Our story so far…
Formed in 2013, the Global Coalition is a collective of activists and church members that works across five continents. Ahead of the 11th WCC General Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany in September 2021, the Global Coalition is planning for ways to make a positive impact as the WCC visits European soil. It will be one of the largest international gatherings of its kind, with more than 5,000 leaders and representatives from more than 350 churches. Come and join us!
Our aims are:
- To amplify the voice of LGBTIQ+ people of faith;
- To bring more attention to issues of sexuality and inclusion of minority groups at the WCC;
- To attend Karlsruhe 2021 as a unified coalition, to gain visibility;
- To attract new voices and show the diversity of people of faith;
- To distribute information (leaflets, online materials) that might help others from diverse backgrounds to feel more at home during the Karlsruhe event.
Our member groups across the world
Find our partners online
Global
- Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC): www.mccchurch.org
- Global Interfaith Network (GIN): www.gin-ssogie.org
- World Student Christian Federation: www.wscf.ch
North America
- United Church of Christ: www.ucc.org
- Reconciling Works: www.reconcilingworks.org
- United Church of Canada: www.united-church.ca
- Affirm United/S’Affirmer Ensemble: https://affirmunited.ause.ca/
Latin America and the Caribbean
- La Red de Teologías y Pastorales Queer: redteologiapastoralqueer.weebly.com
Europe
- European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups: www.lgbtchristians.eu
- German Rainbow Forum: https://www.zentrum-regenbogen.de/index.php/regenbogenforum
Africa
- IAM (South Africa): iam.org.za/our-network
Asia
- Queer Theology Academy (Hong Kong): qtacademy.com/qtj3/index.php/zh
- Rainbow Jesus (South Korea): http://rainbowyesu.org/?ckattempt=1
