inclusive faith communities in calgary and southern alberta
Affirming Connections was created to strengthen and amplify the affirming voice and actions of fully inclusive faith communities in Calgary.
Together, we will proactively reach out and work alongside allies and individuals in the LGTBQ2S+ community.
Our Director of Affirming Connections, Pam Rocker, is here to offer support to the affirming work of all churches, and encourage partnerships and liaisons so churches can create synergies with other faith communities and community organizations.
Affirming Connections is supported through Fish Creek Shared Ministries, Chinook Winds Region, and Pacific Mountain Region. Our efforts are both local and national. We are based in Southern Alberta, and acknowledge the lands that we inhabit known as Mohkínstsis, Wîchispa-Oyade, Guts’ists’I, Otôskwanihk (ᐅᑑᐢᑿᓂᕽ), or Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Turtle Island. We honour and value the culture, spirituality, and traditions of the first peoples of Treaty 7; and acknowledge the ancestral stewards of the land, and our shared stewardship as treaty people: the Niitsitapi (the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations); the Îyârhe Nakoda of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; and the Dene of the Tsuut’ina First Nation. Southern Alberta is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Calgary Elbow District.