Beyond gay-friendly, Holy Trinity is GAY -SUPPORTIVE

Of the 700+ churches in Charlotte, many teach that gays and lesbians are going to hell. Some tolerate them. A few are gay-friendly. Less than 1% are actually SUPPORTIVE of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons. At Holy Trinity, we believe being supportive of LGBT persons is a given for followers of Jesus Christ.

We don’t talk about homosexuality as a sin, because we don’t believe it is one. We don’t accept gay people as long as they keep quiet about who they are (as in “don’t ask/don’t tell”). We don’t try to convert gay people to become straight. (Just as we don’t try to convert straight people to become gay.) We don’t welcome LGBT people into our community with restrictions on their level of participation.

We support all people in their loving relationships and encourage commitment to those relationships, whether they are straight or gay. We celebrate sexual orientation as a God-given gift, no matter what that orientation may be. We encourage all people to live authentically and fully as the people God created them to be.