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Introduction	The idea for the Open Letter originated in July 2007 at a conference sponsored by the Brethren Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests. There, a number of Mennonite pastors started talking about how to move the movement for LGBT inclusion forward. Some pastors agreed to go on retreat together in November 2007 at a Benedictine monastery in Minnesota to pray and discern a pastoral response. The Open Letter grew out of that retreat. By March 2009, 106 pastors and others who have ministered in Mennonite Church USA had signed the letter. The letter was released on April 5, 2009, via this web site. At that point, everyone in Mennonite Church USA was invited to sign the letter.

Introduction

The idea for the Open Letter originated in July 2007 at a conference sponsored by the Brethren Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests. There, a number of Mennonite pastors started talking about how to move the movement for LGBT inclusion forward. Some pastors agreed to go on retreat together in November 2007 at a Benedictine monastery in Minnesota to pray and discern a pastoral response. The Open Letter grew out of that retreat. By March 2009, 106 pastors and others who have ministered in Mennonite Church USA had signed the letter. The letter was released on April 5, 2009, via this web site. At that point, everyone in Mennonite Church USA was invited to sign the letter.