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About Q Christian Fellowship

Q Christian Fellowship (QCF) is the largest organization of LGBTQ+ Christians in the world.

Mission

Q Christian Fellowship’s mission is to cultivate radical belonging among LGBTQ+ people and allies through a commitment to growth, community, and relational justice.

Vision

Q Christian Fellowship prophetically models a world where all LGBTQ+ people are fully loved by family, church, and community, and Christians worldwide live up to their calling to be instruments of grace and defenders of the outcasts.

Over the past 20 years, the organization has grown to:

  • host an annual (January) international gathering of about 1,000 LGBTQ+ Christians and allies, including youth, clergy, and families

  • develop an array of groundbreaking Guides (many also published in Spanish and to be published in French) on topics like Sexuality and Spirituality, Parents of Newly Out LGBTQ+ People, Clergy, Allies, LGBTQ+ College Students, Prospective Seminarians, Trans & Gender-Expansive Identities, LGBTQ+ Theology 101, and more.

  • host weekly Community Groups serving 1000+ registrants throughout the year that support parents, allies, newly out LGBTQ+ people and cultivates affinity spaces for trans and gender-expansive identities, those who identify as BIPOC, asexual people, and individuals of other identities

  • publish many other resources for reconciling faith with sexuality and gender identity as well as providing resources and gatherings for parents, clergy, and allies.

Q Christian Fellowship and its programming are guided by these values:

  • Model radical belonging

  • Practice hospitality

  • Connect beyond disagreement

  • Protect differences

  • Share our true selves

  • Strive for reconciliation

  • Pursue anti-racist outcomes

  • Work towards equity

For more on QCF’s programming, click here.

Facts

Key Data Points

  • Annual Conference of 1,000+ LGBTQ+ Christians and Allies

  • 56,000+ Social Media Followers

  • 120,000+ Annual Visitors to QCF Websites

History

2001
Founded as online message board known as the Gay Christian Network

2003
First Conference in Dallas

2015
Conference reaches 1,000 attendees

2017
First-ever Parent Summit

2018
Name changed to Q Christian Fellowship

2019
New Executive Director (bio here)

2019
UNCHANGED Movement initiative launches, countering ex-gay efforts and theology

2020
The Good Fruit Project launches in partnership with The Trevor Project

2021
Community Groups reach more than 1,000 participants annually

People

Staff

Our small yet mighty staff includes 8 members, only three of which are full-time. For media inquiries, please contact:

Aiden Nathaniel Diaz

Pronouns: he/him/él
Communications Manager
aiden@qchristian.org

 
 

Board of Directors

Our board represents a broad array of identities and expertise areas, including LGBTQ+ identities, people of color, parents, allies, clergy, and more. Contact us to be put in touch with an expert in the LGBTQ+ faith space.

 

Areas of Expertise

  • Intersection of faith and sexuality

  • LGBTQ+ theology and pastoral care (both LGBTQ+ clergy and pastoral care of LGBTQ+ individuals)

  • Parenting (both parents of LGBTQ+ children and LGBTQ+ parents)

  • Transgender and gender-expansive identities and experiences

  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

  • Intersections of marginalized identities

  • LGBTQ+ college students (including those in Evangelical/non-affirming universities)

  • Conversion/reparative therapy and ex-gay therapy