{"id":60372,"date":"2021-12-05T16:40:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T16:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=60372"},"modified":"2023-10-11T09:47:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T08:47:38","slug":"lgbtq-churches-inclusive-church-in-cardiff-10th-anniversary-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/12\/05\/lgbtq-churches-inclusive-church-in-cardiff-10th-anniversary-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ+ Churches: an inclusive Church in Cardiff celebrates its 10th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatheringcardiff.org\/\">The Gathering<\/a>, a Christian church that preaches that everyone has a right to worship regardless of sexual orientation or gender, turned 10 years old last Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/NoLogo_group3_TheGathering-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/NoLogo_group3_TheGathering.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>LGBTQ+ Churches: The Gathering have been serving Christians in Cardiff for 10 years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to our podcast here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Talk It Out by CardiffJomec\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" 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However, there are believers from a variety of faith backgrounds within the congregation, including some who used to follow evangelicalism, a branch of Christianity that usually adopts more conservative views.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The congregation meets in the City Reformed Church on Windsor place in Cardiff every Sunday.&nbsp; Services feature informal sermons, prayer, and contemporary religious music as well as discussion of <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?s=LGBTQ%2B\">LGBTQ+<\/a> issues like the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glaad.org\/tdor\">international trans day of remembrance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delyth is passionate about bringing \u201cjustice and dignity for all,\u201d and says that the anniversary is &#8220;a celebration for us at the gathering of all of the people we&#8217;ve been able to support because of their sexuality or gender over the last 10 years.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure 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Hopkins<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organisations like The Gathering offer a safe space for LGBTQ+ Christians, who often do not feel able to be open about their identity in religious spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\">Stonewall<\/a>, a leading LGBT rights charity in the United Kingdom, says that a third of lesbian, gay and bi people of faith and a quarter of trans people of faith aren\u2019t open with anyone in their faith community about their sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This problem has not gone unseen by the faith community. The <a href=\"https:\/\/opentable.lgbt\/\">Open Table Network<\/a>, which was founded because \u201cbecause many churches and their congregations do not easily, kindly or honestly welcome LGBTQIA+ people\u201d currently connects and supports 21 LGBTQ+ friendly churches, with more joining every year. The Gathering is a part of the growing movement towards inclusivity, with a thriving and diverse community of worshippers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their remarks made during the service, which was also live-streamed on social media, after a decade of providing a safe and inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ people in Cardiff, the Gathering\u2019s leadership are excited for the future and eager as ever to continue spreading their message of \u201cradical inclusivity and radical love for everyone.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Listen to our podcast Talk It Out for more coverage of The Gathering and it\u2019s work in Cardiff.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/262811930_634999167542019_6708615342696036265_n-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60374\" 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