1 20 2 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a07baf78db3e392d6dabad392cc2e10f.jpg 7ae350789a52f7606cfe1081cc37187f Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Chris Paige is an OtherWise-identified transgender activist who seeks justice through work as a writer, organizer, and educator. Chris prefers pronouns they/them and has been involved in several kinds of LGBT faith-based organizing through the years, most prominently as executive director and co-founder of Transfaith. In 1999, Chris created a small website called Transfaith Online to gather information about transgender spirituality.  Chris came back to the Transfaith project in 2007, relaunching the website which resulted in deepening Chris's relationships among transgender spiritual/cultural workers over several years.  Chris was involved in the founding of transgender groups in the United Church of Christ (UCC GenderFold Action Alliance in 2010) and The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TransSaints in 2009), as well as ground-breaking multi-faith programming at the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference. Chris went on to become was conference chair of the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference in 2011 as it emerged as the largest transgender conference in the world. In 2012, the once-small project of Transfaith (<a href="http://www.transfaithonline.org/">www.transfaithonline.org</a>) turned towards multi-faith, multi-racial, multi-gender organizational development, hiring Chris as executive director. Chris was named to the Trans 100 in 2014, was named an inaugural Arcus LGBT Leadership Initiative (ALLI) fellow in 2013,  received a "patron of humanity"award from the Philadelphia Metropolitan Community Church  in 2011, and received an achievement award from FTM International in 2010. Chris has long been engaged in ecumenical and multi-faith organizing. Chris served as coordinator of the YES! Coalition for several years, building relationships among diverse LGBT-affirming faith communities in the Philadelphia-area. Chris served on the council of CLOUT (Christian Lesbians Out Together), as communications coordinator for the UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns (<a href="http://www.openandaffirming.org/">www.openandaffirming.org</a>), an advisor on the Witness Our Welcome 2003 conference, and has been a part of the National Religious Leaders Roundtable for many years. Chris was on the staff of the award-winning progressive, ecumenical Christian magazine The Other Side from 1994 to 2003. From 1999 to 2003, they served as publisher, and helped shape the magazine's May-June 2001 ground-breaking issue on transgender concerns. It was there that Chris met then-Methodist clergy, the Rev. Beth Stroud.  Their 15-year relationship included a nationally publicized church trial in 2004 that was eventually appealed to the Judicial Council, resulting in Rev. Stroud's credentials being defrocked due to the so-called "same sex" relationship. Baptized in a Christian Reformed Church in Lansing, Michigan, in 1971, Chris was confirmed and ordained an elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).  Chris graduated with a B.S. degree in Math, Computer Science, and Religion from Mary Washington College (now University of Mary Washington: <a href="http://www.umw.edu/">www.umw.edu</a>) in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1994.  Chris has been a member at Tabernacle United Church <a href="http://www.tabunited.org/">www.tabunited.org</a> in Philadelphia for more than 20 years and is an associate member at Living Water United Church of Christ <a href="http://www.lwucc.org/">www.lwucc.org</a> also in Philadelphia. Chris is blessed with supportive family by birth and by adoption. (This biographical statement provided by Chris Paige.) Biographical Text Chris Paige is an OtherWise-identified transgender activist who seeks justice through work as a writer, organizer, and educator. Chris prefers pronouns they/them and has been involved in several kinds of LGBT faith-based organizing through the years, most prominently as executive director and co-founder of Transfaith. In 1999, Chris created a small website called Transfaith Online to gather information about transgender spirituality.  Chris came back to the Transfaith project in 2007, relaunching the website which resulted in deepening Chris's relationships among transgender spiritual/cultural workers over several years.  Chris was involved in the founding of transgender groups in the United Church of Christ (UCC GenderFold Action Alliance in 2010) and The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TransSaints in 2009), as well as ground-breaking multi-faith programming at the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference. Chris went on to become was conference chair of the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference in 2011 as it emerged as the largest transgender conference in the world. In 2012, the once-small project of Transfaith (<a href="http://www.transfaithonline.org/">www.transfaithonline.org</a>) turned towards multi-faith, multi-racial, multi-gender organizational development, hiring Chris as executive director. Chris was named to the Trans 100 in 2014, was named an inaugural Arcus LGBT Leadership Initiative (ALLI) fellow in 2013,  received a "patron of humanity"award from the Philadelphia Metropolitan Community Church  in 2011, and received an achievement award from FTM International in 2010. Chris has long been engaged in ecumenical and multi-faith organizing. Chris served as coordinator of the YES! Coalition for several years, building relationships among diverse LGBT-affirming faith communities in the Philadelphia-area. Chris served on the council of CLOUT (Christian Lesbians Out Together), as communications coordinator for the UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns (<a href="http://www.openandaffirming.org/">www.openandaffirming.org</a>), an advisor on the Witness Our Welcome 2003 conference, and has been a part of the National Religious Leaders Roundtable for many years. Chris was on the staff of the award-winning progressive, ecumenical Christian magazine The Other Side from 1994 to 2003. From 1999 to 2003, they served as publisher, and helped shape the magazine's May-June 2001 ground-breaking issue on transgender concerns. It was there that Chris met then-Methodist clergy, the Rev. Beth Stroud.  Their 15-year relationship included a nationally publicized church trial in 2004 that was eventually appealed to the Judicial Council, resulting in Rev. Stroud's credentials being defrocked due to the so-called "same sex" relationship. Baptized in a Christian Reformed Church in Lansing, Michigan, in 1971, Chris was confirmed and ordained an elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).  Chris graduated with a B.S. degree in Math, Computer Science, and Religion from Mary Washington College (now University of Mary Washington: <a href="http://www.umw.edu/">www.umw.edu</a>) in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1994.  Chris has been a member at Tabernacle United Church <a href="http://www.tabunited.org/">www.tabunited.org</a> in Philadelphia for more than 20 years and is an associate member at Living Water United Church of Christ <a href="http://www.lwucc.org/">www.lwucc.org</a> also in Philadelphia. Chris is blessed with supportive family by birth and by adoption. (This biographical statement provided by Chris Paige.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chris Paige Chris Paige CLOUT CLOUT (Christian Lesbians OUT Together) Fellowship of Affirming Ministries ONA Open and Affirming in the UCC TransFaith TransFaith Online UCC United Church of Christ https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a65ed1db4dc8559a593fcbdc7474fa4e.jpg a79efa89c04e50240b01df9e202fa4fe Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document The Rev. Judith Hoch Wray, Ph.D., is a biblical scholar, teacher, homiletician, writer and editor, and carpenter. Coming out as lesbian in 1969, she has remained committed to integrating her own sexuality and spirituality, standing visibly in the church as one committed to justice for all. Judith developed an AIDS education program in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1984 that began by enlisting and training grandmothers in the African American community. She was a founding member and first moderator of the Coordinating Committee that established the Gay, Lesbian and Affirming Disciples Alliance (GLAD) of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)—now, Disciples LGBTQ Alliance. Judith was a founding member of CLOUT (Christian Lesbians OUT Together), and the first moderator of the Buchanan Group at New Brunswick Theological Seminary which initiated the Holy Relationships movement through a major national Conference on Theology and Sexuality in 2005. Dr. Wray's writings include scholarly books and articles as well as numerous columns and articles for The Living Pulpit. Her lay-friendly Bible study entitled Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Christians in the Church: Reflections for Disciples of Christ Who Seek to Discern God’s Will served as a template for the development of the Bible study components of Listening to the Spirit: a Handbook for Discernment (ed. William Paulsell, Chalice, 2001), written by a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) nationally-appointed task force on which she served. She was a member of the Out in Scripture Editorial Advisory Board of the Human Rights Campaign. A powerful preacher and speaker, Dr. Wray is a preaching coach and leads workshops and retreats around the country. Judith continues to provide leadership to several national organizations that support LGBTQI persons and allies who seek justice and integration of sexuality and spirituality. Judith lives in Indianapolis, IN, with her long-time partner/wife, the Rev. Donna M. Prince. She has taught part-time at several theological seminaries and, in retirement, Judith is active in Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indianapolis, continuing to teach, write, and model prophetic loving and living. (This biographical statement provided by Judith Hoch Wray.) Biographical Text The Rev. Judith Hoch Wray, Ph.D., is a biblical scholar, teacher, homiletician, writer and editor, and carpenter. Coming out as lesbian in 1969, she has remained committed to integrating her own sexuality and spirituality, standing visibly in the church as one committed to justice for all. Judith developed an AIDS education program in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1984 that began by enlisting and training grandmothers in the African American community. She was a founding member and first moderator of the Coordinating Committee that established the Gay, Lesbian and Affirming Disciples Alliance (GLAD) of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)—now, Disciples LGBTQ Alliance. Judith was a founding member of CLOUT (Christian Lesbians OUT Together), and the first moderator of the Buchanan Group at New Brunswick Theological Seminary which initiated the Holy Relationships movement through a major national Conference on Theology and Sexuality in 2005. Dr. Wray's writings include scholarly books and articles as well as numerous columns and articles for The Living Pulpit. Her lay-friendly Bible study entitled Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Christians in the Church: Reflections for Disciples of Christ Who Seek to Discern God’s Will served as a template for the development of the Bible study components of Listening to the Spirit: a Handbook for Discernment (ed. William Paulsell, Chalice, 2001), written by a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) nationally-appointed task force on which she served. She was a member of the Out in Scripture Editorial Advisory Board of the Human Rights Campaign. A powerful preacher and speaker, Dr. Wray is a preaching coach and leads workshops and retreats around the country. Judith continues to provide leadership to several national organizations that support LGBTQI persons and allies who seek justice and integration of sexuality and spirituality. Judith lives in Indianapolis, IN, with her long-time partner/wife, the Rev. Donna M. Prince. She has taught part-time at several theological seminaries and, in retirement, Judith is active in Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indianapolis, continuing to teach, write, and model prophetic loving and living. (This biographical statement provided by Judith Hoch Wray.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Judith Hoch Wray Buchanan Group Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) CLOUT CLOUT (Christian Lesbians OUT Together) Disciples LGBTQ Alliance Gay GLAD Holy Relationships Judith Hoch Wray Lesbian and Affirming Disciples Alliance (GLAD) RTSA Ecumenical Planning Team