Seventh-day Adventist

Affirming God's love for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons

Our Vision

We envision a body of Christ in which straight, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and trans-gendered members truly exemplify the love of God in their relations with each other -- loving unconditionally without demanding proof that others are "worthy" of love. For God loved us unconditionally, as unworthy as we are.

To this end we wish to foster understanding and dialogue to help reduce the fear of homosexuality (homophobia) that is too often evident in conservative Christian churches and to replace it with an active love that finds its source in the heart of God.

We envision our discussion lists as aiding subscribers in recognizing their supreme value in the eyes of God. And we envision cyber communities in which persons with different sexual orientations "bear one another's burdens" and so fulfill the law of Christ, encouraging each other in our relationships with Christ.

The ministry is committed to helping churches, schools, organizations and individuals throughout the church to dispel the stigma of having homosexual tendencies, in a way that is true to Biblical principles through an understanding of the issues related to Same Gender Attraction (SGA). This stigma and fear does not only affect the persons with SGA, but also their families and friends. It is not our mission to argue the stance of the SDA Church on the issues, but rather to accept, uphold, and apply them in our outreach ministry.

Seventh Day Adventist Kinship International, Inc.

Supporting and advocating
for gay Adventists since 1976

Welcome

Seventh-day Adventist Kinship International is a support organization devoted to the spiritual, emotional, social and physical well-being of current and former Seventh-day Adventists who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT).

We believe all are created in the image of God and that no one should be mistreated or discriminated against because of their sexual orientation differences. Kinship is a volunteer organization that champions human rights for all people.

Someone to talk to. . .

for families of gays and lesbians

The purpose of this ministry for Adventist families and friends of gays and lesbians is:

to provide a listening ear for parents who desperately need a "safe" person to talk to,
to help parents work through their initial emotions of shock, anger, shame, grief and pain,
to enable parents to get past focusing on their own suffering so they can begin to understand their children's situations and the confusion and rejection they have experienced much of their lives,
to encourage parents to demonstrate God's unconditional love to their children, and
to provide information and resources in the hope that they will help our church to move beyond ignorance and prejudice and to reach out with true compassion and understanding to those who so often have not been treated the way Jesus modeled.