Our Beliefs

We believe every person is worthy of love, respect, and belonging. Not because of what they believe, or who they love, or where they've landed on their journey, but because of their inherent dignity as a human being.

We believe in a God who is present in the searching, patient in the questions, and near to the brokenhearted. While our community is shaped by the language and story of the Christian faith, we welcome those who are deconstructing, doubting, or approaching faith from the edges. You don't have to have it figured out to belong here.

We hold Scripture in high regard, as a living text that has shaped our understanding of love, human dignity, and what it means to care for one another. We also acknowledge that sincere, thoughtful people read it differently, especially on questions of sexuality and identity. We don't believe those differences disqualify anyone from community, from faith, or from God.

On sexuality and sexual ethics: We want to be honest with you. Our leadership team holds a range of views. Some of us affirm same-sex relationships as fully consistent with a life of faith. Others hold to a more traditional sexual ethic. What unites us is the conviction that this disagreement does not determine someone's standing before God, and that it must never become a barrier to belonging. We refuse to make a secondary theological question a condition of community.

We believe the church has often caused deep harm to LGBTQ+ people and their families, through exclusion, silence, shame, and conditional love. We take that harm seriously. Sacred Spaces exists, in part, as a response to it.

We believe that doubt is not the opposite of faith. It is often the beginning of a more honest one. You are welcome here in whatever stage of the journey you find yourself: questioning, rebuilding, grieving, or simply trying to find your footing again.

We believe belonging comes before agreement. Always.