LGBTQ+ Supportive Church Vandalized as Austin Pride Month Begins

Austin UMC Hit by Anti-LGBTQ Vandalism

Life in the City United Methodist Church was vandalized with anti-LGBTQ+ actions on Aug. 1, but response to the harm restored the building and drew messages of support from a bishop and others.

LGBTQ+ supportive church vandalized as Austin Pride Month begins

Austin church Life in the City openly supports the LGBTQ+ community and it says it experienced what it's calling an action of violence.

LGBTQ-affirming church in South Austin, Texas, vandalised and Pride Flag torn down

A church known for its inclusive stance towards the LGBTQ+ community has been vandalised in South Austin, United States, prompting a wave of support and solidarity from local residents.Life in the City United Methodist Church (UMC) was targeted late Thursday night. Vandals defaced the building with spray paint, scrawling the message “Pride was the first sin” across its front façade. The church’s Progress Pride flag was also torn down in the atta…

Defiant Texas Church Fights Back Against Hate Crime Vandalism with Pride 'God made woman for man, and man is for woman'

Hate crimes, especially those done with vandalism, aren’t new in the Deep South. In Austin, Texas, a church was defaced and violated by vandalism in the form of intense hate that speaks out against the church and its inclusive beliefs. With Trump in office and a slew of anti-LGBTQIA+ laws and rules taking hold, this church stood in the face of bigots with a clear act of defiance. UPDATE: Church responds to vandalism hate crime byu/atxgpc inAust…