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LGBTQ+ Sunday Services

Children and adults participate in a colorful event inside a venue decorated with rainbow flags and banners. Some children wear shirts with LOVE written on them, and a variety of outfits are seen. People are smiling and interacting.


St. Matthew’s UMC has held LGBTQIA+ Sunday Service since 2020. In past years, guest speakers and our own members shared the message that we must follow God’s will and Jesus’s teachings to love all people just as they are.

In 2025, LGBTQIA+ Sunday is May 18th at 10 am in the sanctuary. If you would like to help plan or participate in this service, please contact lgbtqadvocacy@stmatthews-bowie.org. All are invited.

Take a look at previous LGBTQIA+ Sunday:

A church holds an LGBTQIA+ Sunday service with rainbow decorations. People perform music, display butterfly crafts, and a speaker stands at a podium draped in a rainbow cloth. Slides and banners emphasize inclusion and acceptance.

Video: 2025 May 18th – Change and Acceptance With Flutter Gloria Ringers provided beautiful music and and Vivian Mead as Speaker. 

Order of Worship:  2025 May 18th Bulletin

Collage from LGBTQIA+ Sunday Service 2024. Features a rainbow flower cross, a choir performing on stage, and a speaker addressing a group of children. Text mentions the choirs name, the speaker, and the event theme: The Colors of the Rainbow.

Video: 2024 May 26th – With Off Track doing special music and Karen Hastings as Speaker

The image shows a church sanctuary decorated with LGBTQIA+ pride flags and a banner reading love wins. Rev. Vicki Starnes is pictured speaking at the podium. The theme was Draw the Circle Wide for the 2023 LGBTQIA+ Sunday Service.

Video: 2023 June 25 – Service with Rev Vicky Starnes as Speaker

A collage of images from the LGBTQIA+ Sunday Service 2022. Left: A Lego set with rainbow figures next to different LGBTQIA+ flags. Center: An altar with pride banners and a sign Everyone is Welcome. Right: A person smiling in front of a wooden backdrop.

Video: 2022 June 26 – Service with Jesy Littlejohn as Speaker

A banner with the word love and a rainbow heart is displayed at St. Matthews LGBTQIA+ Sunday Service, 2020. An altar features a rainbow cloth and candles. Text describes the events Reconciling Community focus post-COVID.

Video: 2020 Nov. 14 – Service Testimonial by Lauren Bond and Jackie Gerard