St Mary’s Church, Redbourn is overjoyed to welcome the Prayers of Love and Faith for same-sex couples and to become a part of the Inclusive Church Network. This means that we are committed to creating a space and community which welcomes everyone and seeks equality for all.

This is the Inclusive Church statement which our PCC unanimously voted to be a part of:

“We believe in inclusive church – a church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate.

We will continue to challenge the church where it continues to discriminate against people on grounds of disability, economic power, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

We believe in a Church which welcomes and serves all people in the name of Jesus Christ; which is scripturally faithful; which seeks to proclaim the Gospel afresh for each generation; and which, in the power of the Holy Spirit, allows all people to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Jesus Christ.”

This is a journey, and you may think we have some way to go in demonstrating our inclusivity, so if you have ideas or would like to help us in this, please get in touch.

The PCC also unanimously endorsed the use of the newly commended Prayers for Love and Faith and warmly welcomes same sex-couples to come and celebrate their relationships with prayers for God’s blessing. If you’d like to find out more, please contact Reverend Rachel by email.