Queering the Black Church, one testimony at a time!
Pride in the Pews is a grassroots nationwide nonprofit building bridges and creating solutions that empower the Black LGBTQ+ community to thrive in the pew, the pulpit, and the public square.
Quick Facts
0/8 historically Black religious denominations are queer affirming.
80% of Black Americans identify as Christian. Of those, more than half attend historically Black denominations.
12% of Black Americans identify as LGBTQIA+.
A startling number of queer Black Americans are attending churches that are unaccepting and unaffirming.
We’re creating the first comprehensive database of Queer Affirming Black Churches
Rooted in Scripture
“Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.”
1 Corinthians 13: 13
“What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Micah 6:8
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
John 13: 34-35
Words from Our Founder:
The Black Church Is Queer
“I can sho’nuff testify that the Black Church is as queer as they come.”
Celebrating stories of resilient queer faith in the Black Church.
Follow our journey.
