Spirit Pride 2018 - Celebrating Our Gifts

Members of St Andrew's Affirming Committee recently attended SpiritPride 2018 held at St. Andrew's Wesley United Church in Vancouver from July 27 - 29, 2018.

SpiritPride is a spirituality conference for members of the LGBT Community and their allies to celebrate LGBT Spirituality and to explore their identity & spiritual growth.

This year’s theme was Celebrating our Gifts, an opportunity to move beyond seeking acceptance and affirmation, to actively embracing and enacting the spiritual and social gifts we bring to our spiritual and social communities. SpiritPride  welcomed the LGBTQ2 community, as well as LGBTQ allies, friends and family, and members of churches and spiritual groups seeking to be affirming and inclusive.

The conference was held on the first weekend of Vancouver’s Pride Week and and included keynote speakers, concurrent workshops, a concert evening, a joint Sunday morning Worship Service and evening Meditative Service at St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church, and time for fellowship including a SpiritPride Pride picnic in Stanley Park.