Purpose of the Coalition
The Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches is a collaboration of more than 100 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.
Welcome
Chicago's 2026 Pride Parade
The parade steps off Sunday, June 28th at 11:00 a.m. Click here to see the parade route map.
The Coalition has spot #65 in the parade line up.
Registration to walk with the Coalition is closed.
Pre-Parade Worship
We will be gathering for an ecumenical Pre-Parade Worship Service at Broadway United Methodist Church before the parade The service will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will include music, storytelling, scripture, a sermon, and communion with representation from many of our member churches. The Worship Service will also be live streamed.
Volunteers Needed
Could you greet, usher, sing, and/or help with set up and/or tear down for the Pre-Parade Worship Service? Click here to sign up to volunteer at the Worship Service.
We need volunteers on Saturday, June 27th at 9:30 a.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church to help us sort and load our signs into the van. We will also need volunteers after the parade to unload the van. For the unloading, we will meet back at Resurrection Lutheran Church after the parade at approximately 2:00 p.m. Click here to sign up to load and/or unload the van.
Please consider donating snacks. Click here to donate snacks for at the worship service and during the parade.
Pride Planning
We've been meeting since April planning for Chicago's Pride Parade weekend. Our final meeting will be June 24th from 6:30–7:30 p.m. We will be gathering in person at Broadway Methodist Church AND Online on Zoom.
Coalition Calendar
Purpose of the Coalition
The Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches is a collaboration of more than 100 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 100 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.
