Mark Bowman
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Mark Bowman has been the coordinator of the LGBT Religious Archives Network since its inception in 2001. He first became publicly involved in Affirmation: United Methodists for LGBT Concerns in 1980. He played a key role in the founding of the Reconciling Congregation Program (now Reconciling Ministries Network) in 1984 and served as co-coordinator and later executive director until 1999. Through the publication of the quarterly magazine Open Hands Mark was instrumental in building ecumenical connections and partnerships in the Welcoming Church Movement. He served as staff coordinator for the WOW 2000 and WOW 2003 Conferences. He lives in Chicago where he is a part-time church musicians and juggles a number of part-time projects in LGBT or church networks.