Sunday service with guest speaker Kristal Larson

The homily will center on looking beyond the labels that society traditionally imparts on people to find a place of love for all, with an emphasis on seeing this perspective through an LGBTQ+ lens.

Kristal Lynn Larson is the Executive Director of the LGBTQ+ Center Lake County, an organization committed to making Lake County a place for LGBTQ+ identifying persons and their families a place to feel welcome and thrive in their personal and professional lives. She blends her passion for social impact, lived queer experience and sound business expertise to increase visibility and awareness of and within the community. She focuses on advocacy and education to bring greater understanding of the LGBTQ+ community to the people of Lake County while providing support to her peers. As the Clerk for Avon Township, Kristal serves as the first openly transgender elected official in Lake County and one of less than 100 nationwide. In that role she has helped to craft and pass legislation and policy benefiting the LGBTQ+ community throughout Illinois. Ms. Larson enjoys working as a public speaker and educator around LGBTQ+ identities and issues. She has spoken at school boards across Lake County in support and defense of pro-LGBTQ+ policies. She regularly speaks at other professional and civic organizations about LGBTQ+ identities and inclusion practices.

Services held in person in the Colby Barn are also available on Zoom. To join us on Zoom, please click on the WORSHIP SERVICES tab on our website and look for the blue Zoom link.