United Christian Church (Austin, TX)
gr8bond007@att.net

Early in life felt God's call into active ministry. Licensed and then ordained by a conservative denomination served eight churches as pastor in Texas and eastern New Mexico.  After years of struggling with my true self, I resigned my credentials with that denomination and came out.   Recently, I celebrated my tenth anniversary with my life partner, David.  Together, we have served in many of the leadership offices of our local church and urged the church in 2007 to adopt an ONA statement of faith.  I look forward to the expansion of ONA Churches within the United Churches of Christ.

City of Refuge UCC (San Francisco, CA)
monicajoy44@yahoo.com

Ms. Monica Joy Cross serves as a minister at City of Refuge, United Church of Christ. She attends Pacific School of Religion where she is working on a Masters of Divinity Degree with a focus on social justice and identity in post colonial theology. She speaks at various conferences facilitating workshops and educating people on transgender concerns and issues. In addition she is also a member of the advisory board for the National Restoration Team an organization dedicated to serving the families of fallen military members. She is a native of Los Angeles, CA.

Cathedral of Hope (Dallas, TX)
beau@cathedralofhope.com

Beau G. Heyen serves as the Minister for Youth & Spiritual Formation at Cathedral of Hope, a congregation of the United Church of Christ with a primary historical outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other liberal people of faith. Beau is also active with the UCC Council of Youth & Young Adult Ministries (CYYAM) and 2009-2011 Unified Governance Working Team, serves as the Chair of the Dallas Chapter of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN-Dallas), member of the advisory board for Dallas P.U.M.P. (Pride Unity Music Power) GLBTQA Youth Choir, moderator for the North Texas LGBTQA Unity Coalition, and was one of four Co-Chairs for the 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change, held in Dallas (Feb 2010). Beau has also worked as a professional school counselor and trainer. Beau bachelor's degree in psychology, a master's degree in educational guidance and counseling, a master's degree in instructional technology, and extensive coursework in special education and educational leadership. Beau is currently completing his Masters of Theological Study from Perkins School of Theology and will begin his work on a Doctorate of Human Services in Management of Non-Profit Agencies through Capella University.

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Church of the Open Arms United Church of Christ (Oklahoma City, OK)
loycee@sbcglobal.net

First Congregational Church, UCC (Hendersonville NC)
bmrathbun@bellsouth.net

Barbara is an ordained minister in the UCC, specializing in intentional interim ministry. Rev. Rathbun was ordained in 2002 after graduating from Christian Theological Seminary in 2001. She has served Open Door Chapel in Fort Wayne IN, a GLBT inter-denominational community, and First Congregational Church, UCC, in Hendersonville NC. She has taught in the Philosophy and Theology Department at the University of St Francis, Fort Wayne IN. She serves on the board of directors for Western North Carolina Association, for the Southern Conference, and for the Uplands Retirement Village, and for the Association of UCC Intentional Interim Ministers. She is a member of the steering committee of Love Welcomes All, an interfaith group for LGBT education, support, and advocacy in Henderson County, NC. While a member at First Congregational Church, UCC, in Hendersonville NC, she also rings hand bells with the Oak Street Ringers of First Congregational UCC, Asheville NC. For relaxation, Barbara designs and makes quilts and quilted paraments. Her quilts reside in several states, Canada, and Japan. She also reads, travels, and enjoys concerts and plays with her husband of 42 years, John, a retired physician. They enjoy living in Mills River NC, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with their cat, a Birman named Smoke.