Annual Conference 2026
The Norwegian organizing committee are happy to welcome you to Bergen for the Annual Conference 2026 of European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups! 📍Location: Bergen, Norway🕐When: Wednesday 13th May – Sunday 17th May We are thrilled to invite you to join us in shaping this year’s gathering, which will take place in the beautiful (we […]
Trans & Non-binary event 2025
This past weekend (11-13th July 2025) 28 trans and non-binary Christians aged 20-70 met in Zürich, Switzerland for a weekend with the theme Trans Joy. We participated in workshops and panel discussions about trans joy and gender euphoria, as well as grief, anger and hope. We also went to the city for an evening and […]
No Hate Speech Week 2025
From 18 to 20 June, Kees Goedegebuur and Clémence Sauty represented the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups at the Council of Europe’s No Hate Speech Week in Strasbourg. The event brought together civil society stakeholders and Council of Europe representatives committed to upholding human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. We participated in […]
European LGBTI+ Catholics Call to Electing-Cardinals Ahead of the Papal Conclave
As electing-Cardinals prepare to enter the Conclave to elect a new Bishop of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church Working Group of the European Forum of LGBTI + Christian Groups urges them to hear not only the sound of God’s Spirit in their discernment, but also that of the whole people of God including LGBTI+ voices. Many of […]
Register for our Annual Conference 2025 in Turku!
Each year the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups has a conference meeting, mostly (but not always) around Ascension Day. This year it will be in Turku, Finland and registration is now open! Open Doors – Wide Windows We want to embrace you all, no matter where you come from, no matter what church you […]
Job announcement: Fundraiser
The European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups is looking for a Fundraiser.
Report from EuroPride in Thessaloniki 2024
Euroforum at Europride: we carried messages of church inclusion and reminded all interested about LGBTI+ affirmative nature of Orthodox theology.
In 2024, the Europride took place in a traditionally and predominantly Orthodox country for the second time (after Belgrade 2022). It was the first occasion to celebrate the progress of such a country in terms of acceptance of LGBTI+ people and respect for their rights: it is this year that Greece introduced marriage equality!
IDAHOT+ Conference in The Hague and Brussels – 14–17 May 2024
Report from IDAHOT+ Conference in The Hague and Brussles 14–17 May 2024
Statement: Our Submission to the Synodal Process
As we come to a close of the current Synodal Process of the Roman Catholic Church this October, all participants had been asked for submission towards the 2024 assembly. Many national groups of LGBTI+ Catholics from around the globe have done so and herein, you can find submission prepared by the Roman Catholic Church Working Group (RCC WG) of the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups.
Funds from Dutch Government for European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups
The Board of the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups is happy to announce that it has received a new grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. With the grant the often vulnerable position of LGBTI+ people of faith can be improved.