Seasonal Community Groups
Summer Community Group Registration opens May 14
and remains open throughout the summer!
Groups begin the week of June 8.
Registration is free.
Looking for a short term, 6 to 10 week guided group that is focused on a specific topic about being LGBTQ+ and Christian? The groups below are perfect for you!
Wednesday
Wednesdays at 7PM ET
Book Study: Jesus and the Disinherited
Join us for a thoughtful and engaging QCF Community Group book study on Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman. In this powerful and deeply relevant work, Thurman explores the teachings of Jesus through the lens of people who have experienced oppression, exclusion, fear, and injustice. Together, we will reflect on how faith can become a source of liberation, dignity, healing, and courage for marginalized communities, including LGBTQ+ people navigating spirituality and belonging today. This group will offer space for honest conversation, reflection, and connection as we journey through the book together. Whether you are new to Thurman’s work or revisiting it with fresh eyes, you are welcome here. Come ready to listen, learn, wrestle with meaningful questions, and explore what it means to follow a faith rooted in love, justice, and hope.
Led by: Rev. Phoenix Bell-Shelton & Richard Hinchman
Thursday
Thursdays at 8PM ET
Sexuality & Spirituality
The Sexuality and Spirituality Group provides a supportive community to gather and address questions and topics specific to those who are seeking spiritual formation in the midst of discerning their personal sexual ethic. This Affinity Group acts as a safe, conversational space with others to process the feelings and potential obstacles individuals may experience in coming out as an LGBTQ+ Christian, and spends some time concentrating on what are known as the LGBTQ+ “Clobber Passages” in scripture.
Led by: Ashley Lynn Hengst & Jess Ferris
Saturday
Saturdays at 1PM ET
Bible Study: Clobber Passages
Q Christian Fellowship has created this Clobber Passage-focused Bible Study Group to provide a supportive community to gather and address questions, topics and passages in the Bible that are used as an argument against LGBTQ+ affirmation within the context of the Christian faith. This study group is a safe, conversational space to process, wonder, and discover information about the Biblical text and its implication(s) for LGBTQ+ Christians.
Led by: Rev. Stephen Scott & Leeza Finch
Saturdays at 2PM ET
Parents of LGBTQ+ People
A safe place to explore the flood of emotions and questions arising when your child comes out as LGBTQ+. Led by parents who "get it," have been where you are, and want to support YOU. No ongoing group commitment required. Drop in to find immediate support. Stay connected as long as you need, come and go as you wish. Sign in or be anonymous. The door is open, come on in!
Led by: Tonya Edmisten & Paula Brotherson
Can't find the group you're looking for? Check out our Drop-In Community Groups here!
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God is building a home. They are using us all—irrespective of how we got here—in what They are building. God used the apostles and prophets for the foundation. Now God is using you, fitting you in brick by brick, stone by stone, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone that holds all the parts together.
Ephesians 2:20-21The Message Translation