How do churches and other settings become recognized as ONA?
Since the 1985 General Synod action, The UCC Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns has maintained the listing of “ONA Churches.” (In addition, it now lists: ONA Campus Ministries, ONA new church starts, Congregations in Conversation with the UCC (churches in early stages of development), ONA-Spirited Youth, and Conferences which have adopted an ONA resolution. More than 400 UCC settings are listed as ONA. (Details about listings are available from The ONA Program of The Coalition.