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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1994)
jus« out V may 0 , 1 0 9 4 T 0 S P I R I T U A L I T Y MCC loses pastor, founder returns a After brief tenure, the Rev. Dennis Chappell has resigned as pastor o f the Metropolitan Commu nity Church o f Portland. Chappell had been hired through a national search process but was only with the church for short time. a Rev. Dennis Chappell (right) The founding pastor, the R ev. A. Austin Amerine, has returned as the interim pastor. Amerine has been a minister for 50 years and has spent the last 25 o f those years establishing Metropolitan churches. He founded the Metropolitan Commu nity Church o f Portland in October 1976. Before coming out as a gay man, he established churches for the Assemblies o f God in the southern and eastern parts o f the United States. A search committee will soon be appointed to seek a new pastor for the Portland church. UP-N-OUT at the University of Portland UP-N-OUT, which stands for University of Port land Needs Openness, Understanding and Toler ance, is the gay and lesbian student group at Oregon’s only Catholic university. The group continues to make its presence known despite official non-recog nition from the University’s administration. UP-N-OUT has received public attention and alumni and faculty support The University o f Portland student newspaper. has called controversy surrounding the group “the most im portant issue to hit the University o f Portland cam pus in recent years.” The paper has covered the continuing debate over whether the university should allow gay and lesbian students to organize, and whether it should officially recognize the group. The Student Senate voted last November to support the fledgling student group. Student Sen ate Vice President Kurtis Teel cited the University’s own published policy in his decision to suppon the resolution. The policy states, “The University o f Portland refrains from attempting to control or The Beacon, deny the personal beliefs o f students or their orga nizations. At the same time, registration of groups does not mean the University endorses the views held or positions taken by such groups. In keeping with the philosophy that the university is a 'm ar ketplace o f ideas,’ it is the belief o f the University that each group and every individual is best served by a diversity o f organizations and activities.” The University o f Portland has not always been the most supportive environment for gay and lesbian students. A 1988 survey of 190 U of P students revealed a largely homophobic attitude among the student body. The survey found that respondents scored a mean average of 69.9, on a scale of 0 to 100 that measured intolerance for sexual minorities. The study concluded that “homophobia is a reality,” and that “education to combat homophobia is needed.” Progress is being made. An example is the uni versity administration’s scheduling the Rev. Robert Nugent and Sister Jeannine Bramick, founders of New Ways Ministry, to speak at a student forum this past February. The program was entitled “Homo sexuality and the Catholic Church” and included a panel discussion, coordinated by UP-N-OUT, where a group o f gay alumni came out for the first time. P or the Price o I O n e W eek s Vacation, You C ould V acation Community of Welcoming Congregations forms The Community o f Welcoming Congregations is an interdenominational group o f representatives from churches that are working to become fully inclusive o f gay men and lesbians. The group’s monthly meetings focus on exchanging ideas and information, offering mutual support, and planning joint activities that support the goals o f full inclu sion. The group has encouraged the Cascade AIDS Project to move its “From All Walks o f Life” fund raiser from 10 am to noon so that church members may participate. Future projects include participa tion in Lesbian and Gay Pride Day and National Coming Out Day. The next meeting is Wednesday, May 4 a t7 :30p m atSt. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, SW 13th Avenue and Clay Street. Portland Integrity group celebrates anniversary Integrity o f the Columbia Willamette, the Epis copal lesbian and gay organization, is celebrating its fourth year o f ministry by sending complimen tary copies o f to Episcopal churches in the area. The book is edited by Dr. Louie Crew, founder o f Integrity, and contains personal stories by gay men and lesbians who are part o f the Episcopal Church. These First-person accounts encourage gay men and lesbians in their own struggles for spiritual wholeness and are help ful for others in understanding what it means to be a gay or lesbian Christian. 3 6 5 Days a Year. B efo re you buy a sp a, any sp a, co m p a re th e q u ality an d sim p licity o f a H ot S p rin g S p a fro m O reg o n H ot S p rin g S p a. 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