LGBTQIA+ Affirming Churches in Ohio

Congregations on this list are known to LOVEboldly to be intentionally affirming of LGBTQIA+ people. When we use the term "affirming," we are referring to churches that hold a sexual ethic wherein God blesses committed same-sex sexual relationships and diverse gender identities. 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

Bexley

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

Cincinnati

• Carthage Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) – 19 W 73rd St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45216

• Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) – 318 E 4th St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

• 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

• Philippus United Church of Christ – 106 W. McMicken Ave., 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

• Legend Community Church – 5021 Whetsel Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45227 🌈 🤝

• 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 🌈

• Roots and Branches Network – 4301 Smith Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45212 🤝

Columbus

• University Baptist Church (American Baptist) – 50 W Lane Ave., Columbus, OH 43201

• 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

• 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

• Columbus Mennonite Fellowship – 35 Oakland Park Ave., Columbus, OH 43214

• New Creation Metropolitan Community Church – 116 Williams Rd., Columbus, OH 43207

• Stone Village Church – 139 E 2nd Ave., Columbus, OH 43201

• Grace New Covenant Ministries – 1234 Demorest Rd., Columbus, OH 🌈

• Blue Ocean Faith Columbus – 7 West Henderson Rd., Columbus, OH 43214

• 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

• 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

• Central City Church (Methodist) – PO Box 12413, Columbus, OH 🌈 🤝

• Linworth United Methodist Church – 7070 Bent Tree Blvd., Columbus, OH 43235 🌈

• King Avenue United Methodist Church – 299 King Ave., Columbus, OH 43201 🌈

• Circle of Hope (Methodist) – 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 (Methodist) – 25 W 5th Ave., Columbus, OH 43201

• St. Luke’s on 5th United Methodist Church – 1150 W. 5th Ave., Columbus, OH 43212

• North Broadway Church (Methodist) – 48 E. North Broadway, Columbus, OH 43214 🏳️‍🌈

• Maple Grove United Methodist Church - 7 West Henderson Rd., Columbus, OH 43214

• First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus - 93 W Weisheimer 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

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

Reynoldsburg, OH

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

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

Congregations in Northern Kentucky

• Bellevue, KY

  • St. John United Church of Christ – 520 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, KY 41073

• Covington, KY

  • First Christian Church – 14 W Fifth St, Covington, KY, 41014

  • Trinity Episcopal Church – 16 E 4th St., Covington, KY 41011 🌈

• Florence, KY

  • Florence Christian Church – 300 Main St., Florence, KY 41042

🌈 – Denotes a congregation or ministry with at least one openly LGBTQIA+ leader

🤝 – Denotes a congregation or ministry which is part of LOVEboldly Church Partner Program

We recognize that there are many wonderful churches in Ohio that hold a traditional sexual ethic (also known as Side B) and want to welcome LGBTQIA+ people into their congregations. However, for the purposes of this list, we are not including churches that have a "welcoming, but not affirming" sexual ethic wherein God does not bless committed same-sex sexual relationships or diverse gender identities.