IN THE SEVENTH of our Q&A webinars with our new Patrons, Barbara Glasson, former President of the Methodist Conference in Britain, was in conversation with our Co-ordinator, Kieran Bohan.

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND House of Bishops met this week to discuss ‘the formation of a working group on gender identity and transition’ despite extensive work already included in the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) resources on Identity, Sexuality, Relationships and Marriage. Our Co-Chair Alex Clare-Young responds.

A COMPLAINT has been made against the leader of the Open Table London community, who supported a young woman ousted from a lay leadership position at a neighbouring church, after she came out as a lesbian. Our Coordinator Kieran Bohan responds.

AS IT’S Deaf Awareness Week (3rd-9th May 2021) we’ve invited Rev Cathy Nightingale, Deaf Chaplain in the Church of England Diocese of Manchester, and co-founder of Open Table North Manchester, to step into the spotlight.

ON THURSDAY 6th May 2021, the parish where Open Table began joins international movement for reconciliation whose priorities are: - Healing the wounds of history, - Learning to live with difference and celebrate diversity, & - Building a culture of peace.