Gay Marriage

Christ Church of Peace believes that all people are created equal by our loving Creator. Further, we believe that all tax-paying citizens, regardless of sexual orientation, deserve full equal rights, including the right to enter into civil marriage.

For too long LGBT people have been asked to be silent as they are relegated to the status of second class citizens. We have been intimidated and told we are not equal and don't deserve to have our rights respected.

First they came for the Communists,
     and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews,
     and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.

Then they came for the Catholics,
     and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.

Then they came for me,
    and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.

by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945

At Christ Church of Peace, we choose to be a "tool for social change" as noted in our vision statement.

Vision Statement:

Christ Church of Peace will be known best for innovative ministry in service to God, and will be the church of choice for all people seeking a spiritual home. We will be a role model for others to follow, growing stronger though diversity, becoming a tool for social change.

Inspired by Know Thy Neighbor in Massachusetts and with their help, we have launched Know Thy Neighbor Florida in a effort to provide meaningful access to public information in order to promote open and meaningful conversations regarding the anti-family, anti-equality Florida Marriage Protection Amendment.

When Martin Luther King, Jr. stood up to his oppressors, he was told that he was out of line, that he should know his place. But his work some 40 years ago continues to make a difference. He believed that separate but equal was not equal. And we have the same belief.