Congregations on this list are known to LOVEboldly to be intentionally affirming of LGBTQIA+ people. LOVEboldly uses the term "affirming" to refer to churches that meet the following criteria: a) will allow same-gender partners to marry in their building/on their property; b) will ordain and/or hire clergy who are LGBTQIA+; and c) will allow LGBTQIA+ people to serve in all ministries including on the church's governing body.

 

This list is neither exhaustive nor is it a guarantee that every LGBTQIA+ person and their allies will be welcomed in these communities. Congregations are groups of people, and though we try, people sometimes hurt other people, even unintentionally.

 

If you know of a congregation that is missing, please contact Ben Huelskamp

 

🤝 A LOVEboldly Church Partner (click here to learn more)

🏳️‍🌈 One or more openly LGBTQIA+ clergy or lay leaders

🏳️‍⚧️ One or more openly Transgender clergy or lay leaders

🎓 Congregation employees a current or former LOVEboldly Fellow (click here to learn more)

 

Bexley

• St. Alban Episcopal Church – 333 S. Drexel Ave., Bexley, OH 43209

 

Chardon, OH

• Celebration Lutheran Church (ELCA) - 10621 Auburn Rd., Chardon, OH

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Chagrin Falls, OH

• Federated Church (UCC) - 76 Bell St., Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 🏳️‍🌈

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Chillicothe, OH

• St. Paul's Episcopal Church - 33 E Main St., Chillicothe, OH 45601 🏳️‍🌈

• Orchard Hill United Church of Christ - 105 N. Courtland Dr., Chillicothe, OH 45601  

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Cincinnati, OH (suburbs are listed separately)

• Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) – 318 E 4th St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

• Church of the Advent (Episcopal) - 2366 Kemper Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45206 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

• Clifton United Methodist Church – 3416 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220

• First United Church of Christ - 5808 Glenview Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224 🏳️‍🌈

• Mt. Adams Pilgrim Chapel (UCC) – 1222 Ida St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

• Pilgrim United Church of Christ – 4418 Bridgetown Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45211 🎓

• Truth and Destiny (UCC) – 2645 W. North Bend Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45239

• Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church – 103 William Howard Taft Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45219

• Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church - 2710 Newtown Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45244 🏳️‍🌈

• The Gathering at Northern Hills (UU) – 460 Fleming Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45231 🏳️‍🌈

• Lutheran Church of the Resurrection (ELCA) - 1950 Nagel Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45255 

• St. Timothy's Episcopal Church - 8101 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45255 

• Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) - 6474 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45255

• Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (ELCA) - 5841 Werk Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45248 🏳️‍🌈

 

Circleville, OH

• St. Philip's Episcopal Church - 129 W Mound St., Circleville, OH 43113 🏳️‍🌈 

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Cleveland, OH (suburbs are listed separately)

• Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal) - 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115

• Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ - 2592 W 14th St., Cleveland, OH 44113

• Franklin Circle Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) - 1688 Fulton Rd., Cleveland, OH 44113 🏳️‍🌈 

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Columbus, OH (suburbs are listed separately)

• American Baptist

  • ​University Baptist Church – 50 W Lane Ave., Columbus, OH 43201

• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

  • Fourth Avenue Christian Church - 296 W 4th Ave., Columbus, OH 43201​

• Episcopalian

  • Trinity Episcopal Church – 125 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215

  • St. Stephen Episcopal Church – 30 W Woodruff Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 🏳️‍🌈 🤝 🎓

  • St. John Episcopal Church - 1003 W Town St., Columbus, OH 43222 🏳️‍🌈

• Lutheran (ELCA)

  • Gethsemane Lutheran Church – 35 E. Stanton Ave., Columbus, OH 43214

  • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church – 404 S 3rd St., Columbus, OH 43215

  • Redeemer Lutheran Church – 1555 S. James Rd., Columbus, OH 43227

  • St. Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church – 1506 E. Long St., Columbus, OH 43203

  • Lord of Life Lutheran Church – 2480 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., Columbus, OH 43235

• Mennonite

• • ​Columbus Mennonite Fellowship – 35 Oakland Park Ave., Columbus, OH 43214

• Metropolitan Community Churches

  • ​New Creation Metropolitan Community Church – PO Box 7303, Columbus, OH 43207

• Presbyterian

  • Covenant Presbyterian Church – 2070 Ridgecliff Rd., Columbus, OH 43221 🏳️‍🌈

  • Broad Street Presbyterian Church – 760 East Broad St., Columbus, OH 43205

  • Indianola Presbyterian Church – 1970 Waldeck Ave., Columbus, OH 43201

• Unitarian Universalist

  • First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus - 93 W Weisheimer Rd., Columbus, OH 43214

• United Church of Christ

  • First Congregational Church (UCC) – 444 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215

  • First Community Church (UCC)

    • North Campus – 3777 Dublin Rd., Columbus, OH 43221

    • South Campus – 1320 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, OH 43212

  • St. John UCC – 59 E. Mound St., Columbus, OH 43215 🏳️‍🌈

  • Just North UCC – 2040 Henderson Rd., Columbus, OH 43220

• United Methodist

  • Cityview Church – 1150 W 5th Ave., Columbus, OH 43212 🏳️‍🌈 

  • King Avenue United Methodist Church – 299 King Ave., Columbus, OH 43201 🏳️‍🌈 

  • Circle of Hope – Columbus, OH

  • United Methodist Church for All People – 946 Parsons Ave., Columbus, OH 43206 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🤝

  • Livingston United Methodist Church – 200 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus, OH 43215 🏳️‍🌈

  • Broad Street United Methodist Church – 501 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215

  • Gates-Fourth United Methodist Church – 119 E. Gates St., Columbus, OH 43206

  • Short North Church – 25 W 5th Ave., Columbus, OH 43201 🤝

  • North Broadway United Methodist Church – 48 E. North Broadway, Columbus, OH 43214 🏳️‍🌈 🤝

  • Maple Grove United Methodist Church - 7 West Henderson Rd., Columbus, OH 43214

  • Stone Village Church – 139 E 2nd Ave., Columbus, OH 43201 🏳️‍🌈

  • Bethel International United Methodist Church - 1220 Bethel Rd., Columbus, OH 43220

  • Church of the Good Shepherd - 6176 Sharon Woods Blvd., Columbus, OH 43229 

  • Linworth United Methodist Church - 7070 Bent Tree Blvd., Columbus, OH 43235 🏳️‍🌈  

• Multidenominational

  • Jacob's Porch - 45 E 13th Ave., Columbus, OH 43201 🏳️‍🌈 

• Grace New Covenant Ministries – 1234 Demorest Rd., Columbus, OH 🏳️‍🌈

• Blue Ocean Faith Columbus – 7 West Henderson Rd., Columbus, OH 43214 🏳️‍🌈 

 

Dayton

• Christ Church (Episcopal) – 20 W First St., Dayton, OH 45402

• Living Beatitudes Community (Independent Catholic)– 20 W First St., Dayton, OH 45402

• Eternal Joy MCC – 24 N Jefferson St., Dayton, OH 45402 

• Hope Collective Church (Methodist) – 130 E 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402 🏳️‍🌈

• Congregation for Reconciliation (UCC) – PO Box 60418, Dayton, OH 45406

• David’s United Church of Christ – 170 W David Road, Dayton, OH 45429 🏳️‍🌈

• Shiloh Church, UCC – 5300 Philadelphia Dr., Dayton, OH 45415

• First Baptist Church (American Baptist) - 111 West Monument Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45402 🏳️‍🌈

• Miami Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - 8690 Yankee St., Dayton, OH 45458 🎓

 

Delaware

• Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship- 190 W Winter St., Delaware, OH 43015

 

Dublin, OH

• Prince of Peace Lutheran Church – 5475 Brand Rd., Dublin, OH 43017

• Indian Run United Methodist Church - 6305 Brand Rd., Dublin, OH 43016 🏳️‍🌈

• Amlin United Methodist Church - 5441 Cosgray Rd., Dublin, OH 43016

• Dublin Community Church (UCC) - 81 W. Bridge St., Dublin, OH 43017

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Fairport Harbor, OH

• Community of St. Hildegard (Independent Catholic) - 630 Plum St., Fairport Harbor, OH 44077

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Gambier, OH

• Harcourt Parish Episcopal Church - 100 College-Park St., Gambier, OH 43022 🏳️‍🌈

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Granville, OH​

• ​United Church of Granville (Alliance of Baptists/UCC) - 115 West Broadway, Granville, OH 43023 🏳️‍🌈

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Hamilton, OH

• Nexus United Church of Christ – 6645 Morris Rd., Hamilton, OH 45011

 

Hilliard, OH

• Hilliard United Methodist Church – 5445 Scioto Darby Rd., Hilliard, OH 43026

 

Jackson, OH

• The Open Table - (meeting location available on the website) 🏳️‍🌈

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Kettering, OH

• Harmony Creek Church (UCC) – 5280 Bigger Rd, Kettering, OH 45440 🏳️‍🌈

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Kirtland, OH

• Old South Church (UCC) - 9802 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094

• East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church - 10848 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094

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Lancaster, OH

• St. John Episcopal Church - 134 N Broad St., Lancaster, OH 43130 🏳️‍🌈

• Grace United Church of Christ - 1185 Pleasantville Dr., Lancaster, OH 43130

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Lewis Center, OH

• North UU Congregation - 1574 Franklin St., Lewis Center, OH 43035 🏳️‍🌈

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Logan, OH

• St. Paul Episcopal Church - 375 E Main St., Logan, OH 43138 🏳️‍🌈

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Maineville, OH

• Lakeview United Church of Christ – 8639 Columbia Rd., Maineville, OH 45039

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Mason, OH

• Compass Christian Church (DOC) - 6771 Tylersville Rd., Mason, OH 45040

• The Open Table - (meeting location available on the website) 🏳️‍🌈

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Medina, OH

• Unity of Medina - 655 N Broadway St., Medina, OH 44256

• United Church of Christ, Congregational - 217 E. Liberty St., Medina, OH 44256

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Montgomery, OH

• Evergreen Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) - 9994 Zig Zag Rd., Montgomery, OH 45242 🏳️‍🌈

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Monroeville, OH

• Monroeville United Church of Christ - 29 Chapel St., Monroeville, OH 44847

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Mount Vernon, OH

• ​First Congregational United Church of Christ - 200 N Main St., Mount Vernon, OH 43050

 

New Albany, OH

• Rose Run Presbyterian Church - 5220 Johnstown Rd., New Albany, OH 43054

• All Saints Episcopal Church - 5101 Johnstown Rd., New Albany, OH 43054 🏳️‍🌈

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New Philadelphia, OH

• Emmanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA) - 202 East High Ave., New Philadelphia, OH 44663 🏳️‍🌈

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North Jackson, OH

• First Federated Church - 10786 Mahoning Ave., North Jackson, OH, 44451 🤝

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Pataskala, OH

• Overflow Church - 361 S. Main St., Pataskala, OH 43062

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Pickerington, OH

• Epiphany Lutheran Church (ELCA) - 268 Hill Road North, Pickerington, OH 43147 🏳️‍🌈 🎓

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Sandusky, OH

• Grace Episcopal Church - 315 Wayne St., Sandusky, OH 44870 

• First Congregational United Church of Christ - 1158 Cleveland Rd., Sandusky, OH 44870

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Shaker Heights, OH

• Plymouth Church UCC - 2860 Coventry Rd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 🏳️‍🌈

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Toledo, OH

• St. Lucas Lutheran Church (ELCA) - 745 Walbridge Ave., Toledo, OH 43609 🎓

• Trinity Episcopal Church - 316 Adams St., Toledo, OH 43604 🏳️‍🌈 🎓

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Upper Arlington, OH

• Northwest Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) - 1340 Fishinger Rd., Upper Arlington, OH 43221

• ​St. Mark Episcopal Church – 2151 Dorset Rd., Columbus, OH 43221

• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA) - 2001 Northwest Blvd., Columbus, OH 43212

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Wadsworth, OH

• Grace Lutheran Church (ELCA) - 146 High St., Wadsworth, OH 44281 🎓

• Trinity United Church of Christ - 215 High St., Wadsworth, OH 44281

• First Christian Church of Wadsworth (DOC) - 116 E Boyer St., Wadsworth, 44281

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West Chester, OH

• Lord of Life Lutheran Church (ELCA) - 6329 Tylersville Rd., West Chester, OH 45069 🏳️‍🌈

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Westerville, OH

• St. Matthew Episcopal Church – 30 E College Ave., Westerville, OH 43081

• Westerville Community United Church of Christ – 770 County Line Rd., Westerville, OH 43081 🏳️‍🌈 🤝

• Church of the Master United Methodist Church – 24 N Grove St., Westerville, OH 43081

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🤝 A LOVEboldly Church Partner (click here to learn more)

🏳️‍🌈 One or more openly LGBTQIA+ clergy or lay leaders

🏳️‍⚧️ One or more openly Transgender clergy or lay leaders

🎓 Congregation employees a current or former LOVEboldly Fellow (click here to learn more)

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