Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists
since 1993
Welcoming & Affirming All People
As the only organization solely devoted to building the Welcoming and Affirming movement within the Baptist traditions, AWAB has a unique call to be The National Voice for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Allied Baptists in the US.
Since 1993 AWAB has been supporting churches in being and becoming Welcoming and Affirming of all people regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. We work as individuals, congregations, regional groupings and as a national body to advance the Radical Welcome and Love of God in Jesus Christ through being the Ministry of Reconciliation and building up the Beloved Community where all will be one.
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Recent News
AWAB Executive Director to Lecture at CRCDS
AWAB Executive Director to Deliver CRCDS Lecture The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB) is proud to announce that our Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Brian Henderson, will deliver the Melanie Duguid-May Christian Faith & LGBTQ+ Experience Lecture...
DOJ Subpoenas on Trans Youth Care: Parent Resource
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently issued civil subpoenas to healthcare facilities that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth. These actions are part of a broader campaign seeking to limit or end access to this vital care. To support families...
AWAB Joins Supreme Court Brief Opposing Conversion Therapy in Chiles v. Salazar
The Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists (AWAB) is honored to add our name and support to an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief filed today with the U.S. Supreme Court by Americans United for Separation of Church & State. This case—Chiles v....
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