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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Valley City Congregational United Church of Christ became the third Open and Affirming United Church of Christ in North Dakota and the 1,443rd congregation nationwide on March 12, 2017.

Open and Affirming is the designation for a church that makes a public covenant of welcome into their ministry to persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

The following is a news released issued by the Valley City Congregational United Church of Christ Open and Affirming Committee.

A spokesperson said, after a year long process of study, dialogue, and prayer, a committee drafted an Open and Affirming Covenant which was voted on favorably by church members in Valley City earlier this year. 

The church is listed as an Open and Affirming church on their Facebook page, local church website and the national United Church of Christ website.