| Vision and Mission Statements |
The ECWR VisionRatified July 4, 1997 Evangelicals Concerned Western Region (ECWR), founded as a grass roots volunteer organization, is a nondenominational evangelical resource providing a community of fellowship that is a safe place for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Christians to reconcile and integrate their faith and sexuality, and to grow toward Christian maturity. ECWR is a highly visible, easily accessible, financially stable, geographically diverse, and open and affirming to all who embrace the Christian faith regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, or church membership. Through conferences, retreats, local groups, Bible studies, resource materials, education, leadership training, and personal support, ECWR serves as a role model to all evangelicals (gay or straight) to foster an integrated and healthy gay/lesbian Christian life. In realizing its mission, ECWR provides organizational outreach so that no gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Christian will disown their faith or suffer unnecessarily because of who they are.
The ECWR MissionRatified July 4, 1997 ECWR responds to the needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered evangelical Christians primarily through nurturing fellowship. It is a ministry providing a safe place for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered evangelical Christians to deal with issues of reconciliation, integration, and maturation of spirituality and sexuality. ECWR hosts conferences, local groups, and Bible studies, and provides education through newsletters and online resources. We foster an atmosphere for spiritual growth and provide a safe place and personal support for all who are on their journey of faith. |
EVANGELICALS is our first name. It's been our first name since Evangelicals Concerned was founded in 1975. But just as nobody should naively buy into whatever might be presented in the anti-gay or pro-gay press about "the gay agenda", "the gay lifestyle" or everything that passes in a Pride Parade, nobody should naively buy into whatever might be presented in the anti-gay or pro-gay press about evangelicals. 
Evangelicals Concerned (EC, Inc.) is one of the many new Christian groups and churches which has emerged since the advent of the gay liberation movement. While both minister primarily to gays and lesbians, there are some significant differences between the two types of organizations.