AN URGENT OPEN LETTER FROM MELFebruary 5, 2010 Open Letter from Soulforce to Jan and Paul Crouch, founders of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, and the Evangelical Christian broadcasters who are featured on Lighthouse Television, TBN’s affiliate in Uganda, including: Matthew Crouch, Joyce Meyer, Andrew Wommack, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, T.D. Jakes, and Franklin Graham: […]
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"Gay Days" at the Mega-churches: LGBT Families & Allies Reflect on the American Family Outing
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: June 24, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** On Father’s Day 2008, a group of LGBT and straight-ally families attended services at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. The next day, a smaller group of about 8 families met with pastors and other staff of the influential mega-church […]
Gay Dads to Celebrate Father’s Day at Saddleback Church
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: June 4, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Lake Forest, CA) This Father’s Day, June 15, a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) and straight-ally families will spend their holiday in a way that is simultaneously extraordinary and profoundly commonplace: they will attend services at Saddleback Church, the […]
Bishop Long Meets with LGBT Families: A Story of Family Reconciliation
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: June 2, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Atlanta, GA) — Bishop Eddie Long, pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, attended a Sunday meeting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families. The meeting, which also included New Birth elders and staff, was part of a […]
American Family Outing Seeks to Dispel Divisive Tactics
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: April 8, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** On Thursday, April 3, 2008, The Gay City News reported on a Family Research Council (FRC) fundraising letter devoted to the American Family Outing, a project that aims to create dialogue between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) families and members at six […]
The American Family Outing: Bill Hybels and Willow Creek Community Church
The American Family Outing Bill Hybels and Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois Friday, June 6 – Sunday, June 8, 2008 Clergy Leader for Our Families: Jay BakkerPastor of Revolution NYC Lead Families: Learn more about the following families leading the visit to Bill Hybels and Willow Creek Community Church. Find out how […]