Steve Chalke’s Oasis church to offer gay marriages
By Anthony Bushfield, Premier:
Steve Chalke, the founder of the Oasis movement, has told Premier his church is in the process of registering to perform gay marriages.
He revealed the news whilst launching a charter for churches to sign up to which promises they’ll be inclusive of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people.
Oasis Church in Waterloo, London, had applied to authorities for a marriage licence that would allow it to perform gay weddings, he told Premier.
He said exclusion by the Church has had a deeply damaging effect on LGBT people, both directly and indirectly.
His ‘Open Church Charter’, which he claims the overwhelming majority of churches can agree to, includes a commitment to provide gay marriages “within the scope of current British law”.
Where this is not allowed under law the churches will offer celebration, preparation and support for same-sex marriage partners in loving, healthy monogamous relationships, the charter states.
It also includes a commitment to encourage every person to be “as open as they desire about the nature of their sexuality” and actively listen and respond to any feedback from the LGBT community.
The charter is being supported by gay rights organisation Stonewall.
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