A more Christ-like Church: The LGBTQIA+ Chaplaincy Service

The LGBTQIA+ Chaplaincy Service in the Diocese of Oxford offers non-judgmental listening and support, and prayerful affirmation for LGBTQIA+ people, their families and friends. The Service aims to provide a safe space and dignity for every person at a time when these cannot be taken for granted. We have set clear expectations of inclusion and respect towards LGBTQIA+ people, their families and friends. Since then, we have continued to receive many requests for guidance and support. In November 2022, Bishop Steven Croft published 'Together in Love and Faith' which called on the Church of England to celebrate, bless and marry same-sex couples. Our chaplaincy is set in the hope and expectation that LGBTQIA+ people, and those close to them, are no longer left feeling on the margins of the Church of England. The LGBTQIA+ Chaplaincy Service is part of a diocesan-wide commitment to foster an attitude of inclusion and respect across the diversity of sexual and gender identities in our church and in the world. Find out more at: oxford.anglican.org/lgbti