Soulforce Board Chair Chuck Phelan and Interim Executive Director Bill Carpenter presented retired Executive Director Jeff Lutes with a recognition award on January 10 at Metropolitan Community Church-Austin, where Jeff is a member. The award recognized Jeff’s leadership over the past four years and his program achievements, including: Nonviolent Direct Actions at Focus on the […]
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Soulforce Executive Director Search
Soulforce, Inc. is an 11-year old national civil rights organization. Our mission is to end religionbased discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning people. Our method is persistent, non-violent resistance, with a commitment to the strategies and principles employed by Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. (for more details please visit our […]
Jeff Lutes resigns as Soulforce Executive Director
Soulforce Regrets to Announce the Resignation of Our Executive Director Brief Video of Jeff Lutes A Message from Soulforce Co-Founder Mel White:Soulforce regrets to announce the resignation of our Executive Director, Jeff Lutes, after nearly four years of dedicated service. Jeff has chosen at this time to return to his family counseling practice in Austin, […]
Soulforce Q Seeks Young Adult Applicants for 2010 Equality Ride
****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: August 26, 2009 For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin MacIntyre, Equality Ride Director, 908-319-3565 Carlos Perez de Alejo, Soulforce Media Director, 321-948-3423 ****************************************** (Austin, TX) In March 2010, young adults from around the country and around the world will embark on the fourth annual Equality Ride, a youth bus tour visiting religious […]
Equality Riders Face Trial in Waxahachie, Tx
LGBT Activists Refuse to Apologize for Challenging Discriminatory Practices of Southwestern Assemblies of God University ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: April 8, 2009 For Immediate Release Contact: Katie Higgins, Director of Operations Cell: (843) 259-8876 Email: katie@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Waxahachie, Tx) — On Wednesday, April 8, three young adults will face trail on trespassing charges from Southwestern […]
Equality Ride Bus Rolls to a Stop, But Change Keeps Coming
Third Annual Tour of Christian Colleges Empowers LGBT Students $25,000 Still Needed ****************************************** SOULFORCE MEDIA ADVISORY: November 20, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media Director Cell: 512-659-1771 paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Laurel, MD) The third annual Soulforce Q Equality Ride is coming to a close this week with a de-briefing in Laurel, Maryland. For the […]