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 […]
2009 Anti-Heterosexism Conference Deemed Ground-Breaking
The 2009 Anti-Heterosexism Conference, held November 20-22, 2009 in West Palm Beach, Florida, was deemed a huge success according to the evaluations of those in attendance. On November 22, 2009, Ex-Gay Survivors from all over the world came together to share their stories and discuss ways in which they can continue to warn others about […]
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, […]
Maine Votes To Overturn Marriage Equality For LGBT People
Yesterday, voters in the state of Maine took away the right to marry from same-sex couples. Soulforce Executive Director, Jeff Lutes, issued the following statement: "Today our hearts go out to the LGBTQ people of Maine who have suffered a terrible set back. We feel for them, for their children, and for family members, friends, […]
Jeff Lutes joins Peggy Campolo and Jay Bakker at Open Door Community Church
During the weekend of October 16-18, 2009, Jeff Lutes joined friends Peggy Campolo and Jay Bakker at the Open Door Community Church Fall Conference in Sherwood, Arkansas. On the invitation of Pastor Randy McCain, Jeff delivered the Saturday morning message and spoke later that evening during a special service honoring Jay Bakker, son of Jimmy […]