These gay-friendly houses of worship welcome your same-sex commitment ceremony
AGAPE MCC — 4615 E. California Parkway (SE Loop 820), Fort Worth. 817-535-5002. Agapemcc.com. Revs. S. David Wynn Sr. and Robert Myers. Require pre-service counseling.
Ascension Lutheran Church — 4230 Buckingham Road, Garland. 972-276-0023. AscensionTexas.org. Pastor Kurt Friederich. Blessing service for church members; no weddings for non-members.
Cathedral of Hope/Interfaith Peace Chapel — 5910 Cedar Springs Road. 214-351-1901, ext. 109. CathedralofHope.com. Contact director of the Interfaith Peace Chapel, for information. The Sanctuary of the Cathedral of Hope, United Church of Christ features beautiful faceted glass windows and can accommodate up to 750 guests.
Celebration Community Church — 908 Pennsylvania Ave., Fort Worth, 817-335-3222. Celebration-Community-Church.com. Pastor Carol West; ask for wedding/holy union coordinator. Non-denominational Christian congregation.
Center for Spiritual Living — 4801 Spring Valley Road, Suite 115. 972-866-9988; CSLDallas.org. Senior minister Rev. Petra Weldes; Rev. SharonLynn Martinez. Marriage or commitment ceremony. United Centers for Spiritual Living.
Community Unitarian Universalist Church — 2875 E. Parker Road, Plano, 972-424-8989. CommunityUUChurch.org. Rev. Patrick D. Price. The Unitarian Universalist Church performs weddings and supports full marriage equality.
Congregation Beth El Binah — Resource Center Dallas, 2701 Reagan St. BethElBinah.org. Rabbi Steve Fisch, rabbi@BethElBinah.org. Reform Judaism recognizes marriage between two Jewish men or women; however, the rabbi will perform an interfaith service.
First Unitarian Church of Dallas — 4015 Normandy Ave. 214-528-3990. DallasUU.org. Rev. Dr. Daniel Chesney Kanter; associate minister: Rev. Aaron White. The Unitarian Universalist Church performs weddings and supports full marriage equality.
Grace Fellowship in Christ Jesus — 411 S. Westmoreland Road. 214-333-9779. Pastor Tony Hoult. Performs holy unions.
Harvest MCC — 725 N. Elm St., Denton. 940-484-6159. HarvestMCC.org. Performs weddings or holy unions.
Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Dallas — 1840 Hutton, Suite 100, Carrollton. 972-243-0761. MCCGD.org. Lead pastor: Rev. Colleen Darraugh; pastor of congregational care,
Norma Gann. Provides pre-marital counseling and performs weddings or holy unions. The church facility is available for non-members to rent. The MCC can also connect couples with musicians, photographers and caterers.
Midway Hills Christian Church — 11001 Midway Road. 214-352-4841. MidwayHills.org. Senior minster: Rev. Arthur Stewart. Performs weddings.
Promise UCC — 2527 W. Colorado Blvd. 214-623-8400. PromiseUCC.org. Senior pastor Rev. Jon Haack. Performs weddings or holy unions.
Trinity MCC of Arlington and Grand Prairie — 933 E. Avenue J, Grand Prairie. 817-265-5454. TrinityMCC.org. Performs weddings or holy unions.
Unity Church of Christianity — 3425 Greenville Ave. 214-826-5683. Dallas Unity.org. Rev. Steve Colladay. Weddings@DallasUnity.org. Performs holy unions, commitment ceremonies. Its gay pastor is supported by the congregation.
White Rock Community Church — 9353 Garland Road. 214-320-0043. WhiteRockChurch.org. Pastor Douglas Shaffer. Performs holy unions, commitment ceremonies or weddings — “whichever the couple is comfortable with.” Activities center available for receptions.
Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff — 3839 W. Kiest Blvd. 214-337-2429. OakCliffUU.org. Rev. Mark Walz. The Unitarian Universalist Church performs weddings and supports full marriage equality.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition April 11, 2014.
