Tag: queer

  • National Coming Out Day

    National Coming Out Day

    by Julie Hoke, pastor of Circle of Hope in Germantown A note from the Julie to the body: Dear friends, National Coming Out Day was this week and I want to acknowledge and celebrate LGBTQIA+ folks who have come out. Making that decision and living into it is a brave thing to do. For those…

  • A church where everyone can thrive

    A church where everyone can thrive

    by Rachel Sensenig, pastor of Circle of Hope in South Philly Many folks have asked me recently, where are we going? What kind of church are we trying to be? We’ve gone through some difficult and confusing changes over the past year with the retirement of our founding pastors, in a pandemic with layers of…