HerChurch
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Herchurch is another name used for the Ebenezer Lutheran Church in San Francisco. Ebenezer herchurch is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA), the Evangelical and Ecumenical Women's Caucus
and the San Francisco Council of Lutheran Churches.
Stacy Boorn, the minister for herchurch, uses feminist theology
in the church's expression of faith, worship, learning, mutual care, and acts of justice. Megan Rohrer is the Associate Pastor and is openly
gay
. Rohrer was ordained extraordinarily in defiance of ELCA rules. Rohrer is roster
ed by Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries
, which is "committed to the full participation of persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life and ministry of the Lutheran church."
Since 2007, Ebenezer Lutheran has annually on the first weekend in November sponsored a three-day conference on faith and feminism, often with a focus on reviving traditions of honoring the sacred feminine as manifested in the Hellenistic and Jewish concept of Sophia, and in the faith-traditions of minorities. The 2009 conference focused on the idea held by various dissenting Christian groups over history that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene
, an idea featured prominently in Dan Brown
's famous novel The DaVinci Code.
Ebenezer herchurch is a member of the Evangelical and Ecumenical Women's Caucus
.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
(ELCA), the Evangelical and Ecumenical Women's Caucus
Evangelical and Ecumenical Women's Caucus
The Evangelical and Ecumenical Women’s Caucus is a group of Christian feminists organized in 1973. It was originally named the "Evangelical Women's Caucus" because it began as a caucus within Evangelicals for Social Action, which had issued the "Chicago Declaration." Its mission is to "support,...
and the San Francisco Council of Lutheran Churches.
Stacy Boorn, the minister for herchurch, uses feminist theology
Feminist theology
Feminist theology is a movement found in several religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and New Thought, to reconsider the traditions, practices, scriptures, and theologies of those religions from a feminist perspective...
in the church's expression of faith, worship, learning, mutual care, and acts of justice. Megan Rohrer is the Associate Pastor and is openly
Closeted
Closeted and in the closet are metaphors used to describe lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and intersex people who have not disclosed their sexual orientation or gender identity and aspects thereof, including sexual identity and sexual behavior.-Background:In late 20th...
gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
. Rohrer was ordained extraordinarily in defiance of ELCA rules. Rohrer is roster
Roster
A roster is a list of names of people involved with an organization of some kind.A roster can be a list of people and the times when they are required to work or a list of students in a classroom....
ed by Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries
Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries
Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries , founded on October 31, 2007, is an organization committed to the full participation of persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life and ministry of the Lutheran church...
, which is "committed to the full participation of persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life and ministry of the Lutheran church."
Since 2007, Ebenezer Lutheran has annually on the first weekend in November sponsored a three-day conference on faith and feminism, often with a focus on reviving traditions of honoring the sacred feminine as manifested in the Hellenistic and Jewish concept of Sophia, and in the faith-traditions of minorities. The 2009 conference focused on the idea held by various dissenting Christian groups over history that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses...
, an idea featured prominently in Dan Brown
Dan Brown
Dan Brown is an American author of thriller fiction, best known for the 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. Brown's novels, which are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour time period, feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories...
's famous novel The DaVinci Code.
Ebenezer herchurch is a member of the Evangelical and Ecumenical Women's Caucus
Evangelical and Ecumenical Women's Caucus
The Evangelical and Ecumenical Women’s Caucus is a group of Christian feminists organized in 1973. It was originally named the "Evangelical Women's Caucus" because it began as a caucus within Evangelicals for Social Action, which had issued the "Chicago Declaration." Its mission is to "support,...
.
See also
- Evangelical and Ecumenical Women's CaucusEvangelical and Ecumenical Women's CaucusThe Evangelical and Ecumenical Women’s Caucus is a group of Christian feminists organized in 1973. It was originally named the "Evangelical Women's Caucus" because it began as a caucus within Evangelicals for Social Action, which had issued the "Chicago Declaration." Its mission is to "support,...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- Extraordinary Lutheran MinistriesExtraordinary Lutheran MinistriesExtraordinary Lutheran Ministries , founded on October 31, 2007, is an organization committed to the full participation of persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life and ministry of the Lutheran church...
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