Kinship News

Meet John and Carolyn Wilt who are the Friends and Families Directors on the Board of SDA Kinship. If you have any questions, email info@sdakinship.org Seventh-day Adventist Kinship, International, Inc. provides community and advocacy for LGBTIQ individuals with a Seventh-day Adventist connection, their families, and those who support them.

Carolyn & John Wilt In August, Carolyn and I enjoyed spending personal time with many Kinship members and families at our annual...

Around the corner” How often does that thought cross your mind? Maybe your favorite restaurant is “just around the corner,” and you’re...

How do you feel about being comfortable? My body enjoys comfortable chairs. In a recent restaurant visit was your chair comfortable or...

As parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and dear family friends we care for all of our family and friends. We desire that their daily...

Carolyn & John Wilt Last month I found a neat daily calendar of statements. Every day it shares one or more open minded thoughts....

The 2024 SDA Kinship Kampmeeting was enriched with cartoons and thoughts shared by David Hayward (known as the artist the NakedPastor)....

Maybe you wonder, what is a rainbow family?Great question—it’s a family with an LGBTQIA+ member. That person may be a son or daughter, or...

As Carolyn and I welcome new families and friends to Kinship, we are often emotionally moved by the personal reasons and needs shared. So...

Carrol Grady Sleep well, looking forward to meeting again Recently, our Adventist faith and SDA Kinship community lost a brave and loving...

Carolyn & John Wilt As we watch our top faith leaders react and respond to genuine modern human situations, we see exposed many...

Recently we discovered this new publication, The Eleventh Commandment: Why Kindness Matters, written by Rich DuBose, Michael Temple, and...

We’ve been re-reading an excellent book by Loma Linda theology professor, Richard Rice, Believing, Behaving, Belonging: finding a new...

Often we connect with families struggling with the sudden awareness that a family member is LGBTQIA+. This new awareness can be stressful...

As Carolyn and I connect with many LGBTQIA+ families and close friends, we are often asked about SOCE. Yes, we have connected with a few...

Focusing is a complex process. How many times a day do you stop and focus on something? Maybe you need to see a special store sign or...

Many LGBTQ+ folks have celebrated their successful “coming out” to friends and their families. It’s probably a process and event they had...