Voice of the Turtle Online News & Commentary To find out more, click on the links below:   Who We Are   Find a Welcoming & Affirming Church   W&A Chapters and Member Organizations   Membership Information   Bible Studies   The InSpiriter   Gatherings & Events   Resources   News   Contact AWAB   Meet the AWAB Council   Related Links   Make a Donation   Return to Home Page	Welcoming & Affirming Gatherings   This page list gatherings, retreats, conferences and meetings that are welcoming and affirming of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, their families and allies. Some of the listings are not exclusively W&A oriented, but gatherings where LGBT people are welcome to participate in a welcoming, safe and respectful environment.     University Baptist Church Open Circle’s 12th annual GLBT Retreat is October 10-12th, 2008! Open Circle serves as a ministry and outreach to the GLBT community within and outside UBC. University Baptist Church is a welcoming and affirming American Baptist congregation and welcomes all, just the way you are. This year’s theme is “We Are Not Alone” and will focus on the role of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people within the church. All are welcome. Highlights include: Screening of the film For The Bible Tells Me So Taize prayer seminar GLBT Legal Issues seminar Gay and Christian—is it possible? Relating to Relatives seminar Roundtable discussions on “What and Who Are On Our Side” and “The Next GLBT Generation” University Baptist Church 2130 Guadalupe St. Austin, TX 78705 Phone: 512-478-8559 Fax: 512-478-8553 Open Circle E-mail: kwhiteatc@hotmail.com     - back to top of page - AWAB home page - member churches - - mission - resources - The InSpiriter - news updates - - membership information -       © The Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists, 2007. All rights reserved.