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Tacoma/ Pierce County GLBTIQA Organizations and Churches

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Organizations/Churches Description

AIDS Housing Assoc. of Tacoma

 

Housing for HIV + people. (253) 272-5533
301 N. L Street Tacoma

Pierce County AIDS Foundation (253-383-2565)
Provides a variety of educational and support programs.
Pierce County Pride/Pride Foundationhttp://www.pridefoundation.org (800-735-7287)
Working to expand GLBT resources in Pierce County.
Puyallup Youth Group (253-848-5571)
Support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning youth. Meets in Puyallup. Call Good Samaritan Behavioral Health for info.
Gender Alliance of South Sound (GASS)

www.southsoundgender.com  

a support and social group for crossdressers, transsexuals and other transgendered individuals, serving Pierce, Thurston, Kitsap and King counties in Washington state.
Bethany Presbyterian Church (Christian)
bethanypres1@juno.com
4420 N 41st Street, Tacoma WA 98407
253-752-1123
Rev. Brian Heath
Services: Sunday 11 am (Summer 10am)
note: an open faith community, committed to welcoming all people
Center for Spiritual Living (Religious Science)
www.tacomacsl.com

lorenzmf@aol.com
206 N. J Street, Tacoma, WA 98403
253-383-3151
Rev. Frances Lorenz
Services: Sunday, 9:00 am and 10:45 am with children's and teen's church at the late service
note: an inclusive community and whole heartedly welcomes GLBTQ members and visitors; affiliated with the United Church of Religous Science
Christ Episcopal Church (Christian)
ccptacoma@aol.com
310 North K Street, Tacoma, WA 98403
253-383-1569
Rev. Patricia S. Trytten
Services: Sunday, 8 am and 10:30 am (Summer 9 am); Tuesday, 12:15 pm; Thursday, 7 am
note: very welcoming, all ages, orientations, ethnicities; gay men's support group meets every Wed at 7 pm in church library
Daybreak Ministries
daybreakspirit@yahoo.com
PO Box 64798, Tacoma, WA 98464
messages: 253-503-2231 ext. 7438
cell phone: 253-224-1394
note: designed to provide spiritual insight, support through counseling, forums, and spiritual messages to GLBT people of color
Diocese of the Holy Cross (Christian)
 
523 Martin Luther King, Tacoma, WA
360-923-1267
meets first Saturday every month at 4 pm
First Congregational Church (Christian)
firstcong@netzero.net
209 South J. Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
253-383-3878
Rev. John Alvord
Services: Sunday 11 am (mid June to Labor Day 10 am)
First United Methodist Church (Christian)
msmithlok@prodigy.net
209 S. J Street, Tacoma, WA, 98405
253-627-0129
Dr. Montgomery Smith
Services: Sunday 9:30 am
New Heart Metropolitan Community Church (Predominantly Gay Christian Church)
 
759 S. 45th St.
Tacoma, WA 98418
253-272-2382
Rev. Jan Skaggs
Services: Sunday 11 am and 6 PM Sunday
note: founded as a church of the GLBT community
St. Andrews Episcopal Church (Christian)
standrew@telisphere.com
7410 South 12th Street, Tacoma, WA 98465
253-564-4402
Rev. Ralph Blackman
Services: Sunday 8 am and 10 am
St. Leo's Parish Community (Roman Catholic)
 
710 South 13th Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
253-272-5136
Father Eric Zuckerman
Services: Saturday Mass 5 pm; Sunday Mass 8 am and 10:30 am
note: very diverse, welcoming to all people; have gay couples in attendance and treated no different than straight couples
Temple Beth El (Jewish)
 
5975 South 12th Street, Tacoma, WA 98465
253-564-7101
Rabbi Mark Glickman
Services: Friday 7:30 pm, Saturday 10 am
Unitarian Universalist Association of Tacoma (Non-denominational)
 
1115 S. 56th Street, Tacoma, WA
253-474-4646
Rev. Ken Jones
Services: Sunday 11 am (Summer: July 1 - September 1 10 am)
note: welcoming congregation (have voted as a church to actively support and accept GLBT members into the church)
United Methodist Church of Gig Harbor (Christian)
 
7400 Pioneer Way, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
253-851-2625
Rev. Alvin E. Aosved
Services: Sunday 9 am, 10:15 and 11:15 am
note: not an official "reconciling" congregation but have gay members and overall positive support
His Loving Word Community Church

1206 South 11th #24, Tacoma, WA 98419

253-906-8328

Unity Center of Tacoma (Christina; non-denominational)
unitycenter@earthlink.net
2102 South 23rd Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
253-383-2684
Rev. Deborah Olive
Services: Sunday 9:30 am and 11:15 am (Summer 10 am)
note: have plenty of gay members

Tacoma Lesbian Concern
Email TLC
 (253-752-6724) A social support and educational group for lesbians. Tacoma Puget Sound lesbian organization, which has been in existence since the 1970's. The organization has a threefold purpose: to provide opportunities for socializing, to arrange supportive networking, and to furnish political education and awareness. To meet these goals we schedule, support and attend a wide variety of activities, work with other groups for common goals, and provide a 24-hour phone line and a newsletter. For more information about TLC, to join and/or receive the newsletter, please call the TLC phone line, send us an e-mail, or mail inquiries to TLC, P.O.Box 947, Tacoma, Washington 98401.

PFLAG Tacoma
Email Tacoma PFLAG
(253-597-6406) Support program for parents, families & friends of lesbians and gays. Meets 4th Thursday of each month at St. Andrews Church in Tacoma. 3800A Bridgeport Way, #124, Tacoma, WA 98466
POCAAN (People of Color Against AIDS Network)  (253-272-2577)
Provides educational and support programs. Call for details.
OASIS Youth Group (253-671-2838)
Support program for gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning youth ages 14-25. Meets in Tacoma on Thursday 4-10 PM and Friday 4-midnight.  Call for info.
Pride TCC
 
Support network for GLBT students at Tacoma community College. Info available in Student Programs, Bldg. 11B
Chalet Bowl
 
26th and Proctor, Tacoma
Airport Tavern
 
5406 S Tacoma Way
(253) 475-9730
Castle Superstore
 
6015 Tacoma Mall Blvd
(253) 471-0391
Club Silverstone
 
739 1/2 St. Helens Avenue in downtown Tacoma
(253) 404-0273
On The Rocks
 
728 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma
(253) 779-4700

Last updated 3-23-05