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TODAY our communities in Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Liverpool, London - Bow & Bethnal Green, Reading, Runcorn, and Weymouth gather.
FFI: opentable.lgbt/our-communities
#ComeAsYouAre #FaithfullyLGBT #MoreThanWelcome #PlaceToBelong #RoomAtTheTable
Google Maps image of England and Wales with an Open Table logo marking the locations of our communities.
June 7, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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TODAY our communities in Bradford, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Exeter, Liverpool, London - Bow & Bethnal Green, Reading, Runcorn, and Weymouth gather.
FFI: opentable.lgbt/our-communities
#ComeAsYouAre #FaithfullyLGBT #MoreThanWelcome #PlaceToBelong #RoomAtTheTable
Google Maps image of England and Wales with an Open Table logo marking the locations of our communities.
January 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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#RoomAtTheTable Day 6:
'Being part of Open Table has been a support and a safe environment for me. What gives me hope is how connected Open Table is with those who seek inclusion despite how sparse it looks right now.'
- Skye, Cambridge #RoomAtTheTable #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge
A ceramic chalice and a plate with sliced bread sit on a white cloth on a communion table. The background is softly blurred, showing a rainbow-coloured cloth hanging behind the table.
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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YEARLY REMINDER:
We hope this #Christmas season has been loving - we know for some in our community it hasn’t. This #NewYear message from Nadia Bolz-Weber feels important to share again: bit.ly/YearlyReminder
#ComeAsYouAre #MoreThanWelcome #RoomAtTheTable
#FaithfullyLGBT #Resolutions #YouAreWorthy
Text quote on a warm rainbow gradient background. It reads: 'Yearly reminder: there is no resolution that, if kept, will make you more worthy of love. You, as your actual self and not as some made up ideal, are already worthy.' — Nadia Bolz-Weber.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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TODAY our communities in Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Liverpool, London - Bow & Bethnal Green, Reading, Runcorn, and Weymouth gather.
FFI: opentable.lgbt/our-communities
#ComeAsYouAre #FaithfullyLGBT #MoreThanWelcome #PlaceToBelong #RoomAtTheTable
Google Maps image of England and Wales with an Open Table logo marking the locations of our communities.
February 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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FOUR DAYS TO GO til our #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge - Help us make #RoomAtTheTable for even more #LGBTQIA+ folk this #Christmas. Donate between 2-9 Dec and double your impact. READ MORE: bit.ly/BigGive1225
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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NEXT WEEK, your kindness can go twice as far ❤️❤️ -
Read more about our #RoomAtTheTable #Advent campaign and the #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge in our latest #enews
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November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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TODAY our communities in Birmingham, Cambridge, Kendal, Lincoln, Liverpool, London - West Hampstead & Salford are gathering. FFI: opentable.lgbt/our-communities
#ComeAsYouAre #MoreThanWelcome #FaithfullyLGBT #RoomAtTheTable
Google Maps image of England and Wales with an Open Table logo marking the locations of our communities.
January 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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TODAY our communities in Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Liverpool, London - Bow & Bethnal Green, Reading, Runcorn, and Weymouth gather.
FFI: opentable.lgbt/our-communit...
#ComeAsYouAre #FaithfullyLGBT #MoreThanWelcome #PlaceToBelong #RoomAtTheTable
Google Maps image of England and Wales with an Open Table logo marking the locations of our communities.
September 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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TWO DAYS TO GO til our #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge - Help us make #RoomAtTheTable for even more #LGBTQIA+ folk this #Christmas. Donate between 2-9 Dec and double your impact. READ MORE: bit.ly/BigGive1225
Two photos side by side featuring people being confirmed by bishops, promoting the Big Give Christmas Challenge campaign to double the difference of donations.
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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TODAY our communities in Bradford, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Exeter, Liverpool, London - Bow & Bethnal Green, Reading, Runcorn, and Weymouth gather.
FFI: opentable.lgbt/our-communities
#ComeAsYouAre #FaithfullyLGBT #MoreThanWelcome #RoomAtTheTable
A Google maps screenshot of England and Wales marked with multiple rainbow-coloured Open Table Network location icons, showing the spread of communities across the regions, including clusters around Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, London, South Wales, and the South West.
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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TODAY our communities in Nantwich, Nottingham, Wigan and Wirral - Heswall gather.
Check out our communities page for details: opentable.lgbt/our-communities
#ComeAsYouAre #MoreThanWelcome #PlaceToBelong #RoomAtTheTable #Christian #Church #Unity #WeekOfPrayerForChristianUnity #wpcu26
Google Maps image of England and Wales with an Open Table logo marking the locations of our communities.
January 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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#SongsofResistance #RoomattheTable
#CarrieNewcomer #resist
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Room at the Table - Carrie Newcomer
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February 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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#RoomAtTheTable Day 8:
'I have found somewhere I would always be welcome - I do not have to hold back or hide any part of who I am, whether it be my neurodivergence or my queerness.' - Beth, Liverpool: bit.ly/BethJourney
#BigGive #ChristmasChallenge
Beth getting ready for Pride, wearing glitter face paint and a rainbow striped tshirt.
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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TODAY - Launch of our community in #Runcorn #Cheshire
3.30pm Refreshments 4pm Communion service.
OTN Director Kieran will lead a reflection on the Open Table story.
READ MORE: bit.ly/OTruncorn0126
#ComeAsYouAre #MoreThanWelcome #FaithfullyLGBT #PlaceToBelong #RoomAtTheTable
Square graphic reading ‘Come As You Are – You’re more than welcome here @ Halton Trinity Methodist Church, Runcorn’, with the Halton Trinity Methodist Church logo and the Open Table rainbow people logo on a white background.
January 4, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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THE THEME of the 2nd week of #Advent is #Peace.
In 2019 our Director Kieran joined the #JourneyOfHope, a leadership programme in peace-making & reconciliation, to help him reconcile LGBTQIA+ Christians & mainstream church. WATCH: youtu.be/-hYzvTmM_YI [4.5 mins] #RoomAtTheTable
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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WE'RE CELEBRATING a record-breaking fundraising milestone thanks to the #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge. OTN raised an incredible £11,785 in just seven days, exceeding its £10k target and doubling the impact donations will have in 2026. READ MORE: bit.ly/BigGiveThanks25 #RoomAtTheTable
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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THREE DAYS TO GO til our #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge - Help us make #RoomAtTheTable for even more #LGBTQIA+ folk this #Christmas. Donate between 2-9 Dec and double your impact. READ MORE: bit.ly/BigGive1225
A vibrant LGBTQ+ pride event features a sign proclaiming inclusivity in faith. On the right, a gathering in a church highlights community support.
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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#RoomAtTheTable Day 7:
‘I believe that full acceptance and recognition of LGBTQIA+ people as who they are and what they are called to be is - and should be - the litmus test for the true welcome of everyone in our faith community.’ - Yin-An, OTN trustee
#BigGive #ChristmasChallenge
Yin-An wearing glasses, a blue puffer jacket, and a pink shirt smiles while sitting outdoors. Behind him is a blurred landscape of rolling green hills and a village below, under a cloudy sky.
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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THE THEME of the second week of #Advent is #Peace.
We're sharing again Maya Angelou's poem Amazing Peace:
'We look at each other, then into ourselves
And we say without shyness or apology or hesitation.
Peace, My Brother.
Peace, My Sister.
Peace, My Soul.'
bit.ly/AmazingPeace #RoomAtTheTable
Maya Angelou
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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#RoomAtTheTable Day 12:
'To be part of a church family means to be actively involved in the life of the church; to be part of a family means to be seen; to be known; to be loved.' -Wendy, our most read blogger on her life as a lesbian Christian: bit.ly/OTNLesbianChristian
Wendy and her wife stand arm in arm, smiling and looking upward as colourful confetti falls around them. They are outdoors in bright sunlight, wearing coordinated burgundy and black outfits, creating a joyful and celebratory scene.
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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'Open Table is a place where you can belong without having to change who you are or believe the same as everyone. We value the space it gives for connection with the mystery of faith and a wonderful diverse group of people' - Mary & Eh Doh Moo, Liverpool
#RoomAtTheTable #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge
Two people wearing rainbow-coloured lanyards smile while standing behind a kitchen counter. In front of them are mugs, a jug of milk, and a coffee pot. Behind them is a fridge and tiled kitchen wall. Red and white balloons hang above the serving hatch.
December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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#RoomAtTheTable Day 19:
'Open Table... is close to my heart, both as a bi woman and because every day people are hurt just for being who they truly are, often by churches. Safe space is so very needed - I want to be part of the church that is visibly affirming and welcoming.' - Aiyana, OTN Trustee
Aiyana, smiling, with long wavy hair wearing round glasses and a clerical collar, photographed outdoors with leafy branches and red berries in the background.
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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'IT'S OUR JOB to make #RoomAtTheTable so everyone feels welcome.'
We all need safe spaces where we can feel loved unconditionally. OTN's Funding & Governance Advisor Sarah Jones argues that where church falls short of this, that’s why Open Table communities are needed: bit.ly/RoomAtTheTableOTN
Sarah Jones with long light-brown hair and glitter face paint smiling softly at the camera. She is outdoors on a sunny day, with tall historic buildings and rooftop plants visible in the background.
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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#RoomAtTheTable Day 3:
'Being part of Open Table has inspired me to be a messenger of hope.'
David from Nigeria needed to hear the words 'Come as you are'. At Open Table, he finally did. He found a new home in the UK and in the church: bit.ly/LovedAcceptedWelcomed
#BigGive #ChristmasChallenge
David (right) with Open Table Network Director Kieran
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM