We're Oasis California, the LGBT Ministry of the Diocese of California. covering the Bay Area in northern California, we can help you find an Episcopal Church where you will feel at home, meet other LGBT Episcopalians, and help our church minister to LGBT folks. Media coverage often misses the point that moderate and progressive Christians do not share the views of some conservative Christians.  Across the Bay Area, Episcopal Churches welcome LGBT folks to worship with us, sing in our choirs, and become full members of our congregations.

Oasis affiliated Episcopal Churches make a special effort to welcome LGBT people. At these churches, LGBT folks can be sure their partners and their family will be welcomed and respected. Equally important, these congregations will welcome and nurture children with LGBT parents. Here you can find an Episcopal Church that welcomes LGBT members and their families. You can also learn how your parish can become an Oasis Affiliated congregation.  And be sure to check out our upcoming events.

Oasis/California is the The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of California.

We work collaboratively with other glbt and social advocacy organizations in the Episcopal Church. For example...

• Oasis/California is an "Integrity Partner" and we encourage our constituents to become members of Integrity.
   
• We share bonds of affection (and a name) with such diocesan organizations as The Oasis (Newark) and Oasis/Missouri.
   
• We share commonalities in mission with Beyond Inclusion, a glbt ministry of All Saints', Pasadena.

In this section:

• Oasis/California is part of Claiming the Blessing, a collaborative effort to obtain, at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, authorization for the development of a rite for the blessing of couples in committed relationships.
   
• We support the work of the Consultation, a coalition of independent peace and justice organizations within the Episcopal Church.
   
• Oasis/California is one of several advocacy ministries in the Social Ministries Department of the Episcopal Diocese of California. Go to www.diocal.org for more information, or phone the diocesan office at (415) 673-5015.

To reach us, send e-mail to communications at oasiscalifornia.org

Mailing Address: Oasis/California, Episcopal Diocese of California, 1055 Taylor St., San Francisco, CA 94108-2209

OASIS CALIFORNIA

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of California

Mailing Address: Oasis California, Oasis California, Post Office Box 7802, Menlo Park, CA, 94026-7802

Copyright © 1999-2008 Oasis California All rights reserved.
Revised: 05/05/09 

What happened at Lambeth?

If you want to know what happened in Canterbury during the Lambeth Conference, you can:

• Check out our Lambeth photo page;

• Read Oasis President Tom Jackson's Lambeth Report, his Lambeth Pilgrim Blog and his Lambeth Reports on EpsicoPod - you can also download Tom's report as a PDF file;

• Check out the Witness @ Lambeth site. Launched by Oasis California, the Witness @ Lambeth brought LGBT Anglicans from across America and around the world to blog and witnesses there. 

• See more Lambeth News Reports here.

Petition to Win Marriage Back

EQCA is already crunching numbers and doing extensive research to determine what election and what ballot language would give us the best chance to win marriage back.

We need to have a grassroots army ready to hit the streets if we are unsuccessful in court. 

Thank you to all who have already signed up to carry petitions to qualify a new initiative to win marriage back. If you haven’t already, sign the petition now at www.eqca.org/petition. And please forward this call to action on to everyone you know.

The Bishop's London March sought
justice for the poor -
but not LGBT people.
 

Bishop Marc and fellow bishops join in escorting Bishop Gene Robinson to the Changing Attunes/Integrity Eucharist.

The Oasis Witnesses @ Lambeth
came from across America and
around the world.

Presiding Bishop Kathryn Jeffords Shori
and Oasis President Tom Jackson
at Lambeth.

In  2008: We Had A Great PRIDE! 

Bishop Marc Andrus celebrated our annual Pride Mass outside on the parade route and then came along with us - and our Pride Kazoo Band - as we made the historic march down Market Street. More photos here.

Thanks to all who helped:

The Rt. Rev Marc Andrus, Bishop of California, Presider & Preacher

The Rev. Vicki Gray, Deacon

Mr. Thomas C. Jackson, Subdeacon

Ms. Rebeca Rivera, Intercessor

The Rev. Nancy Pennekamp, Presentor of Lambeth Pilgrims

Also: The Rev. Tommy Dillon, St Aidan’s, San Francisco; the Rev. John Kirkley, St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco; the Reverend Rosa Lee Harden & Lois Williams, Holy Innocents; the Rev. Lyle Beckman, San Francisco Night Ministry; and St. Paul’s Oakland, home and organizers of the Pride Kazoo Band.
 

Special thanks to our 2008 Contingent Monitors!

Thanks to them we would are able to march. Our 2008 monitors include: Andrew Aldrich; the Rev. Davidson Bidwell-Waite; Robert Craig; Amy Fielder; Charles Frisbie; Trish Grima; the Rev. Teddy Knight; the Rev. Chris McManus; the Rev. Nancy Pennekamp; Josie Ramos; the Rev. Trish Ross; and Fernando Sampaio.

OASIS CALIFORNIA

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of California

Mailing Address: Oasis California, Oasis California, Post Office Box 7802, Menlo Park, CA, 94026-7802

Copyright © 1999-2008 Oasis California All rights reserved.
Revised: 05/05/09 

What happened at Lambeth?

If you want to know what happened in Canterbury during the Lambeth Conference, you can:

• Check out our Lambeth photo page;

• Read Oasis President Tom Jackson's Lambeth Report, his Lambeth Pilgrim Blog and his Lambeth Reports on EpsicoPod - you can also download Tom's report as a PDF file;

• Check out the Witness @ Lambeth site. Launched by Oasis California, the Witness @ Lambeth brought LGBT Anglicans from across America and around the world to blog and witnesses there. 

• See more Lambeth News Reports here.

Petition to Win Marriage Back

EQCA is already crunching numbers and doing extensive research to determine what election and what ballot language would give us the best chance to win marriage back.

We need to have a grassroots army ready to hit the streets if we are unsuccessful in court. 

Thank you to all who have already signed up to carry petitions to qualify a new initiative to win marriage back. If you haven’t already, sign the petition now at www.eqca.org/petition. And please forward this call to action on to everyone you know.

The Bishop's London March sought
justice for the poor -
but not LGBT people.
 

Bishop Marc and fellow bishops join in escorting Bishop Gene Robinson to the Changing Attunes/Integrity Eucharist.

The Oasis Witnesses @ Lambeth
came from across America and
around the world.

Presiding Bishop Kathryn Jeffords Shori
and Oasis President Tom Jackson
at Lambeth.

In  2008: We Had A Great PRIDE! 

Bishop Marc Andrus celebrated our annual Pride Mass outside on the parade route and then came along with us - and our Pride Kazoo Band - as we made the historic march down Market Street. More photos here.

Thanks to all who helped:

The Rt. Rev Marc Andrus, Bishop of California, Presider & Preacher

The Rev. Vicki Gray, Deacon

Mr. Thomas C. Jackson, Subdeacon

Ms. Rebeca Rivera, Intercessor

The Rev. Nancy Pennekamp, Presentor of Lambeth Pilgrims

Also: The Rev. Tommy Dillon, St Aidan’s, San Francisco; the Rev. John Kirkley, St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco; the Reverend Rosa Lee Harden & Lois Williams, Holy Innocents; the Rev. Lyle Beckman, San Francisco Night Ministry; and St. Paul’s Oakland, home and organizers of the Pride Kazoo Band.
 

Special thanks to our 2008 Contingent Monitors!

Thanks to them we would are able to march. Our 2008 monitors include: Andrew Aldrich; the Rev. Davidson Bidwell-Waite; Robert Craig; Amy Fielder; Charles Frisbie; Trish Grima; the Rev. Teddy Knight; the Rev. Chris McManus; the Rev. Nancy Pennekamp; Josie Ramos; the Rev. Trish Ross; and Fernando Sampaio.

OASIS CALIFORNIA

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of California

Mailing Address: Oasis California, Oasis California, Post Office Box 7802, Menlo Park, CA, 94026-7802

Copyright © 1999-2008 Oasis California All rights reserved.
Revised: 05/05/09