In This Together is a work in progress. Here you will find what we've discovered so far. If you are interested in helping to shape and organize, please connect with us.
Vision of In This Together
We envision and work toward a just world where LGBTQ+ people are fully integrated, recognized, respected, and valued in a spirit of mutuality in Anabaptist communities in Canada.
Values
As followers of Christ, we value:
- A posture of hospitality
- Welcome all who wish to engage with our Vision, understanding that individuals and communities are theologically diverse in their level of LGBTQ+ inclusion.
- An openness to Transformation
- Inviting people to invest in their own learning and change
- A commitment to peace
- Building bridges and practicing nonviolent resistance to the harm that has been inflicted upon LGBTQ+ people in the name of the Church.
- The image of God in each person
- Each person is uniquely gifted, lovingly accepted by God, and encouraged to share their contributions.
Goals
- Consolidating ITT as a functional, well funded, well structured, well known organization in the Anabaptist community
- Raising Awareness and Celebrating the stories, perspectives, and gifts of LGBTQ+ people
- Facilitating Connections among Anabaptists communities in Canada
- Resource People and Communities
The buttons used at the Mennonite Church Canada gatherings in 2016 and 2019
Beyond Binaries event by Pastors in Exile, where In This Together was born
Sign outside of Hamilton Mennonite Church
The group who gathered in Ontario in February 2020 to dream about what ITT could become
Pride display at a church
The ITT team at the Mennonite Church Canada Assembly in Edmonton, 2022
We wear our buttons with pride!
Interactive art from the worship service ITT led at the MCCanada Assembly in Edmonton, 2022