More Light Presbyterians
Annual Report 2020
It is a massive understatement to say that 2020 was a year like no other.
Of course, the past year will be remembered through the lens of COVID-19. But for More Light Presbyterians, while COVID was the catalyst, the real opportunity in 2020 came in confronting the pre-existing pandemic of systemic racism.
In 2020, with our best laid plans upended, and life as usual stopped short, we watched with the world as injustice was laid bare in the violence against Black bodies. Not that this was new, but somehow the disruption of “normal” life cast it in starker relief. Like so many, we were left to confront who we really are, coming as we do from the pervasive culture of white supremacy that has shaped us.
At More Light, we were called to a season of deep reflection and reorientation about who we are and what we are called to do. The springboard of confrontation and reflection brought the past 5 years into sharper focus. Since the passage of marriage equality in the PC(USA), More Light has been seeking God’s direction on how to bring our experience and activism to bear in new ways.
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As our call became clear, we felt energized, even as we faced 2020’s unique challenges. We realized that by God’s grace we had been building the skills that were needed for this moment without knowing how much we would need them. We were able to move quickly to scale our online offerings to equip, encourage, empower—and now to disrupt in the midst of disruption.
We never lost faith in the power of Church to transform lives, even when it moves online. We kept our commitments to justice, drew from our deep roots, and widened our reach.
Weekly Liberation Bible Study Live episodes on Facebook 20,000 listeners
Monthly Virtual Pulpit Supply 5,000 worshippers in 100 congregations
Clergy Check-Ins extended a lifeline for leaders who felt isolated and overwhelmed
Signature workshops and trainings on gender, sexuality, and ministry beyond the binary equipped ministers and educators to faithfully serve their communities
What came through despite distance, isolation, and exclusively digital platforms was an investment in deep relationships to encourage, equip, and empower our members to confront and transform systems of fear and scarcity perpetuated by white supremacy.
Also in 2020, MLP conducted an audit of our past, present, and hopes for the future of how we organize our work and to investigate what has been the core of our mission and what we hope to carry forward as central to our identity.
We identified three pillars under which all of our purpose and ministry can be organized.
Love Unafraid
Both by showing and modeling love, and by encouraging others to love through actions as well as feelings or words, MLP leads those it works with to face down fear and draw from the power of love to overcome it.
Justice Unbowed
In the face of relentless attempts to pervert justice as a tool against the LGBTQIA+ community, MLP has said “no” to discrimination, even when it has been “legalized.”
Continuing to stand tall and march forward, MLP projects strength that invites others to join in the fight against injustice anywhere, to paraphrase Martin Luther King, Jr., so that there may be justice everywhere.
Hope Unleashed
Controlling and constraining the freedoms of LGBTQIA+ persons is one of the great and persistent sins of the church. This practice of control persists even within “welcoming” congregations, and remains a challenge to the full inclusion that MLP is dedicated to bringing to fullness.
By giving voice and modeling leadership, MLP is breaking the chains that keep hope bound so that its true force may be felt by all.
Rev. Alex Patchin McNeill
Executive Director
Preaching + leading
Virtual Pulpit Supply
Virtual Pulpit Supply allows us to connect no matter the distance, and gives congregations from Alaska to New York the opportunity to hear a good word from More Light Presbyterians. From June through December we provided virtual pulpit supply in 100 congregations, giving pastors a needed break and providing space for preachers to be heard who, in pre-pandemic times, would never have been able to travel the physical distance.
“I just ‘watched church’ and heard your powerful sermon. Thank you for opening our eyes to the many arms of justice. This is a message we need right now so much.”
Preaching and leading
This work includes preaching, leading workshops on transgender inclusion, working with youth groups, teaching Sunday school, leading worship, minutes for mission, and more.
Churches served in 2020
Raleigh, NC: West Raleigh Presbyterian Church
Rochester, NY: Third Presbyterian Church
Washington DC: Western Presbyterian Church
Arlington, VA: Clarendon Presbyterian Church
Baton Rouge, LA: University Presbyterian Church
Palm Springs, CA: Stonewall Ministries
Richmond, VA: All Souls Presbyterian Church
Richmond, VA: Ginter Park Presbyterian Church
Richmond, VA: Union Presbyterian Seminary
Cincinnati, OH: Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church
Richmond, VA: Bon Air Methodist Church
Palo Alto, CA: First Presbyterian Church
Raleigh, NC: West Raleigh Presbyterian Church
Rochester, NY: Third Presbyterian Church
Dallas, TX: First Presbyterian Church
Austin, TX: First Presbyterian Church
Ashland, VA: Randolph Macon College
Richmond, VA: All Souls Presbyterian Church
Richmond, VA: Ginter Park Presbyterian Church
Richmond, VA: Union Presbyterian Seminary
Charlottesville, VA: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sunnyvale, CA: Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church
UKirk Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Raleigh, NC: NC State University
Boone, NC: Appalachian State University
Richmond, VA: Virginia Commonwealth University
Conferences, workshops and special events
Montreat College Conference — hosted a table and led a workshop on God’s Abundance and the LGBTQIA+ Community.
Association of Presbyterian Christian Educators Conference — led a workshop on “Ministry beyond the Binary.” Hosted a popular booth fielding questions about LGBTQIA+ inclusive Christian Education.
NEXT Church Conference — led a workshop on the intersection of racial and LGBTQIA+ justice in our movements and in our ministries with co-presenters Rev. Shanea Leonard and Jessica Vazquez Torres. Hosted a booth speaking with hundreds of ministers and faith leaders about furthering LGBTQIA+ justice in their contexts.
Union Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Richmond, VA — led a workshop on Abundance and the LGBTQIA+ Community
Mechanicsville Presbyterian Church, VA — preached at the ordination of Matthew Messenger
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School — lectured on “Ministry Beyond the Binary:” provided keynote for the “Christian Faith and LGBT Experience Lecture”
JustTexas on “You Belong Here: Faithful Compassion for Trans Thriving” — taught 3-part virtual workshop series
Arlington Presbyterian Church — served on installation commission for Ashley Goff
National Associate for Gender & Racial Justice for the Presbyterian Church (USA) — partnered to lead “Called by Name: Ministry with Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender Independent People” at the Great Lakes Association of Presbyterian Christian Educators Annual conference.
“Thanks for bringing your words and the Word yesterday, especially as we all work on honing our Zoom skills...I wanted to let you know that two of our 80+ year olds were still talking about your sermon in a book group last night.”
— Laura Cunningham
More Light Sunday
In June 2020 we led an innovative and inspirational online worship service where nearly 500 people attended or viewed the fully prepared Pride worship service for congregations to use in their contexts. Following More Light Sunday worship, we hosted the streaming service premier and panel conversation with the Director and featured subjects of Out of Order Documentary as it moved to a streaming platform. Over 200 people attended to watch and participate in the Q&A with Director Amanda Bluglass and Rev. Bertram Johnson, Rev. John Russel Stanger, Rev. Mieke Vandersall, and Rev. Alex McNeill
Thank you to all who participated!
Credits
Rev. Daniel Morales — Music and scripture reading
Paul Vasile — Music
Philip Morgan — Music
Patrick Evans — Music
Slats Toole — Music
Rev. Shawna Bowman — Creative telling of Creation
Rev. Ashley DeTar Birt — Confession and Assurance of Pardon, Creative telling of Creation
Rev. Shanea Leonard — Honoring our Ancestors, Communion
Rev. Jess Cook — Confession and Assurance of Pardon
Rev. Dr. Derrick McQueen — Call to worship
Rev. Alex Patchin McNeill — Call to worship, Communion
Rev. Laura Cheifetz — Preacher
Ali Moros — Affirmation of Faith
Rev. Scott Clark — Offering
Rev. Mieke Vandersall — Communion and Offering
Abolitionist Advent
For the 2020 Advent season More Light collaborated with Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, and additional thought-partners: Rev. Lindsay Anderson, Myles Markham, Minister Candace Simpson, and Rev. Ananda Barclay to launch Abolitionist Advent. During the four weeks of Advent we invited people across traditions and mediums to explore themes of revelation, disruption, examination, and embodiment to support a larger faith movement reimagining restorative solutions to community safety, health, and wellness.
Abolition means not just the closing of prisons and ending of policing, but putting in place the vital systems of support that many communities are systematically disenfranchised from.
Throughout Advent we offered lectionary-based content to equip people of faith to define, explore, reflect and take action to further the in-breaking of abolition into this world. We offered weekly written reflections on themes of abolition and Advent, and adapted Liberation Bible Study for the month of December to become Abolitionist Advent Bible Study with special guests and themes:
Shifting Minister Candace Simpson
Unveiling Mariana Thomas
Examining Chrissy Stonebreaker Martinez
Embodiment Rev. Alex Evangelista
Liberation Bible Study
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown in March of 2020, we have aired weekly episodes of a lectionary based podcast exploring themes of resistance and liberation in our Biblical texts. We went live on Facebook for over 20 episodes in 2020. Episodes reach an average of 1,000 viewers and we have received numerous positive comments of how helpful this is in preparing weary pastors to preach the Word, and offers a progressive, LGBTQIA+ inclusive perspective of love unafraid for those who have been harmed by un-affirming faith communities. Looking for past episodes? New episodes are available weekly on MLP’s Facebook page, or via the Liberation Bible Study podcast.
Episode themes and guests
Waiting — Rev. Jess Cook
Visibility — Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis
Betrayal — Myles Markham
Ending — Jessica Vazquez Torres
Discovery — Lydia Tembo
Uncertainty — Amy Kim Kyremes-Parks
Abundance — Rev. Eric Thomas
Trust — Rev. Holly Clark-Porter
Belief — Rev. Lindsey Anderson
Goodness — Rev. Larissa Kwong-Abazia
Anxiety — Rev. Bertram Johnson
Amazement — Rev. Jess Cook
Human dignity — Rev. Laura Cheifetz
Presence — Rev. Ashley DeTar Birt
Self-reflection — Rev. JC Cadwallader
Welcome — Rev. Ashley McFaul-Erwin
Returning — Daniel Williams
Creation — Rev. Sandra Moon
Understanding — Rev. Ananda Barclay
Wrestling — Rev. Jess Cook
Judgement — Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons
Privilege — Rev. Shelley Donaldson
Wakefulness — Rev. Bruce Reyes Chow
Justice — Rev. Remington Johnson
Shifting — Minister Candace Simpson
Unveiling — Mariana Thomas
Examining — Chrissy Stonebreaker Martinez
Embodiment — Rev. Alex Evangelista
“Can I tell you one more time how great I think the Liberation and Abolition Bible study conversations are? Just this week, someone (not raised Christian) said to me that she’d learned more about Scripture listening to you than anywhere else!”
— Ethel Hornbeck
Relationship building
New churches and campus groups
In 2020, 27 communities stepped forward to claim More Light Presbyterians membership.
We are so grateful to now have 301 organizations in our community who have made a visible and sustained commitment to include, support, and affirm LGBTQIA+ people. By becoming a More Light Church, they signal a safe harbor and a vital place of faith in action. They pick up the banner under which the good work of communities for the mutual benefit of all its members may be done safely and with clarity of purpose.
New MLP members
United Campus Ministries at Christopher Newport University, Newport News VA
First Presbyterian Church of Milledgeville, Milledgeville GA
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Hendersonville NC
First Presbyterian Church of Gilbertsville, Gilbertsville NY
Presbyterian Episcopal Campus Ministry at Appalachian State University, Boone NC
United Campus Ministry in Aggieland, College Station TX
UKIRK at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro TN
Trinity Presbyterian Church, University City MO
Hillsborough Presbyterian Church, Hillsborough NJ
Summit Avenue Presbyterian Church, Bremerton WA
UKIRK Tallahassee, Tallahassee FL
Saint Barnabas Presbyterian Church, Richardson TX
Presbyterian Church of Lake Travis, Austin TX
New Castle Presbyterian Church, New Castle DE
First Presbyterian Church, Stroudsburg PA
United Christian Ministry, Flagstaff AZ
First Presbyterian Church, Forest Hills NY
UKIRK BIrmingham, Vestavia Hills AL
First Presbyterian Church, Austin TX
United Church, Big Rapids MI
First Presbyterian Church, Asheville NC
Salem First Presbyterian Church, Salem OR
UKIRK at UVA, Charlottesville VA
UKIRK at SMU, Dallas TX
UKIRK, Memphis TN
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Tacoma WA
Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church, Odenton MD
“Thanks again so much for being with us this evening. I had a student text me afterward and say that she had never felt more embraced and seen in the church - so thank you”
— Rev. Ashley Anne Masters
Pastoral care and guidance
Throughout the long months of the pandemic, churches and individual pastors and lay leaders have turned to us as a source of inspiration, wisdom, and strength so they can continue serving their communities well.
In the past year MLP staff have held at least 175 personal conversations with teens, parents, pastors, and church members as they explore questions of identity, leadership, and expanding inclusive welcome. Furthermore, as the pandemic required the shut down of in-person worship, we put out a sign up sheet for a weekly video call for pastors to share space (that they weren’t responsible for leading), talk through challenges of worshipping virtually, and replenish their spirits. Over 65 pastors and worship leaders have participated in this group since March 2020. Some have joined us to talk through how to create the best technology set-up, others have joined us to be in a space where they can share openly about the grief they are personally experiencing while leading their communities.
Virtual Ministry In Collaboration
Released “From Ashes to Rainbows Lenten Devotional” in collaboration with Justice Unbound. The Lent devotional featured writing by LGBTQIA+ people of faith and allies with an array of voices and perspectives, thought-provoking theologies, and a new way to think about the season of Lent. The devotional reflected, challenged, and awaited the resurrection of the Christ who loves us all…no matter who God created us to be. The devotional was downloaded hundreds of times and received numerous amounts of praise like this testimony from a pastor at Portage Lake United Church in Houghton, MI who offered a printed copy at their church before COVID-19 lockdown, "The Queer Lenten Devotional this year was AMAZING. People at my church cried when they saw it waiting in the Narthex! They felt so loved and beloved.”
MLP partnered with NEXT Church to launch the Anti-racist Practices for Faithful Leaders Coaching Cohort. Alex joined a diverse team of 8 trained coaches, Jessica Vazquez Torres served as the cohort’s lead trainer. A record number of 48 participants joined this 6 month cohort from September 2020-February 2021 to learn, explore, and practice bringing racial justice to the core of their leadership.
MLP partnered with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship to launch a pilot program of Action Circles, facilitated conversation groups to support participants’ education and mobilization around defunding the police and looking for alternatives to police intervention. Jess co-facilitated an Action Circle with Rev. Emily Brewer, executive director at PPF.
Jess Cook served as a team co-moderator during NEXT Church’s 2 year Racial Justice Audit in partnership with Crossroads Antiracism Organizing and Training. Jess joined a small cohort of people organized by NEXT Church to conduct an audit to analyze racial disparities within the organization and suggest interventions to the Strategy Team.
From the board and staff at More Light Presbyterians, thank you for being a steadfast partner for organizations seeking to further LGBTQIA+ inclusion in our churches and in the world.
Your partnership has allowed us to increase our impact through church partnerships, creation of educational materials, online programming, and so much more as we have continued to work for the thriving of LGBTQIA+ individuals in the PC(USA) and beyond. We are ready to adapt to any challenge that comes our way, and we hope you will consider providing increased financial support this year to bolster these growing efforts.
Your support ensures that we can continue to expand and diversify our programmatic reach and community impact through offerings that meet the expressed needs of churches and faith communities as well as those of LGBTQIA+ individuals.
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Rodger Allen
Roger & Karen Keady
Ron Blade
Russ Kerr & David Paul
Russel Bulluck
Russell Stanger
Randall Clayton
Ruth Hallas
Salem First Presbyterian Church, Salem OR
Salina Brett
Sallie Campbell
Sally Shiomichi
Samuel Edwards
Sandra Moon
Sarah Reyes
Sarah Shepherd
Scott & Miranda Matthews
Scott Brenneman
Scott Vorhees
Season & Kelley Jones
Seth Willis
Shannon Clarkson
Sharon Birt
Sharon Mook & David Crawford
Sharon Stringer
Shawn MacDonald & Randall Erhrbar
Shelley O'Connor
Shepherd of the Hill Presbyterian Church, Chaska MN
Sheri Phillabaum
Sherry Brewer
Sherry Lee
Shirley Patton
Shirley Wooden
Southminster Presbyterian Church, Beaverton OR
St. John's Presbyterian Church, Berkeley CA
St. John's United Church, Chesterton IN
St. John's United Church, Columbia MD
St. Luke Presbyterian Church, Amarillo TX
Stella Phelps
Steven Rahe
Sue Martin
Suellen Myers
Summit Avenue Presbyterian Church, Bremerton WA
Susan Barnes
Susan Brantley
Susan Moody
Susan Phillips
Susan Robertson & Brenda Villard
Susan Trucksess
Susan Young Thornton
Sylvia Carlson
Sylvia Thorson-Smith & Mike Smith
T.J. Piccolo
Terence Diggory
Terrace View Presbyterian Church, Mountlake Terrace WA
Terry & Sam Hamilton-Poore
Theresa Thames
Thomas & Sally Estes
Thomas ARomich
Thomas Walton
Tim Cahn
Timothy Ruppel
TJ Remaley
Todd Moore
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Harrisonburg VA
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Hendersonville NC
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Nashville TN
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Schenectady NY
Trinity United Church, Warren NJ
UKIRK at MTSU, Murfreesboro TN
UKirk at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN
UKirk at UVA, Charlottesville VA
UKirk at VCU, Richmond VA
United Christian Ministry, Flagstaff AZ
United Ministry of Delhi, NY
University Presbyterian Church, San Antonio TX
Vandersall Collective, New York NY
Wayne & Susan Letizia
Wendell & Katherine Boaz
Wendy Rainey
Wesley Lewis
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Akron OH
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville VA
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Olympia WA
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wooster OH
Will & Rebecca McGarvey
William & Ann Jones
William & Carol Coons
William & Cynthia Jenks
William Hirsch
William Strong
Woodland Presbyterian Church, Nashville TN
We have attempted to make the names above to be as accurate as possible. If we made a mistake, please email susan@mlp.org and we will make appropriate corrections.
Financial statement
Income
Church contributions
45,650
Individual contributions
152,056
Interest income
313
Grants
34,500
PPP Loan Forgiven
34,900
Earned income
14,827
Total
$282,246
Expenses
Board meetings
5,684
Consultants
48,050
Communications + Software
12,272
Personnel
224,076
Supplies
2,379
Printing + Postage
12,287
Travel
5,145
Resources
4,193
Fees
2,684
Miscellaneous
5,128
Total
$321,898
Net Loss
$39,652
Board of Directors
Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia
Rev. Ashley DeTar Birt (co-moderator)
Rev. Ann Deibert
Rev. Scott Clark (co-moderator)
Ethel Hornbeck
Amy Kim Kyremes-Parks
Rev. Ashley McFaul-Erwin
Mark Olson
Tanner Pickett
Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow
Andrea Sawyer-Kirksey
Rev. Lydia Tembo
Jessica Vazquez Torres
Adrian White
Daniel Williams
Staff
Rev. Alex P. McNeill
Executive Director
Rev. Jess Cook
Program and Communications Manager
Susan Robertson
Operations Assistant