Affirming Churches in Ohio

Congregations on this list are known to LOVEboldly to be intentionally affirming of LGBTQIA+ people. LOVEboldly uses the term "affirming" to refer to churches that meet the following criteria: a) will allow same-gender partners to marry in their building/on their property; b) will ordain and/or hire clergy who are LGBTQIA+; and c) will allow LGBTQIA+ people to serve in all ministries including on the church's governing body.

This list is neither exhaustive nor is it a guarantee that every LGBTQIA+ person and their allies will be welcomed in these communities. Congregations are groups of people, and though we try, people sometimes hurt other people, even unintentionally.

If you know of a congregation that is missing, please contact Ben Huelskamp

🤝 Member of the LOVEboldly Partner Church Program

🏳️‍🌈 One or more openly LGBTQIA+ clergy or lay leaders

🏳️‍⚧️ One or more openly Transgender clergy or lay leaders

Bexley

St. Alban Episcopal Church – 333 S. Drexel Ave., Bexley, OH 43209

Cincinnati (suburbs are listed separately)

Carthage Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) – 19 W 73rd St., Cincinnati, OH 45216
Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) – 318 E 4th St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Church of the Advent (Episcopal) - 2366 Kemper Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45206 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
Clifton United Methodist Church – 3416 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220
First United Church of Christ - 5808 Glenview Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224 🏳️‍🌈
Mt. Adams Pilgrim Chapel (UCC) – 1222 Ida St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Pilgrim United Church of Christ – 4418 Bridgetown Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45211
Truth and Destiny (UCC) – 2645 W. North Bend Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45239
Imagine Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH
Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church – 103 William Howard Taft Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45219
Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church - 2710 Newtown Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45244 🏳️‍🌈
The Gathering at Northern Hills (UU) – 460 Fleming Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45231 🏳️‍🌈

Cleveland (suburbs are listed separately)

Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal) - 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115
Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ - 2592 W 14th St., Cleveland, OH 44113
Franklin Circle Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) - 1688 Fulton Rd., Cleveland, OH 44113 🏳️‍🌈

Columbus (suburbs are listed separately)

American Baptist
- University Baptist Church – 50 W Lane Ave., Columbus, OH 43201
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Episcopalian
- St. Mark Episcopal Church – 2151 Dorset Rd., Columbus, OH 43221
- Trinity Episcopal Church – 125 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215
- St. Stephen Episcopal Church – 30 W Woodruff Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 🏳️‍🌈 🤝
- St. John Episcopal Church - 1003 W Town St., Columbus, OH 43222 🏳️‍🌈
Lutheran (ELCA)
- Gethsemane Lutheran Church – 35 E. Stanton Ave., Columbus, OH 43214
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church – 404 S 3rd St., Columbus, OH 43215
- Redeemer Lutheran Church – 1555 S. James Rd., Columbus, OH 43227
- St. Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church – 1506 E. Long St., Columbus, OH 43203
- Lord of Life Lutheran Church – 2480 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., Columbus, OH 43235
Mennonite
- Columbus Mennonite Fellowship – 35 Oakland Park Ave., Columbus, OH 43214
Metropolitan Community Churches
- New Creation Metropolitan Community Church – 116 Williams Rd., Columbus, OH 43207
Presbyterian
- Covenant Presbyterian Church – 2070 Ridgecliff Rd., Columbus, OH 43221 🏳️‍🌈
- Highlands Presbyterian Church – 6909 Smokey Row Rd., Columbus, OH 43235
- Broad Street Presbyterian Church – 760 East Broad St., Columbus, OH 43205
- Indianola Presbyterian Church – 1970 Waldeck Ave., Columbus, OH 43201
Unitarian Universalist
- First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus - 93 W Weisheimer Rd., Columbus, OH 43214
United Church of Christ
- First Congregational Church (UCC) – 444 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215
- First Community Church (UCC)
  - North Campus – 3777 Dublin Rd., Columbus, OH 43221
  - South Campus – 1320 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, OH 43212
- St. John UCC – 59 E. Mound St., Columbus, OH 43215 🏳️‍🌈
- Just North UCC – 2040 Henderson Rd., Columbus, OH 43220
United Methodist
- Cityview Church – 1150 W 5th Ave., Columbus, OH 43212 🏳️‍🌈
- King Avenue United Methodist Church – 299 King Ave., Columbus, OH 43201 🏳️‍🌈
- Circle of Hope – Columbus, OH
- United Methodist Church for All People – 946 Parsons Ave., Columbus, OH 43206 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🤝
- Livingston United Methodist Church – 200 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus, OH 43215
- Broad Street United Methodist Church – 501 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215
- Gates-Fourth United Methodist Church – 119 E. Gates St., Columbus, OH 43206
- Short North Church – 25 W 5th Ave., Columbus, OH 43201 🤝
- St. Luke’s on 5th United Methodist Church – 1150 W. 5th Ave., Columbus, OH 43212
- North Broadway United Methodist Church – 48 E. North Broadway, Columbus, OH 43214 🏳️‍🌈 🤝
- Maple Grove United Methodist Church - 7 West Henderson Rd., Columbus, OH 43214
- Stone Village Church – 139 E 2nd Ave., Columbus, OH 43201 🏳️‍🌈
- Bethel International United Methodist Church - 1220 Bethel Rd., Columbus, OH 43220
- Church of the Good Shepherd - 6176 Sharon Woods Blvd., Columbus, OH 43229 🏳️‍🌈
- *Linworth United Methodist Church - 7070 Bent Tree Blvd., Columbus, OH 43235 🏳️‍🌈 🤝
Grace New Covenant Ministries – 1234 Demorest Rd., Columbus, OH 🏳️‍🌈
Blue Ocean Faith Columbus – 7 West Henderson Rd., Columbus, OH 43214 🏳️‍🌈

Dayton

Christ Church (Episcopal) – 20 W First St., Dayton, OH 45402
Living Beatitudes Community (Independent Catholic)– 20 W First St., Dayton, OH 45402
Eternal Joy MCC – 24 N Jefferson St., Dayton, OH 45402 🏳️‍🌈
Hope Collective Church (Methodist) – 130 E 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402
Congregation for Reconciliation (UCC) – PO Box 60418, Dayton, OH 45406
David’s United Church of Christ – 170 W David Road, Dayton, OH 45429 🏳️‍🌈
Shiloh Church, UCC – 5300 Philadelphia Dr., Dayton, OH 45415
First Baptist Church (American Baptist) - 111 West Monument Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45402 🏳️‍🌈

Delaware

Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship- 190 W Winter St., Delaware, OH 43015

Dublin, OH

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church – 5475 Brand Rd., Dublin, OH 43017
Indian Run United Methodist Church - 6305 Brand Rd., Dublin, OH 43016 🏳️‍🌈
Amlin United Methodist Church - 5441 Cosgray Rd., Dublin, OH 43016
Dublin Community Church (UCC) - 81 W. Bridge St., Dublin, OH 43017

Gambier, OH

Harcourt Parish Episcopal Church - 100 College-Park St., Gambier, OH 43022 🏳️‍🌈

Granville, OH

United Church of Granville (Alliance of Baptists/UCC) - 115 West Broadway, Granville, OH 43023 🏳️‍🌈

Hamilton, OH

Nexus United Church of Christ – 6645 Morris Rd., Hamilton, OH 45011

Hilliard, OH

Hilliard United Methodist Church – 5445 Scioto Darby Rd., Hilliard, OH 43026

Kettering, OH

Harmony Creek Church (UCC) – 5280 Bigger Rd, Kettering, OH 45440

Lewis Center, OH

North UU Congregation - 1574 Franklin St., Lewis Center, OH 43035 🏳️‍🌈

Maineville, OH

Lakeview United Church of Christ – 8639 Columbia Rd., Maineville, OH 45039

Mount Vernon, OH

First Congregational United Church of Christ - 200 N Main St., Mount Vernon, OH 43050

New Albany, OH

Rose Run Presbyterian Church - 5220 Johnstown Rd., New Albany, OH 43054
All Saints Episcopal Church - 5101 Johnstown Rd., New Albany, OH 43054 🏳️‍🌈

New Philadelphia, OH

Emmanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA) - 202 East High Ave., New Philadelphia, OH 44663 🏳️‍🌈

Pataskala, OH

Overflow Church - 361 S. Main St., Pataskala, OH 43062

Pickerington, OH

Epiphany Lutheran Church (ELCA) - 268 Hill Road North, Pickerington, OH 43147 🏳️‍🌈

Reynoldsburg, OH

UU Congregation East - 1789 Lancaster Ave., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

West Chester, OH

Lord of Life Lutheran Church (ELCA) - 6329 Tylersville Rd., West Chester, OH 45069 🏳️‍🌈

Westerville, OH

St. Matthew Episcopal Church – 30 E College Ave., Westerville, OH 43081
Westerville Community United Church of Christ – 770 County Line Rd., Westerville, OH 43081 🏳️‍🌈 🤝
Church of the Master United Methodist Church – 24 N Grove St., Westerville, OH 43081

Wilmington, OH

Wilmington Friends Meeting – 66 N Mulberry St., Wilmington, OH 45177