LGBTQ+ Affirming, Rural, Southern Churches
A Project through the Louisville Institute Pastoral Study Program
From 2024–2026, I conducting interviews and compiled profiles of LGBTQ+ affirming churches in the rural southeast United States. These peculiar (or queer?) communities offer a breath of fresh air, a place of hope and belonging, and a story that resists many of the stereotypes of our region.
You can check out some of the stories and wisdom from the project below.
Read: Queering Southern Hospitality: How churches practice welcome in the rural South, an article at Duke Divinity School’s Faith & Leadership
Listen: To the radio series produced through Yonder Radio and the Center for Rural Strategies’ Rural Faith Initiative.
Episode 116: “LGBTQ+ Affirming Churches in the Rural South: Does that even exist?”
