8-page Brochure entitled "Church of the Beloved Disciple"

8-page Brochure entitled "Church of the Beloved Disciple"

This illustrated brochure introduces the Church of the Beloved Disciple, presenting it as an independent Catholic congregation founded to provide a sacramental and affirming spiritual home for LGBTQ people at a time when few churches welcomed them. Through photographs and narrative, it traces the church's history from the founding of the Eucharistic Catholic Church by George Hyde in 1946 to the Church of the Beloved Disciple’s first public Mass under Robert Mary Clement in New York in 1970, highlighting milestones including the first public gay Catholic service in New York City, the acquisition of the church's own building, and the ordination and consecration of openly gay clergy. Produced as both a historical account and an invitation to worship, the brochure reflects the church's understanding of itself as an apostolic Catholic community that united traditional liturgy with LGBTQ religious affirmation and activism.

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

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