🌈 Top 5 Reasons SNEUCC Churches Should Show Up at Pride 🌈 Pride is more than a parade it’s a holy moment to show up with love, compassion, and bold witness. Here’s why it matters that churches in the Southern New England Conference are visible and present at Pride: 1. We Made a Promise. Let’s Live It Out. As Open and Affirming churches, we’ve said all are welcome. Pride is a chance to show that wasn’t just a statement it’s who we are. Let’s show up with open hearts and open arms. 2. Our Presence Can Heal. So many LGBTQ+ folks carry deep wounds from churches that rejected them. When we show up with stoles, signs, and smiles, we become part of the healing. Just being there can say, “We’re sorry and we’re here for you now.” 3. Pride Is a Place for Relationship. Church doesn’t stop at the sanctuary doors. Pride gives us a chance to build real, joyful connections with people in our communities to laugh, dance, listen, and love alongside our neighbors. 4. This Is What Justice Looks Like. Jesus stood with the outcast, the excluded, the pushed-aside. When we show up at Pride, we’re saying our faith leads us toward justice and love not judgment. That’s the Gospel in action. 5. Visibility Changes Lives. A queer kid at Pride might see your church’s banner and realize, maybe for the first time, that God’s love includes them too. That’s not small, it’s everything. Just being visible can bring hope. It can save lives. 💒 SNEUCC churches bring your whole selves, your spirit, your music, your joy. Let’s show the world that God’s love truly has no limits. #UCC #SNEUCC #ONAAndProud #FaithfulAtPride 🌈 (fb)

"I am fearfully and wonderfully made." ~ Psalm 139:14 #pride🌈 (fb)