Rev. Doug Peters remembers exactly where he was when he heard the historic Iowa Supreme Court decision granting gay and lesbian couples the freedom to marry.
Rev. Brian Eslinger has been the minister at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames congregation since 1997. Along with encouraging diversity and care for the environment, as a Welcoming Congregation, the church is home to LGBT people and their partners.
St. Timothys United Methodist Church in Cedar Falls is known for being open-minded. As a Reconciling Congregation, the church recently adopted a statement of inclusion welcoming everyone, including "those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
