Round Button with CBD Name and Logo

Round Button with CBD Name and Logo

This small metal button bearing the name and emblem of the Church of the Beloved Disciple was produced as an identifying badge for members and supporters of the congregation. The design features the church's distinctive seal: a cross surrounding a Eucharistic chalice surmounted by the Sacred Host, accompanied by four stylized rosettes and the inscription "Church of the Beloved Disciple – Eucharistic Catholic." Worn at parish events, public processions, ecumenical gatherings, and LGBTQ demonstrations, the button served as a portable expression of the church's identity, publicly proclaiming both its sacramental tradition and its ministry of welcome and affirmation. Today it survives as a rare piece of material culture documenting one of America's earliest openly LGBTQ-affirming Catholic communities.

Church of the Beloved Disciple Archive, https://beloved-disciple.com

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