Dissecting the Closing Speech of the 1st Covenant Network Conference
We are grateful to the Presbyterian Historical Society for helping us look back on 25 years of pursuing a more just and inclusive world for LGBTQIA+ people. In their latest blog post on this topic, you’ll read the closing remarks of our first annual conference.
"Becoming the Body—this is the title of the speech John Buchanan presented to the audience of the first annual conference hosted by the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. Hosted in Denver, Colorado, the weekend of November 5, 1998, this conference was organized in response to the failure of Amendment A to be passed at that year’s General Assembly. The theme of this monumental first meeting was “Living Faithfully in the Church When We Disagree.”....Let’s dissect what’s being said."