The Easter Sunrise Service at the Church Without Walls in Atlanta’s Candler Park at 6:34am on April 5th caps the 2015 Holy Week and Lenten observance for Gentle Spirit Christian Church, which includes:
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Rev. Candace Chellew has published a new e-book, Be Bulletproof: How to Defend Your Faith, Love Your Enemies, and Finally Make Peace with the Bible. Featuring the first article written on the idea of spiritual self-defense that later became her 2008 book Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians, this 30-page
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Christmas 2014: Here’s everything you need to know about celebrating the season with Gentle Spirit Christian Church. (Click here for this year’s Advent bible study and devotionals.) Worship Services Tree & Wreath SaleSOLD OUT! Every year starting the day after Thanksgiving, there are quality trees and homemade wreaths for sale on the First Christian Church
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Several times a year we distribute 350-500 personal hygiene kits to the homeless on the streets of Atlanta. Since starting our hygiene kits ministry in 2010, we have distributed thousands of kits. Our goal is to distribute 2,000 kits a year. Our next distribution will be at 9am Sunday, February 8, 2015 in place of our regular
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For their Spiritual Journey series, Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters interviewed Pastor Paul about his ministry to LGBTQ+ people and others who have been neglected and turned away from the traditional church. Along the way he discusses his journey to the ministry and the challenges and joys of being a pastor and openly gay.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance: Rev. Paul M. Turner’s remarks at the 2009 observance at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on November 20th.
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The Questing Parson, named in 2008 as one of the Top 50 Methodist Theological Blogs, has posted a video interview with Rev. Paul M. Turner, founding pastor of Gentle Spirit Christian Church. The Questing Parson – who in real life is the Rev. Guy Kent, former pastor of the Epworth United Methodist Church in Atlanta’s
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