A Christian school that showed support for the LGBTQ+ community was forced to close down after its conservative donor base stopped giving it money.
Urban Christian Academy, a private K-8 school in Kansas City, Missouri, with an enrollment of 100 students, had long stressed inclusivity in general terms, noting in its mission statement that following Jesus “opens up doors and makes room at the table.”
Last year, however, the school added a paragraph to its website. Which says,
“We are an affirming school. We stand with the LGBTQIA+ community and believe in their holiness. We celebrate the diversity of God’s creation in all its varied and beautiful forms.”
School officials say that the updated paragraph prompted most of its donors to pull their financial support, citing their religious beliefs that homosexuality is sinful and supporting LGBTQ+ identities is incompatible with being “Christian.”
Kalie Callaway-George, UCA’s executive director and co-founder cited the new language as the chief reason for the decrease in donations. She said the school expected some backlash.
The drop-off in donations came after eight churches withdrew their support for the school in response to the affirming language.
Even though the institutions were only responsible for 2% of the school’s funding, the members of those congregations were a larger donor base and seemed to take their cues from the churches’ responses
Pro LGBTQ+ Christian School Closes Due To Donor Backlash
- Jasmen Rogers
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