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UCC churces welcoming partner at Michigan Pride June 11

LANSING –
Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ of Lansing is partnering with First Congregational UCC of Grand Ledge and Edgewood United Church of East Lansing to host a group of booths at the 2011 Michigan Pride Festival at Lansing's Burchard Park.
Pilgrim, First Congregational-Grand Ledge and Edgewood are "Open and Affirming" or "Welcoming and Affirming" churches. They welcome all persons, specifically including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, to participate fully in the life and ministry of their congregations.
The UCC denomination has a long history of inclusion, and was the first mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S. to ordain an openly gay person as a ministerin 1972.
Pilgrim, First Congregational-Grand Ledge and Edgewood are joining together at Pride to stand up for the LGBT community and provide a welcoming and affirming faith presence. The churches will provide a space for people to sit and relax, as well as an area where people may receive the Christian sacrament of Communion. The Communion table will be open to all who seek to know the presence of Christ, regardless of faith background or church affiliation.

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