The Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches is a collaboration of more than 80 churches and other
ministries in the Chicago metropolitan area which welcome and affirm people of all sexual orientations
and gender identities. We have two goals:
- To spread the message of our members' LGBTQ-inclusion across the Chicago metropolitan area, mindful that a positive message about sexual and family diversity is a
gift to all people.
- To connect the leaders, members, and guests of our partner churches for fellowship and education, enabling support and resource-sharing for the practices of
faithful welcome.
Coalition News and Events
Chicago's 2021 Pride Parade is October 3, 2021
The Coalition is the largest contigent of LGBTQ welcoming Churches that march together in Chicago's Pride
Parade! This year will be our 20th official presence in Chicago's Pride Parade!
Please consider joining us Monday, August 2nd at 7:00 p.m., as we begin to plan for a long overdue Pride Parade!
The Coalition is an all volunteer organization. We can't do it without your help!
Our meeting on the 2nd will be by Zoom. For information on how to join the meeting, email us at info@chicagowelcomingchurches.org.
Our 2020 Pride Video
The 2020 Pride Video.
We created a video montage for Pride 2020. We invited all of our member congregations to submit a short video greeting to
everyone celebrating Pride 2020 virtually. A great many of our partner congregations send greetings and best wishes for this very
unusual Pride season.
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