GracePointe Church

GracePointe Church is a church in Franklin, Tennessee. It was established in 2003.[1] The senior pastor is Stan Mitchell.

In 2015, GracePointe decided to extend full membership privileges to LGBTQ people.[2] Time magazine reported that it was one of the first evangelical megachurches in the United States to do so, although GracePointe's current attendance is well below the definitional threshold of a megachurch.[2][3]

The church's website says, "Our Church expresses its love in the radical hospitality of Jesus – welcoming all persons into our midst, without regard to race, age, gender, sexual orientation, or physical abilities. You are part of the human family and thus our family. God's family."[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Our Story". GracePointe Church. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Dias, Elizabeth (January 29, 2015). "Nashville Evangelical Church Comes Out for Marriage Equality". Time. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Baird, Julia (23 February 2006). "The good and bad of religion-lite". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Who We Are

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Coordinates: 35°57′54″N 86°50′10″W / 35.965°N 86.836°W / 35.965; -86.836

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