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
On The Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Dear AWAB Members and Friends: On June 24, 2022 the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the constitutional right of a woman to have an abortion. This decision came as no real surprise based on the earlier leaked draft opinion; however it still brings...
Welcoming the Transgender Community Event in Baptist News Global
AWAB's May 4th event, Welcoming the Transgender Community, was recently highlighted in Baptist News Global. A link to the article is below!
“Welcoming The Transgender Community” Webinar Recording Available
We are all made in the image of God. What that means is that in every person we meet, we learn how different love can look, from person to person and situation to situation. From every human being, we learn something different about what is sacred and what is holy....
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