Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists
since 1993
Welcoming & Affirming All People
As the only organization solely devoted to building the Welcoming and Affirming movement within the Baptist traditions, AWAB has a unique call to be The National Voice for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Allied Baptists in the US.
Since 1993 AWAB has been supporting churches in being and becoming Welcoming and Affirming of all people regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. We work as individuals, congregations, regional groupings and as a national body to advance the Radical Welcome and Love of God in Jesus Christ through being the Ministry of Reconciliation and building up the Beloved Community where all will be one.
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Recent News
AWAB Introduces New Hymn, “All Praise Be Sung to the Maker”
“O sing unto the Lord a new song!” Psalm 96:1 The Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists has been given a new song of our own. During AWAB’s 2026 Annual Lecture, the Rev. Nathan A. Russell introduced “All Praise Be Sung to the Maker,” a hymn written...
AWAB Dedicates Official Stole at 2026 Annual Lecture in Minnesota
During the 2026 AWAB Annual Lecture, the Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists gathered for a special moment in the life of our organization: the dedication of our official AWAB stole. Created by AWAB friend and supporter Lori Norvell, the hand stitched...
AWAB Celebrates Successful Million Dollar Campaign
We did it together. The Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists has officially completed its Here We Grow Campaign, raising and pledging $1,027,000 and surpassing our ambitious $1 million goal. For more than two years, member congregations, Rainbow Circle...
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