"I thought God was for other people"

A lesbian couple in Tyler received a certified letter from their pastor telling them not to come back to church when he learned they were married. It was this kind of response to the LGBTQ community that led Rob Jerger, a member of St. Francis', Tyler to establish Just As I Am. It is one of three diverse missional communities Jerger has started. Just As I Am welcomes gay and lesbian people and their allies at weekly gatherings for a meal and worship, an alternative to traditional "church."