of Southern New England into a community of mutual support for the empowerment of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender persons, and for outreach, education, and Christian evangelism.
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First Presbyterian Church Hartford CT First Presbyterian Church New Haven CT First Presbyterian Church Stamford CT Providence Presbyterian Church Providence RI Westminster Presbyterian Church West Hartford CT Wilton Presbyterian Church Wilton CT |
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“We want to make sure that when anyone, anywhere who is LGBT/Q in the PC(USA) needs help — that there is always someone on the other end of the line: to be there; to listen; ready to help; and to make sure they know God loves them and they are not alone.” |
| PRESBYTERIAN PROMISE
believes the time has come to live out God’s call to “love our neighbor as ourselves.” This is a call to an inclusive love that welcomes all people to God’s table. That invitation is central to the Gospel. God calls us to embrace those who have been excluded or marginalized, to welcome them into the fold, and to honor their call and their desire to serve God. Presbyterian Promise is committed to a vision of a just and inclusive church. |
| We have seen our church exclude too many people, discriminate against too many God has called, and reject those who offer themselves in service to the Gospel. In particular, for almost twenty years the Presbyterian Church (USA) lived with a policy of “definitive guidance.” In 1997 that policy was translated into a constitutional amendment that in effect excludes any gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender persons from ordination to leadership positions. It is imperative that the church reverse this situation. We must heed God’s commandment to “love others as we love ourselves.” |
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