Celebrating 33 Years of Ministry in the LGBT Catholic Community!
Below is a partial list of known "gay-friendly" Catholic parishes and faith communities. Thank you for helping us add to this growing list! If you are aware of such a parish that is known as welcoming to lesbian and gay Catholics as members and active parishioners, please let us know. Tell us if this welcome is because of a support program, spirituality group, mission statement, participation in gay community events, involvement with parents or simply the friendliness of pastoral staff.
Gay-friendly Parishes and Faith Communities
New Ways Ministry - 4012 29th Street - Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712 - Telephone: (301) 277-5674
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Alabama
Montgomery: St. Bede
Arizona
Scottsdale: Franciscan Renewal Center
Tucson: St. Cyril of Alexandria, SS. Peter and Paul, St. Pius X, Our Mother of Sorrows, St. Odilia
California
Berkeley: Holy Spirit Parish
Burney: St Francis of Assisi
Carlesbad: St. Patrick
Claremont: Our Lady of the Assumption
El Cajon: St. Luke
Encino: Our Lady of Grace
Escondido: St. Timothy
Fremont: St. Joseph - Mission San Jose
Goleta: St. Mark Univ. Parish
Hawthorne: St. Joseph (Spanish)
Hayward: All Saints
LaPuente: St. Martha
Lemon Grove: St. John of the Cross
Long Beach: St. Matthew
Los Angeles: Blessed Sacrament, Christ the King, Mother of Good Counsel, St. Camillus Center-LA USC Medical Center (Spanish), St. Paul the Apostle
North Hollywood: Blessed Sacrament, St. Jane Frances de Chantal, St. Patrick
Oakland: Our Lady of Lourdes
Oceanside: St. Thomas More
Orange: Holy Family Cathedral, Koinoia
Pleasanton: Catholic Community of Pleasanton
Sacramento: St. Francis of Assisi
San Carlos: St. Charles
San Diego: San Rafael, St. Jude Shrine
San Francisco: Most Holy Redeemer, Old St. Mary Cathedral, St. Agnes, St. Dominic
San Jose: St. Julie Billiart, St. Martin of Tours (Emmaus Community)
San Luis Obispo: Old Mission of San Luis Obispo
San Rafael: Church of San Rafael & Mission San Rafael Archangel
Santa Barbara: OL of Guadalupe
Santa Clara: GALA
Santa Cruz: Holy Cross
Santa Monica: St. Monica
Simi Valley: St. Rose of Lima
Spring Valley: Santa Sophia
Valinda: St. Martha
Vernon: Holy Angels Church of the Deaf
Walnut Creek: St. John Vianney
West Hollywood: St. Ambrose, St. Victor
Whittier: St. Mary of the Assumption
Colorado
Arvada: Spirit of Christ
Avon: St. Edward
Colorado Springs: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sacred Heart
Denver: St. Dominic, Christ the King, Mount Carmel
Fort Collins: Blessed John XXIII
Highlands Ranch: Pax Christi
Littleton: Light of the World, St. Frances Cabrini
Connecticut
Hartford: St. Patrick-St. Anthony
District of Columbia
Holy Trinity, St. Aloysius, St. Matthew Cathedral
Florida
Cocoa Beach: Our Savior
Ft. Lauderdale: St. Anthony, St. Maurice
Naples: St. John the Evangelist
St. Petersburg: Holy Cross
Tampa: Franciscan Center, Sacred Heart, Christ the King
Georgia
Atlanta: Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Illinois
Berwyn: St. Mary of the Celle
Chicago: Immaculate Conception, St. Clement, St. Gertrude, St. Gregory, St. Peter, St. Sylvester, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Thomas the Apostle, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Old St. Patrick
Clarendon Hills: Notre Dame
Country Club Hills: St. Emeric
Evanston: St. Nicholas
Morton Grove: St. Martha
Oak Park: Ascension, St. Catherine of Sienna-St. Lucy
Schaumburg: St. Marcelline
Indiana
Evansville: St. Mary
Indianapolis: St. Thomas Aquinas
Iowa
Iowa City: St. Thomas More
Kentucky
Louisville: Epiphany, Cathedral of the Assumption, St. William
Louisiana
New Orleans: St. Augustine
Maine
Portland: Sacred Heart-St. Dominic
Saco: Most Holy Trinity
Maryland
Baltimore: Corpus Christi, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Matthew, St. Philip and James, St. Vincent dePaul
Columbia: St. John the Evangelist
Gaithersburg: St. Rose of Lima
Greenbelt: Catholic Community of Greenbelt
Hagerstown: St. Ann
Severn: St. Bernadette
Massachusetts
Boston: Paulist Center, St. Anthony Shrine, St. Cecilia
East Longmeadow: St. Michael
Newton: St. Ignatius
Sharon: Our Lady of Sorrows
Springfield: Sacred Heart
Worcester: Holy Cross College
Michigan
Ann Arbor: St. Mary Student Parish
Detroit: St. Leo, Christ the King
Kalamazoo: Lambda Catholics
St. Ignace: St. Ignatius Loyola
Minnesota
Minneapolis: St. Frances Cabrini, St. Joan of Arc
Missouri
Kansas City: Guardian Angels, St. Francis Xavier, St. James
St. Joseph: St. Francis Xavier
St. Louis: St. Cronan, St. Margaret of Scotland, St. Pius V
Montana
Billings: Holy Rosary
Nebraska
Omaha: Holy Family, Sacred Heart
Nevada
Las Vegas: Christ the King, Guardian Angel Cathedral
New Hampshire
Merrimack: St. John Neumann
Pelham: St. Patrick
New Jersey
Clifton: St. Brendan
Lawrenceville: St. Ann
Long Beach Island: St. Francis of Assisi
Maplewood: St. Joseph
Tinton Falls: St. Anselm
New Mexico
Albuquerque: Holy Family, Shrine of St. Bernadette
Espanola: Sacred Heart of Jesus
New York
Baldwinsville: St. Augustine
Bellmore: St. Barnabas the Apostle
Bellport: Mary Immaculate
Brooklyn: St. Andrew the Apostle, St. Boniface, St. Athanasius, St. Augustine
Deer Park: Ss. Cyril and Methodius
East Islip: St. Mary
Elmira: St. Mary
Fairport: Church of the Assumption
Henrietta: Good Shepherd
Manhattan: Holy Name of Jesus, St. Francis Xavier, St. Paul the Apostle, Church of the Ascension, St. Francis of Assisi
Melville: St. Elizabeth Pittsford: Church of the Transfiguration
Rochester: Blessed Sacrament, St. Mary (Downtown), St. Monica
Syracuse: St. Lucy, All Saints
Utica: St. Francis DeSales
Wantaugh: St. Frances de Chantal
Westbury: St. Brigid
North Carolina
Charlotte: St. Peter
Durham: Immaculate Conception
Fayetteville: St. Patrick
Raleigh: St. Francis of Assisi
Ohio
Akron: St. Bernard
Cincinnati: St. George-St. Monica, St. Robert Bellarmine
Cleveland: Ascension of Our Lord, St. Malachi, St. Martha
Columbus: St. Thomas More Newman Center
Mentor: St. John Vianney
University Heights: Church of the Gesu
Westlake: St. Ladislas
Wooster: St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
Oregon
Beaverton: Mission of the Atonement
Portland: Journey and Koinonia Catholic Community, St. Andrew, St. Phillip Neri, Downtown Chapel (St. Vincent de Paul)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia: Old St. Joseph, Old St. Mary, St. John the Evangelist, St. Vincent DePaul
York: St. Joseph
Rhode Island
Providence: St. Francis Chapel
Wickford: St. Bernard
Tennessee
Memphis: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Texas
Colleyville: Good Shepherd
Dallas: Holy Trinity
Houston: St. Anne
Plano: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Virginia
Arlington: Our Lady Queen of Peace
Richmond: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Sacred Heart Parish
Roanoke: St. Gerard
Triangle: St. Francis
Virginia Beach: St. Nicholas
Washington
Pullman: Sacred Heart
Seattle: St. Benedict, Prince of Peace Newman Center
Tacoma: St. Leo
Wisconsin
Madison: Our Lady Queen of Peace
Menomonee Falls: Good Shepherd
Milwaukee: Good Shepherd, Prince of Peace, Trinity-Guadalupe
Canada
Montreal: Holy Cross
Ottawa: St. Joseph
Toronto: Our Lady of Lourdes
England
London: Our Lady of theAssumption & St. Gregory
To add your faith community to our list, please contact New Ways Ministry at info@newwaysministry.org or call 301-277-5674.
Montgomery: St. Bede
Arizona
Scottsdale: Franciscan Renewal Center
Tucson: St. Cyril of Alexandria, SS. Peter and Paul, St. Pius X, Our Mother of Sorrows, St. Odilia
California
Berkeley: Holy Spirit Parish
Burney: St Francis of Assisi
Carlesbad: St. Patrick
Claremont: Our Lady of the Assumption
El Cajon: St. Luke
Encino: Our Lady of Grace
Escondido: St. Timothy
Fremont: St. Joseph - Mission San Jose
Goleta: St. Mark Univ. Parish
Hawthorne: St. Joseph (Spanish)
Hayward: All Saints
LaPuente: St. Martha
Lemon Grove: St. John of the Cross
Long Beach: St. Matthew
Los Angeles: Blessed Sacrament, Christ the King, Mother of Good Counsel, St. Camillus Center-LA USC Medical Center (Spanish), St. Paul the Apostle
North Hollywood: Blessed Sacrament, St. Jane Frances de Chantal, St. Patrick
Oakland: Our Lady of Lourdes
Oceanside: St. Thomas More
Orange: Holy Family Cathedral, Koinoia
Pleasanton: Catholic Community of Pleasanton
Sacramento: St. Francis of Assisi
San Carlos: St. Charles
San Diego: San Rafael, St. Jude Shrine
San Francisco: Most Holy Redeemer, Old St. Mary Cathedral, St. Agnes, St. Dominic
San Jose: St. Julie Billiart, St. Martin of Tours (Emmaus Community)
San Luis Obispo: Old Mission of San Luis Obispo
San Rafael: Church of San Rafael & Mission San Rafael Archangel
Santa Barbara: OL of Guadalupe
Santa Clara: GALA
Santa Cruz: Holy Cross
Santa Monica: St. Monica
Simi Valley: St. Rose of Lima
Spring Valley: Santa Sophia
Valinda: St. Martha
Vernon: Holy Angels Church of the Deaf
Walnut Creek: St. John Vianney
West Hollywood: St. Ambrose, St. Victor
Whittier: St. Mary of the Assumption
Colorado
Arvada: Spirit of Christ
Avon: St. Edward
Colorado Springs: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sacred Heart
Denver: St. Dominic, Christ the King, Mount Carmel
Fort Collins: Blessed John XXIII
Highlands Ranch: Pax Christi
Littleton: Light of the World, St. Frances Cabrini
Connecticut
Hartford: St. Patrick-St. Anthony
District of Columbia
Holy Trinity, St. Aloysius, St. Matthew Cathedral
Florida
Cocoa Beach: Our Savior
Ft. Lauderdale: St. Anthony, St. Maurice
Naples: St. John the Evangelist
St. Petersburg: Holy Cross
Tampa: Franciscan Center, Sacred Heart, Christ the King
Georgia
Atlanta: Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Illinois
Berwyn: St. Mary of the Celle
Chicago: Immaculate Conception, St. Clement, St. Gertrude, St. Gregory, St. Peter, St. Sylvester, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Thomas the Apostle, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Old St. Patrick
Clarendon Hills: Notre Dame
Country Club Hills: St. Emeric
Evanston: St. Nicholas
Morton Grove: St. Martha
Oak Park: Ascension, St. Catherine of Sienna-St. Lucy
Schaumburg: St. Marcelline
Indiana
Evansville: St. Mary
Indianapolis: St. Thomas Aquinas
Iowa
Iowa City: St. Thomas More
Kentucky
Louisville: Epiphany, Cathedral of the Assumption, St. William
Louisiana
New Orleans: St. Augustine
Maine
Portland: Sacred Heart-St. Dominic
Saco: Most Holy Trinity
Maryland
Baltimore: Corpus Christi, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Matthew, St. Philip and James, St. Vincent dePaul
Columbia: St. John the Evangelist
Gaithersburg: St. Rose of Lima
Greenbelt: Catholic Community of Greenbelt
Hagerstown: St. Ann
Severn: St. Bernadette
Massachusetts
Boston: Paulist Center, St. Anthony Shrine, St. Cecilia
East Longmeadow: St. Michael
Newton: St. Ignatius
Sharon: Our Lady of Sorrows
Springfield: Sacred Heart
Worcester: Holy Cross College
Michigan
Ann Arbor: St. Mary Student Parish
Detroit: St. Leo, Christ the King
Kalamazoo: Lambda Catholics
St. Ignace: St. Ignatius Loyola
Minnesota
Minneapolis: St. Frances Cabrini, St. Joan of Arc
Missouri
Kansas City: Guardian Angels, St. Francis Xavier, St. James
St. Joseph: St. Francis Xavier
St. Louis: St. Cronan, St. Margaret of Scotland, St. Pius V
Montana
Billings: Holy Rosary
Nebraska
Omaha: Holy Family, Sacred Heart
Nevada
Las Vegas: Christ the King, Guardian Angel Cathedral
New Hampshire
Merrimack: St. John Neumann
Pelham: St. Patrick
New Jersey
Clifton: St. Brendan
Lawrenceville: St. Ann
Long Beach Island: St. Francis of Assisi
Maplewood: St. Joseph
Tinton Falls: St. Anselm
New Mexico
Albuquerque: Holy Family, Shrine of St. Bernadette
Espanola: Sacred Heart of Jesus
New York
Baldwinsville: St. Augustine
Bellmore: St. Barnabas the Apostle
Bellport: Mary Immaculate
Brooklyn: St. Andrew the Apostle, St. Boniface, St. Athanasius, St. Augustine
Deer Park: Ss. Cyril and Methodius
East Islip: St. Mary
Elmira: St. Mary
Fairport: Church of the Assumption
Henrietta: Good Shepherd
Manhattan: Holy Name of Jesus, St. Francis Xavier, St. Paul the Apostle, Church of the Ascension, St. Francis of Assisi
Melville: St. Elizabeth Pittsford: Church of the Transfiguration
Rochester: Blessed Sacrament, St. Mary (Downtown), St. Monica
Syracuse: St. Lucy, All Saints
Utica: St. Francis DeSales
Wantaugh: St. Frances de Chantal
Westbury: St. Brigid
North Carolina
Charlotte: St. Peter
Durham: Immaculate Conception
Fayetteville: St. Patrick
Raleigh: St. Francis of Assisi
Ohio
Akron: St. Bernard
Cincinnati: St. George-St. Monica, St. Robert Bellarmine
Cleveland: Ascension of Our Lord, St. Malachi, St. Martha
Columbus: St. Thomas More Newman Center
Mentor: St. John Vianney
University Heights: Church of the Gesu
Westlake: St. Ladislas
Wooster: St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
Oregon
Beaverton: Mission of the Atonement
Portland: Journey and Koinonia Catholic Community, St. Andrew, St. Phillip Neri, Downtown Chapel (St. Vincent de Paul)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia: Old St. Joseph, Old St. Mary, St. John the Evangelist, St. Vincent DePaul
York: St. Joseph
Rhode Island
Providence: St. Francis Chapel
Wickford: St. Bernard
Tennessee
Memphis: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Texas
Colleyville: Good Shepherd
Dallas: Holy Trinity
Houston: St. Anne
Plano: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Virginia
Arlington: Our Lady Queen of Peace
Richmond: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Sacred Heart Parish
Roanoke: St. Gerard
Triangle: St. Francis
Virginia Beach: St. Nicholas
Washington
Pullman: Sacred Heart
Seattle: St. Benedict, Prince of Peace Newman Center
Tacoma: St. Leo
Wisconsin
Madison: Our Lady Queen of Peace
Menomonee Falls: Good Shepherd
Milwaukee: Good Shepherd, Prince of Peace, Trinity-Guadalupe
Canada
Montreal: Holy Cross
Ottawa: St. Joseph
Toronto: Our Lady of Lourdes
England
London: Our Lady of theAssumption & St. Gregory
To add your faith community to our list, please contact New Ways Ministry at info@newwaysministry.org or call 301-277-5674.