ReligiousGroups

LGBTQ+ Supportive Religious Groups

Anglican

• St Margaret of Scotland Anglican, says Halifax activist EdSavage
• Cathedral Church of All Saints (Anglican/Episcopal), Martello Rd, Halifax is a proud parish partner, and invites GLBTQ persons to worship with them.

Baptist

• First Baptist Church on Oxford Street is affirming

United

• BedfordUnitedChurch became an Affirming church on May 7, 2006. 1200 Bedford Highway. http://bedfordunited.com/
• StMatthewsUnitedChurch is another Affirm United Church in Halifax
• StJohnsUnitedChurch was the first to get started in becoming an Affirming church, and also hosts the MannaForHealth Christmas Dinner.
• Grace United in downtown Dartmouth is Affirming.
• Rockingham United

Buddhist

• Halifax Shambhala Centre is welcoming to all. Practice meditation and meet others interested in the basic goodness of all beings and transforming society. 1084 Tower Rd. Or call 420-1118. http://halifax.shambhala.org/
  • Occasionally hosts QueerDharma events
• Atlantic Soto Zen Centre - Zen Buddhist practice group, offering free group meditation and learning. Services are held Wednesday evenings at Dalhousie Student Union Building. More info online @ http://storder.org/community/affiliates/atlantic-soto-zen-center

Jewish Synagogues

• Shaar Shalom Synagogue (Conservative) Is extremely gay friendly and will perform gay Jewish weddings

Other Faiths & Practices

• HalifaxFriends - Quakerism group; Quakerism emphasizes that we all manifest the Divine
• UniversalistUnitarianChurch of Halifax on Inglis Street has been a Welcoming Congregation since the 1960s or before
  • FirstPersonQueerDiscussion Group was held here

LGBTQ+ Church Groups

• ProudAnglicans - gay, lesbian, and bisexual Anglicans and their friends.

Defunct Groups

• HalifaxUnityMosque
• First stop for anyone should be the LGBT focussed churches: CentreOfHope, or KoinoniaChurch
• SalaamFoundation - dedicated to Muslims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender
• Sparrow - a gay/lesbian christian group
• SafeHarbourChurch - an MCC church which closed in 2011