We need you to make Pride a success!

Contact:   Amy and Naydheen: brp_outreach@yahoo.com

Join the BRP Outreach and Education Yahoo Listserv to get involved!  Go to Yahoo Groups and search  "BRP_Education"  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ brp_education/ . 

Blue Ridge Pride hopes to bring together all people of the LGBTQ and allied friends population of WNC and the Blue Ridge Area.

Building Connections & Finding Support

The Outreach and Education committee will be communicating to the community about existing resources and developing ways to share information with you over the course of the PRIDE events. The committee seeks to incorporate the perspective, interests, and experience of the entire community. It is our goal to incorporate a diverse range of voices so that participants in PRIDE events both feel welcome, and have the opportunity to engage with others.

As the committee learns more, the list of activities will grow to incorporate the increasing number of people involved. Below are some emerging ideas:
-Talk to people, gather pictures, and develop a narritave about the story of how PRIDE emerged, and about the people who were at the forfront of change in Western Carolina long before PRIDE had a name.
-Connect with a broad range or organzied groups to learn about what the'd like to see during PRIDE, and how they might be able to help.
-Foster creative expression and creating space for people to share their expierence through things like discussion circles, movie nights, theatre productions, or art instalations.
-Develop a broad range of educational resources for people who are seeking to engage in life
-Create opportunities for connection and partnership that can go beyond the PRIDE event itself.

At PRIDE: Building a Community If you are a non-profit vendor, a for-profit vendor, a group or an individual who is interested in learning about how you can use your experiences and knowledge to make the PRIDE event better, feel free to contact Amy and Naydheen. 

You can also contact the volunteer coordinator to learn more about specific volunteer opportunities available.

Interested in having your group or non-profit be a part of BRP or want to help get our community engaged in this event? Contact Naydheen Messier at brpoutreach@yahoo.com

Community Resources in the Asheville area:

• ALPs of Asheville - a lesbian social group
• AFFIRM Youth - Creating safety in Greenville, SC
• Cantaria - Asheville gay men's community chorus
• UNCA Alliance - GSA at UNCA
• Mercy for Animals
• New Creation ICCC

To be added to this list, please send you group's information to blueridgepride@yahoo.com.

Buncombe & Henderson County Faith Communities Where Gays are Welcomed and Included:

1. All Souls Episcopal Church and Parish House
9 Swann St., Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 10:15 AM Phone: (828) 274-2681

2. Asheville Friends meeting (Religious Society of Quakers)
227 Edgewood Road, Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 10:30 AM Phone: (828) 258-0974

3. Center for Spiritual Living, Asheville
2 Science of Mind Way, Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 9:30 AM & 11:00 AM
Phone: (828) 253-2325

4. Circle of Mercy (Affiliated with the Alliance of Baptists and the United Church of Christ)
Location: St. George's Episcopal Church,
1 School Road, Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 5:00 PM

5. First Congregational United Church of Christ
20 Oak St., Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM (summer) – 11:00 AM (winter) Phone: (828) 252-8729

6. Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
789 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM
Phone: (828) 254-3274

7. Kennilworth Presbyterian Church
123 Kenilworth Rd, Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Phone: (828 252-8872

8. New Hope Presbyterian Church
3070 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Phone: (828) 274-0191

9. Jubilee Community Church
46 Wall St, Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 9:45 AM & 11:15 AM
Phone: (828) 252-5335

10. Land of the Sky United Church of Christ
Worship Location: 15 Overbrook Pl., Asheville, NC (Fellowship Hall at Westminster Presbyterian Church)
Sunday Worship: Evenings at 5:00 PM

11. St George's Episcopal Church
1 School Road, Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Phone: (828) 0211 stgeorgeashnc@charterinternet.com

12. Unitarian Universalist Church of Christ
1 Edwin Place, Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Phone: (828) 254-6001

13. Westminster Presbyterian Church
15 Overbrook Place, Asheville, NC
Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Phone: (828) 298-4745

14. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Swannanoa Valley 500 Montreat Rd., Black Mountain, NC
Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Phone: (828) 669-8050

15. Abiding Savior Lutheran Church
801 Charlotte Highway, Fairview, NC
Sunday Worship:10:30 Phone: (828) 298-2608

16. New Creation International Christian Community Church (International Christian Community Churches)
33 Grace Way, Fletcher, NC
Sunday Worship: 10:30 AM (summer) - 11:00 AM (winter) Phone: (828) 216-9547

17. Agudas Israel Synagogue (Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism)
505 Glasgow Lane, Hendersonville, NC
Saturday: Shabbat Service 10:30 AM Phone: (828) 693-9838

18. First Congregational Church (United Church of Christ)
1735 Fifth Avenue West, Hendersonville, NC
Sunday Worship: 10:30 AM Phone: (828) 692-8630

19. Embracing Simplicity Hermitage (A Buddhist community and retreat center)
41 Wisdom Lane, Hendersonville, NC 28739
Phone: 828-338-2665

20. Metropolitan Community Church
135 Sugarloaf Road - 2nd Floor Hendersonville, NC 28792 Sunday Worship: 10:30 AM

21. Trinity Presbyterian Church
900 Blythe Street, Hendersonville, NC
Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Phone: (828) 692-6114

22. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville
2021 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville, NC
Sunday Worship: 9:15 AM & 11:00 AM
Phone: (828) 693-3157