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Charlotte's Gay
RRNGLE Awarded Outreach Grant
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The Raleigh Religious Network for Gay
and Lesbian Equality has received a grant of
$2,500 from the Southeastern Conference
for Lesbians & Gay Men '90/Raleigh Steer
ing Committee to extend its outreach in the
community.
The funds were generated by the South
eastern Conference for Lesbians and Gay
Men held in Raleigh last March and were
made available to groups in the Raleigh area
whose work benefits the gay and lesbian .
community.
The grant will provide initial salary sup
port for a part-time Outreach Coordinator,
whose primary tasks are making direct con
tact with area clergy, organizing a speakers'
'bureau, and producing a comprehensive gay/
lesbian resource guide for the Raleigh area.
RRNGLE is an ecumenical network of
clergy and lay persons active since 1987 in
challenging homophobia, providing educa
tional events, and encouraging the accep
tance of lesbians and gay men by faith
commimities and siKiety at large.
Its members include parish clergy, cam
pus ministers, professors and lay members
of local Episcopal, United Methodist, Bap
tist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Jewish, Unitar
ian, Lutheran, United Church of Christ,
Disciples of Christ and Metropolitan Com
munity Church congregations.
RRNGLE sponsors a conference in Ra
leigh each March on issues concerning faith
communities and gay men and le.sbians. Past
speakers include Dr. Carter Heyward of
Episcopal Divinity School and Dr. George
Edwards of Louisville Presbyterian Theo
logical Seminary.
RRNGLE has also l>een an active sup-
{xirter of and participant in Gay Pride marches
for the last three years. RRNGLE clergy
spoke at the 1990 Pride rally and at the
ecumenical worship service. Several net
work members have addressed church, uni
versity and government groups on gay is
sues.
When the NAMES Project AIDS quilt
was displayed in Raleigh, RRNGLE pro
vided speakers for the opening and closing
ceremonies as well as grief support counsel
ors thnnighout. Network members regularly
resptmd to current issues in the religious,
political and legislative arenas with articles
and letters to editors in support of gay rights.
RRNGLE has chosen the Reverend Jimmy
Creech to fill the newly-ftmded position of
Outreach Coordinator. Creech, a United
Metluxlist minister tor more tlian 20 years, is
a founding member and former convener of
RRNGLE, a board member of the AIDS
Service Agency of Wake County, Inc., and
co-chair of last year's HEARTSTRINGS
performance in Durham.
He lost his pastorate at Fairmont United
Methixlist Church in Raleigh last June as a
result of contooversy over his support of gay
rights.
Because the beliefs of clergy impact so
powerftilly the attitudes of their congrega
tions, Creech will be inviting area clergy to
get acquainted with the network, attend
educational events and avail themselves of
speakers to address groups in their churches
and synagogues. RRNGLE also plans to
help interested people in other parts of the
state form similar networks.
The resource guide will make available
information on gay and lesbian organizatiois,
church groups, arts opportunities, social
gatherings, businesses, books and periodi
cals, health resources, support groups,
hotlines, counselors, affirming clergy and
events.
Publication is planned by June 1991.
Submissions of information for possible in
clusion in the guide are welcome. The book
let will be available by mail and at fre
quented gathering places in the gay and
lesbian community.
RRNGLE is also seeking contributions
from foundations, churches and individuals
to help meet printing costs and other ex
penses not covered by the SECLGM grant.
Those who have questions, information or
contributions should address them to
RRNGLE, P.O. Box 5961, Raleigh, NC
27650-5961.
Nelson To Lead
RRNGLE Conference
Dr. James B. Nelson, Professor of Chris
tian Ethics at United Theological Seminary
of the Twin Cities, will lead a conference on
"Making Connections; Spirituality and
Sexuality" in Raleigh on March 8 and 9,
1991. This is the fourth annual conference
sponsored by the Raleigh Religious Network
for Gay and Lesbian Equality.
Dr. Nelson is widely known as an author
and lecturer. His books include Eniboiliment;
An Approach to Sexuality and Christian
Theology; Human Medicine. Between Two
Garderis and The Intimate Connection; Male
Sexualitv/Masculine Spirituality.
Dr. Nelson will make four different pre
sentations, two on Friday and two on Satur
day. The conference will also offer oppor
tunities for worship, resource sharing,
questions and answers, small group discus
sions on various topics, a book table and
personal stories in a fishbowl format.
Usually Friday's session is geared toward
clergy and Saturday's toward the general
public, but anyone may register for either
single day or for both days.
The conference will take place at Pullen
Memorial Baptist Church, one block east of
the N.C. State belitower on Hillsborough
Street in Raleigh.
For further information, please write to
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