Solidarity Stole (Westminster Presbyterian)

Westminster is a More Light Church, working for the full inclusion of LGBT persons into the life and leadership of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and is also a founding member of the Interfaith Advocates for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in Rochester, NY.  This stole was given to us at the 1996 More Light Churches Network Conference in Rochester, NY.  This was the first large display of the stoles anywhere in the U.S.

 (Note: A signature stole is one that is covered with the signatures of both gay and straight members of a congregation, denominational governing body, or other organization.  These stoles serve the dual purpose of showing support for LGBT persons, while also protecting their anonymity by including their names as "one among many".)

Martha Juillerat

Founder, Shower of Stoles Project

2006