Members of the LGBTQ community, their families and supporters are invited to attend. UMC will demonstrate in Scripture, liturgy and song that the struggle and persecution of the LGBTQ community is very much compatible with the Christian faith.” Euclid Ave. UMC, a progressive Christian community, has spent 112 years in ministry with those who have sought to tear down the walls that separate the human community. In 1988 the congregation voted to become a Reconciling congregation