The UCC celebrated the 25th anniversary of General Synod's passage of the Open and Affirming resolution urging full inclusion of LGBT persons into the life and leadership of the church, during the UCC's Coalition for LGBT Concerns Gathering, which was held on July 14-17, 2010 in San Diego, California. Nearly 140 participants gathered for the four day celebration and conference. During the conference, coalition presentations and breakout groups addressed the topics of disability ministries, expanding the network and impact of ONA churches, LGBT immigration issues and transgender inclusion among other themes. The culminating event of the Gathering was the San Diego Pride Parade held Saturday, July 17th on the streets of its Hillcrest neighborhood. Over 150,000 spectators watched the parade as floats, music performances, political activists, civic groups and churches showed their support for the LGBT community.
To read more on this wonderful event, please click on the following link: http://www.ucc.org/news/ucc-coalition-gathering.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UnitedChurchOfChrist+%28United+Church+of+Christ%29&utm_content=Twitter
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