How The Community Church of New York Celebrates Pride
Pride is not just a month at CCNY.
1. We Are a Welcoming Congregation
Welcoming Congregations is a status given by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to organizations that display a commitment to open their doors to all sexual orientations and gender expressions. To learn more about this, please visit www.uua.org/lgbtq/welcoming
2. Marriage
Our ministers affirm that love is love and will never deny wedding officiant services to same-sex couples.
3. LGBTQIA+ Sensitive Pastoral Care
Our ministers understand and recognize that our LGBTQIA+ friends and members have highly individualized needs and engage in pastoral care encounters with those needs in mind .
4. Inclusive Language
CCNY supports the use of inclusive language, including the use of appropriate terms regarding:
- Correct pronouns
- Diverse family units
- Considering non-gendered words for the divine.
- Multiple sexual orientations and gender expressions.
5. We Center LGBTQIA+ Issues in Our Sermons and Reflections
LGBTQIA+ issues are important to us. We will continue to address these issues during service.
6. LGBTQIA+ Resource Page
A new church directive has been initiated to develop and LGBTQIA+ resource page on our website. Please check back in for updates.