Open and Affirming Committee

Mission:  The mission of the Open and Affirming Committee is to nurture a welcoming ministry for all of God’s children inside and outside our congregation, including persons of all sexual orientations or gender identities and their families.

Some of the ways the Open and Affirming (O & A) Committee lives out its mission are by:

• sponsoring Adult and Youth Education sessions on the topic of sexual orientation and gender identity
• planning an annual More Light Sunday
• writing letters to the editor in the local newspaper, The Republic, about relevant issues
• marching each June in the Indy Pride Parade
• holding an annual Transgender Day of Remembrance service

First Presbyterian Church, Columbus has been a member of The Covenant Network of Presbyterians since 1998 and a member of More Light Presbyterians since 2014.