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.

Purpose of the Coalition

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

Pride Wrap-up and Future Plans Picnic

Christ Church of Chicago.

Please join us for an informal picnic meal of fellowship and enjoying together the waining days of summer. We will celebrate the accomplishments and discuss the opportunities for improvement from our 2019 Pride month events. Please also bring ideas for future CCWC activities and partnerships.

We will picnic in the peace garden of the Christ Church of Chicago. Kindly bring a dish to share. We'll have tables and chairs set up, but also feel free to bring a blanket if you'd like to sit on the grass.

Here's the information:

Pride Wrap-up and Future Plans Picnic
Saturday 9/14/19 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Christ Church Chicago Peace Garden
6047 N. Rockwell, Chicago, IL 60659

Street parking is available and a bike rack. The 84 Peterson bus can be taken from the Bryn Mawr Red line station, and the 49B North Western bus can be taken from the Western Brown line station.

Please RSVP to info@chicagowelcomingchurches.org. Please also feel free to share the event on Facebook.

50th Annual Chicago Pride Parade

Hundreds of Coalition members joined together to march in Chicago's Pride Parade last month. We made a loud, happy, BIG public witness of our congregations' welcome to all people.

See many of the photos our members and the secular press took at last year's parade on the Coalition's Facebook site.

ELM Pride 2019 Devotional

Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (ELM) has a Pride 2019 devotional series. Check it out here.