Open and Affirming

Since January 1 of 1987, the Michigan Conference of the United Church of Christ has been an Open and Affirming Conference.

The United Church of Christ site for LGBTQ concerns: https://openandaffirming.org/ona/find/

A brief overview of the Open and Affirming (ONA) process for congregations may be found at: www.openandaffirming.org/ona/how/guide/

The site for a Coalition of United Church of Christ Churches in Michigan:
http://www.mi-ona.org/
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Here is a listing of the Open and Affirming churches in the Michigan Conference:
Michigan Conference United Church of Christ

ONA Churches (November 2019)

Covenant Association ONA Churches
Church	City	Email
Salem UCC	Albion	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Bethlehem UCC	Ann Arbor	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Amistad Comminity Church	Ann Arbor
Church of the Good Shepherd	Ann Arbor	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational UCC of Charlotte	Charlotte	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational Church of Chelsea, UCC	Chelsea	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
St. Paul Church, UCC	Chelsea	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Webster United Church of Christ	Dexter	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Edgewood United Church	East Lansing	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Woodside Church	Flint	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational UCC	Grand Ledge	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Haslett Community Church	Haslett	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational UCC	Jackson	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
St. John’s UCC	Jackson	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Pilgrim Congregational UCC	Lansing	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Leslie Congregational UCC	Leslie	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
United Church of Christ	Midland	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The United Church of Ovid	Ovid	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
St. John’s UCC	Owosso	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
St. Paul Church, UCC	Chelsea	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Community Congregational UCC	Pinckney	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational Church	Saginaw	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational UCC	Ypsilanti	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Detroit Metropolitan Association ONA Churches
Church	City	Email
Congregational Church of Birmingham	Bloomfield Hills	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Trinity-St. Mark’s UCC	Detroit	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Whosoever Ministry UCC	Grosse Pointe Farms	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Salem UCC	Farmington	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Grosse Pointe Congregational Church	Grosse Pointe Farms	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Immanuel UCC	Oxford	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational UCC	Rochester	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
St. Paul UCC	Warren	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Bethel UCC	Waterford	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


Eastern Association ONA Churches
Church	City	Email
First Congregational UCC	St. Clair	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


Grand West Association ONA Churches
Church	City	Email
The United Church	Big Rapids	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Douglas Congregational UCC	Douglas	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
East Congregational	Grand Rapids	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Holland UCC	Holland	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Hudsonville Congregational UCC	Hudsonville	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First (Park) Congregational	Grand Rapids	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Plymouth United Church of Christ	Grand Rapids	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Second Congregational UCC	Grand Rapids	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
St. John’s UCC	Grand Rapids	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational Church of Lowell	Lowell	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational Church UCC	Muskegon	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
United Church of Christ	Newaygo	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational Church, UCC	Rockford	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
United Church of Wayland	Wayland	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Southwest Association ONA Churches
Church	City	Email
First Congregational UCC	Battle Creek	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational UCC	Coloma	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational Church	Kalamazoo	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational Church, UCC of South Haven	South Haven	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phoenix Community Church	Kalamazoo	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Portage UCC	Portage	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational Church UCC	St. Joseph	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Pilgrim Congregational UCC	St. Joseph	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

United Northern Association ONA Churches
Church	City	Email
First Congregational Church	Cadillac	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational UCC	Gaylord	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
First Congregational UCC	Manistee	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Trinity UCC	Northport	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
New Waves UCC	Traverse City	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Additional Resources:

http://www.equalitymi.org/
Equality Michigan is Michigan’s only statewide anti-violence and advocacy organization working primarily for Michigan’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.

http://www.inclusivejustice.org/home
Inclusive Justice is a state-wide, faith-based coalition, inclusive of all traditions that affirms the inherent dignity and worth of every human being as a matter of spiritual conviction:

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