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Atlanta queer-friendly Black church is source of solace for LGBTQ youth: 'I look over and see my peo
Atlanta queer-friendly Black church is source of solace for LGBTQ youth: 'I look over and see my people'
The Vision Cathedral of Atlanta is a safe place for LGBTQ congregants, helping its community members feel less alone when family members may not accept their identities.
Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen III has a theory: Churches that oppress LGBTQI+ people are not churches.
Allen is the senior pastor and founder of The Vision Cathedral of Atlanta, which he began with his husband in 2005.
Today, the predominantly Black Pentecostal church has some 3,000 fellowshipped members, most of whom are LGBTQI+. And, like many organizations that serve marginalized groups, it rests on a historical foundation that the church fought to mold so that its members would be accepted.
The Vision Cathedral of Atlanta is a safe place for LGBTQ congregants, helping its community members feel less alone when family members may not accept their identities.
Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen III has a theory: Churches that oppress LGBTQI+ people are not churches.
Allen is the senior pastor and founder of The Vision Cathedral of Atlanta, which he began with his husband in 2005.
Today, the predominantly Black Pentecostal church has some 3,000 fellowshipped members, most of whom are LGBTQI+. And, like many organizations that serve marginalized groups, it rests on a historical foundation that the church fought to mold so that its members would be accepted.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/atlanta-queer-friendly-black-church-safe-space-lgbtq-youth-rcna72529
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