Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord,
We are Q&A, a grassroots Christian non-profit organization dedicated to LGBTQ+ justice within the church in Korea. Our mission is to create churches that are safe, inclusive, and affirming with LGBTQ+ people.
Q&A was born out of urgency following the church trial of Rev. Donghwan Lee, who was brought before a church court and excommunicated by the Korean Methodist Church simply for offering a blessing prayerbat the Incheon Pride Festival. This heartbreaking event revealed a deep crisis: that just being kind to LGBTQ+ people can still cost someone their ministry in Korea. From that moment, we committed ourselves to building a movement to resist the anti-LGBTQ+ theology and policies in our churches.
Today, we support LGBTQ+ Christians by worship gatherings, counseling, and community-building programs. We also host global conferences and develop affirming liturgical and theological resources to help churches grow into places of true welcome and justice, advocating for reform of discriminatory church policies.
We need your help to continue this struggle. We are facing a severe financial crisis. Most churches in Korea remain hostile to LGBTQ+ inclusion and often punish even the smallest gestures of support. As a result, we receive little to no institutional support, and must rely almost entirely on individual donations and unpredictable funding sources. In this climate of fear, our work continues only because of the courage and generosity of allies like you.
We continue to trust that God can transform and redeem the churches that continue to harm the LGBTQ+ community, and we are committed to doing our part to make this change happen. We believe the church can change — must change — and that transformation begins with faithful, justice-centered action.
We humbly ask for your support and solidarity in making these changes possible. Your gift - of any amount - will help sustain this vital work of affirming faith, resisting injustice, and nurturing a church of solidarity with those on the margins, where everyone is welcomed, just as they are.
Thank you for standing with us — for hope, for justice, and for a future where the body of Christ embraces all its members.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about our organization or the situation facing LGBTQ+ Christians in Korea, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We would love to share more with you.
If you feel moved to support our work,
you can do so through the PayPal link below. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/qnaforchurch
Rev. Lee Dong Hwan
Secretary-General
Q&A, A Queer Question For Korean Churches
qnaoffice2021@gmail.com
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