I founded @thebelongingtable to offer the sacrament of belonging to folks (like me) who have not experienced belonging, affirmation, and embrace in traditional religious spaces. I host pop-up, drop-in group gatherings in-person in downtown Toledo, Ohio and via Zoom where we can experience the gift of belonging in community.
Typically, group offerings include opportunities for deep conversation/sharing and experimenting with a chosen spiritual practice. Past gatherings have included queer-led communion, self-care for deconstruction, soulful writing, art as spiritual practice, and faith deconstruction peer support spaces.
Who might you meet in these spaces? Many of us are queer and have been hurt by the church; many are neurodivergent, whether diagnosed or self-identified; others are deconstructing everything we have known about religion, faith, and spirituality; many of us are survivors of trauma and abuse, religious and otherwise; others are allies to these communities who come with curious and open hearts.
@thebelongingtable 