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End racism, build peace this International Day Of Peace

EACH YEAR International Day Of Peace is observed on 21st September. The UN has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. But achieving true peace also requires building communities where all members feel they can flourish, creating a world where all people are treated equally. This is what we aspire to do in our Open Table communities.

By |2025-09-23T10:00:39+01:00September 21, 2022|Archive Post|Comments Off on End racism, build peace this International Day Of Peace

What is intersectionality? OTN trustee introduces event on faith, LGBTQIA+ & ethnicity

AUGUSTINE TANNER-IHM will share a short video to introduce the theme of this year’s conference on embracing diversity hosted by Gathering Voices, a collaboration of Christian organisations that encourage churches to be fully inclusive and affirming of all people without regard of gender and sexuality.

By |2025-09-23T10:00:39+01:00September 16, 2022|Archive Post|Comments Off on What is intersectionality? OTN trustee introduces event on faith, LGBTQIA+ & ethnicity

What’s it all about? Living the questions

ON SUNDAY 11th September at Open Table Warrington, Warren Hartley, co-facilitator of our first Open Table community in Liverpool shared this reflection on ‘the price we pay for love’, which echoes the words of Queen Elizabeth II in a message of condolence to those affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

By |2025-09-23T10:00:40+01:00September 12, 2022|Archive Post|Comments Off on What’s it all about? Living the questions

Faith after doubt – Reflections on my first Greenbelt festival

BILLED AS ‘the nice people’s pop festival’ when in began in 1974, Greenbelt is more subversive than it first appeared nearly 50 years ago. The annual celebration of art, activism and belief describes itself as ‘a festival that’s inclusive, open-minded, participatory and generous in spirit’. Moon from Open Table Liverpool shares this reflection on their first visit.

By |2025-09-23T10:00:42+01:00September 3, 2022|Archive Post|Comments Off on Faith after doubt – Reflections on my first Greenbelt festival

God’s new world of justice and joy – OUT @ Greenbelt Communion reflection

GREENBELT, the Christian festival of arts, faith and justice held annually in England since 1974, took place again last weekend. As part of this year’s OUT @ Greenbelt programme, OTN Co-Chair Alex Clare-Young led an LGBTQ+-affirming communion service on Saturday evening. Here is their reflection.

By |2025-09-23T10:00:45+01:00August 31, 2022|Archive Post|Comments Off on God’s new world of justice and joy – OUT @ Greenbelt Communion reflection

Students call for churches to be honest about their welcome of LGBTQ+ Christians

THE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT (SCM) has launched a new campaign calling on all churches to be transparent about the welcome that LGBTQ+ people receive in their church, asking church leaders to reflect on what they teach, imply and model with regard to LGBTQ+ people.

By |2025-09-23T10:00:46+01:00August 30, 2022|Archive Post|Comments Off on Students call for churches to be honest about their welcome of LGBTQ+ Christians

Fully seen and accepted: OTN trustee shares story in Proud exhibition

WHAT DOES IT MEAN to be fully seen and accepted? In a new temporary audio-visual exhibition, OTN trustee Augustine Tanner Ihm recounts the moment when his searching for a space to be ‘all of who he is’ comes to an end.

By |2025-09-23T10:00:47+01:00August 20, 2022|Archive Post|Comments Off on Fully seen and accepted: OTN trustee shares story in Proud exhibition

Catching a rainbow – A poem inspired by Pride

ON SATURDAY 13th August, the good folk from Open Table Chester and Wesley Church Centre took to the streets to celebrate the city’s Pride festival. Inspired by this joyful celebration, Suzanne wrote this poem to mark the occasion.

By |2025-09-23T10:00:47+01:00August 19, 2022|Archive Post|Comments Off on Catching a rainbow – A poem inspired by Pride

New LGBTQ+ musical comedy to raise funds for Open Table Network in London this October

JOIN AN IT SUPPORT TEAM on a musical quest to stop the Apocalypse. 12+ Adult themes around mental health, domestic abuse and conversion therapy. Skitzoid Productions, which aims to create challenging, entertaining and creative theatre that pushes at the boundaries of what can be done on stage, are excited to bring their third original musical to Waterloo East Theatre this October.

By |2025-09-23T10:00:48+01:00August 15, 2022|Archive Post|Comments Off on New LGBTQ+ musical comedy to raise funds for Open Table Network in London this October

LGBT+ asylum seeker podcast shares stories of faith, exclusion and inclusion

IN THE LATEST episode of a podcast ‘for migrants by migrants’, two people with experience of seeking asylum share their stories, one who won leave to remain in the UK with support from an Open Table community, and another who is afraid to get support from an LGBT-affirming Christian community because she fears that the Black African church she attends will no longer support her.

By |2025-09-23T10:00:49+01:00August 4, 2022|Archive Post|Comments Off on LGBT+ asylum seeker podcast shares stories of faith, exclusion and inclusion
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