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
Registration Still Open For 2023’s Annual Lectureship!
2023 Annual LectureshipRev. Dr. Susan Shaw Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesOregon State University "Truth and Lies at the Foot of the Cross:The Church and God's LGBTQ+ Children" About the Lecture: We’ve all heard how everyone’s equal at...
Trans Webinar Series Episode 2:What Is Gender-Affirming Care?
“Gender-Affirming Care” is a phrase that’s been demonized in recent times, warped in a systematic way to trigger an image not of someone being affirmed for who they are, but rather an image of a five-year-old who is being forced against their will to physically change...
The Breakfast Prayer
Friend and former AWAB board member Madison McClendon wrote the following prayer that preceded the AWAB Breakfast at the American Baptist Biennial Mission Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Saturday, June 24th, 2023. Strong, handsome, fierce and powerful Mother....
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