At the September 2024 meeting of the Session of Geneva Presbyterian Church, the ruling elders of Geneva Presbyterian Church voted unanimously to join the Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
In so doing, Geneva joined more than 400 PCUSA congregations and thousands of individual Presbyterians who are committed to the full inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people in the life of our denomination.
Geneva Presbyterian Church has been, and will continue to be, committed to:
Engaging the church to invite all of God’s children into safe and welcoming congregational spaces of affirmation, healing, dignity and purpose;
Educating the church to expand our welcome of LGBTQIA+ people, to affirm their gifts for ordained office, and to uphold marriage equality for all; and
Equipping the church to bear witness to justice through advocacy and activism at the international, national and local church levels; speaking a prophetic word in anxious and divided times; and standing with others in fighting hate and oppression against any of God’s children.
By formally joining the Covenant Network of Presbyterians, Geneva Presbyterian Church – a welcoming-and-affirming congregation – codifies our commitment to full inclusion for our LGTBQIA+ friends and siblings. The Covenant Network of Presbyterians has done some vitally important advocacy and educational work in the 27 years since its founding, and we’re pleased that our congregation can be a part of these endeavors moving forward. If you’d like to read more about the organization and its leadership, visit www.covnetpres.org.
We are proud to be a congregation that has taken this stand for justice and pray that we will continue to blaze new trails, in this and other areas of inclusion. This is the work that God has called us to do!