Did you know? 1st Christian in downtown St. Joseph is “open and affirming”…which is just a fancy way to say that we welcome all people in all their diversity with open arms and we love you as you are. In particular, “open and affirming” declares that we welcome all our neighbors in the LGBTQIA community fully and completely as children of God, but it also means we fully welcome Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Buddhists, immigrants, young people, seniors, seekers, doubters, people of all ethnicities and so on. We are a rainbow church, welcoming all of God’s diversity and centering ourselves in living out God’s love.