FERNDALE — Pastor Frank Turner will speak at a March 31 town hall about LGBTQ people's experiences with faith, planned by the Affirmations Faith Alliance.
Members of the Faith Alliance will discuss an exciting launch of the Faith Discussion Group at Affirmations this spring. Turner will serve as moderator and will provide the keynote address.
Turner, from the Believers Congregation in Novi, wasn't always a strong supporter of the LGBT community and has come a long way from his time as an active homophobe. In an op-ed published in Between The Lines last year, Turner describes his passage into acceptance and how his faith helped guide him to a place of compassion and inclusion instead of hatred and intolerance.
"But as my allegiance to the denomination gave way to my discipleship to Jesus, a transformation took hold in my heart, and I found the only satisfying answer to the question of marriage equality is love," he wrote.
The town hall will begin at 6 p.m. at Affirmations. Affirmations is located at 290 W. Nine Mile Road in Ferndale.
Pastor Frank Turner to Speak at Faith Alliance Town Hall
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