GLBTQ Welcoming Spiritual Communities in Central Texas

For clients who are interested, I provide a lot of mindfulness based classes and counseling. As I have a Masters degree from Harvard in comparative religion, in addition to my PhD in clinical psychology, I also have a lot of experience with spiritually integrative counseling. And I provide individual and couples counseling for clients who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered. Below is a list of religious communities in Central Texas, all of whom I have personally contacted and received permission to list them here as a GLBT welcoming group. I link directly to these communities, and also provide their city and zip code to help your search. If you know of other communities that are GLBT welcoming, please let me know. 

All Saints Episcopal Church, Austin, 78705

Ascension Lutheran Church, Austin, 78731

Austin Shambhala Meditation Center, Austin, 78704

Austin Zen Center, Austin, 78705

Central Presbyterian Church, Austin, 78701

Church of the Savior United Church of Christ, Cedar Park, 78613

Congregation Agudas Achim, Austin, 78731

Congregation Beth Israel, Austin, 78756

Congregation Kol Halev, Austin, 78748

Congregation Shir Ami, Cedar Park, 78613

Congregational Church of Austin UCC, Austin, 78705

Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, Austin, 78757

Ethical Society of Austin, Austin, 78723

First Presbyterian Church, Elgin, 78621

First English Lutheran Church, Austin, 78705    

First Unitarian Universalist, Austin, 78756

First United Methodist Church, Austin, 78701

Free Souls Church, Round Rock, 78681

The Gathering Place, Austin, 78752

Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Austin, 78752

Grace UMC, Austin, 78704

Holy Family American Catholic Church, Austin, 78744

Hope United UCC, Georgetown, 78633     

Journey of Faith United Methodist Church, Round Rock, 78680

Journey Imperfect Faith Community, Austin, 78703

Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Cedar Park, 78613

Mariposa Sangha, Austin, 78751

Metropolitan Community Church, Austin, 78748 

Peace of Christ Church, Round Rock, 78664

Plum Blossom Sangha, Austin, 78702

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Austin, 78728

St. David’s Episcopal Church, Austin, 78701

St. George’s Episcopal Church, Austin, 78722

St. James' Episcopal Church, Austin, 78721

St. John’s UMC, Austin, 78756

‪St. Luke United Methodist Church, Austin, 78703

Sufi Order of Austin, Austin, 78731

Temple Beth Shalom also hosts a GLBT group named Kulanu (Hebrew for “all of us”); Austin, 78731

Table of Mercy, Austin, 78705

Trinity United Methodist Church, Austin, 78751

United Christian Church, Austin, 78727

Unity Center Austin, Austin, 78757

Unity of Austin, Austin, 78735

Unity in the Heart of Austin, formerly known as Downtown Unity Circle, Austin, 78741

Unity Church of the Hills, also sponsors Rainbow Ministry which "celebrates the unique spiritual experience of the gay, lesbian, bisexual,  transgender and questioning individuals;" Austin, 78750

Unity of Wimberley, Wimberley, 78676

University Baptist Church, Austin, 78705

University United Methodist Church, Austin, 78705

Wildflower Unitarian Universalist, Austin, 78704