Partners In Harmony

Believe Out Loud

GMCW is proud to support Believe Out Loud. Believe Out Loud was created in 2008 to encourage Christian clergy to voice their affirmation for LGBTQ+ people. As a program of Intersections International – a non-profit organization and the global social justice ministry of the Collegiate Church of New York, Believe Out Loud has grown into a community of thousands of LGBTQ+ people of faith and allies who together create space – literally and spiritually – for all of us to live full, authentic and free lives like we believe all humans should be able to. To learn more, visit their website at believeoutloud.com.

Partners In Harmony

The GMCW mission to champion equality includes honoring and promoting others whose mission enhances and complements our own. In a world where religious leaders and their organizations have too often embodied the oppression and rejection that many of us have suffered, we rejoice to notice the growing number of synagogues, congregations, churches, and other faith-based organizations that welcome, enfold, and celebrate LGBTQ+ persons.

Sometimes at great risk to the respect and support of their own traditions, sometimes in prophetic roles in their communities, sometimes as quietly and naturally as living out their core values, these groups are a rich source of meaning, community, service and worship for many of our singers and audience members.

We proudly list them here as our PARTNERS IN HARMONY. We recommend them to any who are looking for a faith-based community to call home.

To be included in future editions of this list, please contact C. Paul Heins, associate conductor, at cpheins@gmcw.org or contact the Chorus office at 202.293.1548.

• Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church – accotinkuu.org
• Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation – adatshalom.net
• All Souls Church Unitarian – all-souls.org
• All Souls Episcopal Church – allsoulsdc.org
• Arlington Presbyterian Church – arlingtonpresbyterian.net
• Augustana Lutheran Church – augustanadc.org
• Bet Mishpachah – betmish.org
• Bethel United Church of Christ – bethelucc-va.org
• Bethesda United Church of Christ – bethesdaucc.org
• Bethesda United Methodist Church – washmorefeet.org
• Bethlehem Lutheran Church – blclife.org
• Beverley Hills Community United Methodist Church –  bevhillschurch.org
• Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Church – bruu.org
• Burke Presbyterian Church – burkepreschurch.org
• Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church – capitolhillpreschurch.org
• Capitol Hill United Methodist Church – chumc.net
• Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church – cedarlane.org
• Center for Spiritual Living – Metro – cslmetro.org
• Christ Church + Washington Parish – washingtonparish.org
• Christ Congregational Church – cccsilverspring.org
• Christ Episcopal Church Kensington – ccpk.org
• Church of the Ascension – ascensionmd.org
• The Church of the Epiphany – epiphanydc.org
• Church of the Pilgrims – churchofthepilgrims.org
• Clarendon Presbyterian Church – clarendonpresbyterian.org
• Cleveland Park Congregational United Church of Christ – cpcchurch.org
• Commonwealth Baptist Church – cbcalexandria.org
• Congregation Ner Shalom – nershalom.org
• Dignity Washington – dignitywashington.org
• Dumbarton United Methodist Church – dumbartonumc.org
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church – emmanuelonhigh.org
• Fairlington Presbyterian Church – fpcusa.org
• Fairlington United Methodist Church – fairlingtonumc.org
• The Falls Church Episcopal – thefallschurch.org
• First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, DC – firstbaptistdc.org
• First Christian Church of Falls Church – fccfc.org
• First Congregational United Church of Christ – firstuccdc.org
• Foundry United Methodist Church – foundryumc.org
• Friends Meeting of Washington (Quaker) – quakersdc.org
• Georgetown Lutheran Church – georgetownlutheran.com
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – gslutheran.net
• Grace Episcopal Church, Silver Spring Parish – graceepiscopalchurch.org
• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church – holytrinityfallschurch.org
• Hope United Church of Christ – hopeucc.org
• Immanuel Presbyterian Church – ipcmclean.org
• Kol Ami: Northern Virginia Jewish Reconstructionist Community – kolamivirginia.org
• Little River United Church of Christ – lrucc.org
• Luther Place Memorial Church – lutherplace.org
• Lutheran Church of the Reformation – reformationdc.org
• Many Voices – manyvoices.org
• Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia – mccnova.com
• Metropolitan Community Church of Washington – mccdc.com
• Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church – mvpumc.org
• Mount Vernon Unitarian Church – mvuc.org
• National City Christian Church – nationalcitycc.org
• The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church – nyapc.org
• Oaklands Presbyterian Church – oaklandspres.org
• Oseh Shalom – oseh-shalom.org
• Rising Sun Outreach Ministry – rising-sun-outreach-ministry.org
• River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation – rruuc.org
• Riverside Baptist Church DC – riversidedc.org
• Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ – rockspringucc.org
• Rockville Presbyterian Church – rockvillepres.org
• St. Alban’s Episcopal Church – stalbansdc.org
• St. Anne’s Episcopal Church – stannes-reston.org
• St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church – staugustinesdc.org
• St. George’s Episcopal Church, Glenn Dale Parish – stgeorgesglenndale.org
• St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square – stjohns-dc.org
• St. John’s Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish – stjohnsnorwood.org
• St. Luke’s Episcopal Church – saintlukeschurch.net
• St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church – stmargaretsdc.org
• St. Mark’s Episcopal Church – stmarks.net
• St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church – stmatthewssterling.org
• St. Michael’s Episcopal Church – stmichaelsarlington.org
• St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church – saintstephensdc.org
• St. Thomas’ Parish Episcopal Church – stthomasdc.org
• Takoma Park Presbyterian Church – takomaparkpc.org
• Temple Rodef Shalom – templerodefshalom.org
• Tikkun Leil Shabbat – tikkunleilshabbat.org
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington – uucava.org
• Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax – uucf.org
• Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville – uucr.org
• Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling – uusterling.org
• The United Church – Die Vereinigte Kirche – theunitedchurch.org
• Unity Fellowship Church of Washington, DC – ufcdc.org
• Unity of Fairfax – unityoffairfax.org
• Universalist National Memorial Church – universalist.org
• Washington City Church of the Brethren – washingtoncitycob.org
• Washington Ethical Society – ethicalsociety.org
• Washington National Cathedral – cathedral.org
• Westminster Presbyterian Church – westminsterdc.org
• Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ – westmorelanducc.org