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Trans pastor leads Milwaukee's only LGBTQ+ affirming Christian campus ministry
Rev. Elias Henry says the ministry serves 70,000-plus college students and offers worship, meals and support for LGBTQ+ students.
- At the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Kenwood Boulevard in Milwaukee, the Corner House stands as the city's only LGBTQ-affirming Christian campus ministry, led by the Rev. Elias Henry.
- Serving the city's 70,000-plus college students, the ministry operates across from the UW-Milwaukee student union as the sole Christian campus ministry in Milwaukee offering an inclusive space specifically for LGBTQ individuals.
- Henry is the first openly transgender Minister of Word and Sacrament for the Presbytery of Milwaukee and one of about a dozen transgender men serving as Presbyterian pastors nationwide.
- "People come, and they say, 'I didn't know a place like this existed,'" Henry said, noting how pride symbols displayed alongside a cross welcome students who felt excluded from Christian organizations.
- Henry aims to lead by example, asserting that faith and identity are compatible by emphasizing that God loves everybody without exception and grants everyone gifts to share with their community.
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Trans pastor leads Milwaukee's only LGBTQ+ affirming Christian campus ministry
The Rev. Elias Henry just wrapped up his first year leading The Corner House, a Lutheran campus ministry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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