Our Small Group
Westwood UMC’s Queer group – our Small Group for LGBTQIA+ folks – meets on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at noon, for community and conversation.
We are a Reconciling Church
We, the faith community of Westwood Church, affirm that a God-filled perspective understands and embraces diversity and radical inclusivity; for that reason we embrace and affirm the full inclusion of everyone regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. We explicitly welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who have been marginalized and diminished within the larger United Methodist tradition. We commit to embracing the responsibility of pushing for a more open and inclusive United Methodist Church. You are welcome here. You are supported here. You are included here.
– Our Westwood UMC Reconciling Church Statement
Found Family
Our Found Family project connects LGBTQ+ folks in our church community with parent or grandparent age people, for community and mutual support. Besides pairing folks for ongoing relationship, Found Family also organizes occasional events for sharing in the joy of community between LGBTQ+ people and supportive others who want to share life together.