All spiritual gatherings listed here are openly LGBTQ affirming and welcoming. Click here for the full calendar.
April 2024
April 27 (1 event)
10:00 am • Expanding Our Welcome: Creating Safe and Inclusive Sacred Spaces Together • Davenport
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April 27Leaders and members of LGBTQ affirming congregations throughout eastern Iowa are encouraged to attend this workshop on providing "safe and inclusive sacred spaces." "Join us for a time of learning, sharing and discussing practical steps for welcoming all people as beloved children of God," write event organizers. Co-sponsored by the Presbytery of East Iowa and the Presbytery of Great Rivers. Registration is $20, or $15 for attendees from churches registering three or more people. Free attendance available for students or those in financial need. Sign up here.
April 28 (11 events)
9:00 am • Plymouth United Church of Christ • Des Moines
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April 28Long-time LGBTQ affirming congregation that holds weekly worship and more.
9:15 am • Westminster Presbyterian Church • Des Moines
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April 28LGBTQ-affirming congregation in Des Moines offering in-person and live-stream weekly service, and more.
10:00 am • Cedar Valley Unitarian Universalists • Cedar Falls
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April 28Weekly worship with the "accepting and supportive" Unitarian congregation led by Pastor Emma Peterson.
10:00 am • Friendship United Methodist Church • Bolingbrook
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April 28Weekly service for Friendship United Methodist, where you're encouraged to "think, to chuckle a bit, or to reflect quietly on the wonder of God." In person or virtual.
10:00 am • Hope United Church of Christ • Moline IL
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April 28Join Rev. Santina Poor and the congregation at Hope UCC, an open and affirming congregation, for weekly worship.
10:00 am • MCC of the Quad Cities • Davenport IA
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April 28Iowa's only MCC church, led by Rev. Rich Hendricks, gathers for social hour every Sunday at 10 a.m., followed by the service at 11 a.m.
10:00 am • Unitarian Unitarian Congregation of the Quad Cities • Davenport IA
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April 28Join interim minister Rev. Patrick Price and the UUCQC for weekly Sunday services. Learn more about the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities at its website. IN-PERSON SERVICES CANCELLED TODAY BECAUSE OF WEATHER
10:00 am • Unitarian Universalist Society • Coralville
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April 28LGBTQ welcoming congregation, and "a welcoming home for diverse beliefs."
10:15 am • Edwards United Church of Christ • Davenport IA
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April 28Weekly service at this 150-year-old welcoming congregation in Davenport.
10:15 am • First Presbyterian Church • Harrisburg
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April 28Welcoming congregation with weekly worship and more.
10:30 am • Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship • Carbondale
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April 28Join Rev. Sarah Edwards and the Carbondale Unitarian congregation for services at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. Learn more a the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship website.
April 29 (1 event)
6:00 pm • Monday Meditation • Cedar Rapids and online
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April 29Gather with Katheryn CrystalClearVision for meditation every Monday, featuring a different theme each week. You can attend in person (arrive 10 minutes before) or online at Katheryn's Facebook page. Call 319-329-0611 for more information.
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