Ceramic chalice and pitcher with broken bread on a white cloth, placed on a decorated tablecloth, suggesting a religious or ceremonial setting.

The Call to Covenant Community (2020)

Confident in God’s hopeful future and grateful for the ever-widening welcome of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Covenant Network of Presbyterians seeks an equity still not fully realized for LGBTQIA+ people in church and society, by 

  • Engaging the church to invite all of God’s children into safe and welcoming congregational spaces of affirmation, healing, dignity and purpose; 

  • Educating the church to expand our welcome of LGBTQIA+ people, to affirm their gifts for ordained office, and to uphold marriage equality for all; and 

  • Equipping the church to bear witness to justice through advocacy and activism at the international, national and local church levels; speaking a prophetic word in anxious and divided times; and standing with others in fighting hate and oppression against any of God’s children. 

The Covenant Network of Presbyterians calls the church to bear a unified witness to generous hospitality and faithful justice.

Interested in joining the Covenant Network of Presbyterians? By affirming the above statements, a church Session can make the decision to affiliate with our inclusive network of congregations. Executive Director Brian Ellison would love to answer any questions you may have and talk to you or your church’s Session about this decision.