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.

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October 25th Sign Pick Up and Gathering

Join us on Saturday October 25th for a Sign Pick Up and Gathering Event at Resurrection Lutheran Church (3309 N Seminary Ave) from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

This year we updated our member churches' signs to carry in the parade. This also means that we have all our old signs from before this year taking up space and it’s time to clear them out! Please join us on Saturday, October 25th to pick up your church’s old sign.

This will be a great time to mingle and connect with other church leaders from the Coalition. In the midst of a very tense and tragic time in our city, let us practice gathering and connecting as an act of resistance. We’ll provide coffee and refreshments and weather permitting, we will be outside in their backyard area.

Please note: in order to be good stewards of Resurrection Lutheran’s generosity of space, if someone from your church does not pick up the sign, we will dispose of your church’s old sign after this event.

Please RSVP by October 20th by clicking this link!

October 15th Coalition Meeting

The Coalition last met on Wednesday September 24th on zoom to celebrate and debrief our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and plan future events. As we look towards our sign pick up party and our annual Christmas event, we hope you'll join us to discuss and plan!

Please join us for our next meeting, Wednesday September 24th from 6:30-7:30p.m. on Zoom!

CCWC Meeting
When: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
from 6:30-7:30 pm
Where: On Zoom - Click here to join.

Photos from Chicago's 2025 Pride Celebration

Building new church signs for the 2025 Pride Parade — Building new church signs days before Chicago's 2025 Pride Parade | Photo by Andrew Bailey

The Pre-Parade worship service outside at Broadway United Methodist Church — Our pre-parade worship service on the lawn at Broadway United Methodist Church | Photo by Charing Wei-Jen Chen

Some of the leaders of the Coalition — Some of the leaders of the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches before the parade | Photo by Andrew Bailey

Lining up for the 2025 Pride Parade — Walking in Chicago's 2025 Pride Parade | Photo by Emily Vogt

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