When Kids Come Out

September 4, 2025


“When Kids Come Out” – A Four-Session Class for Parents and Family Members of LGBTQ+ Children Offered on Zoom

When a child comes out to their family, it often raises many questions for both the child and for the family. For example:
  • What does it mean for the family when a child comes out to their parents?
  • What does it mean for the parents’ and the family's relationship to their church?
  • What does it mean for the parents’ own faith?
  • How do parents navigate their own “coming out” after their children have come out to them?
  • What are the implications of the current political climate for you and your LGBTQ+ family member?

The sessions are designed to provide a safe space where questions and concerns can be dealt with openly and honestly. The dates for this series of sessions are Wednesdays, September 10, 17, 24, and October 1.These sessions of the class will be held on Zoom from 7:00pm-8:30pm weekly. Rev. Jim Waugh will lead the class.

If you want to participate in the class, please email Jim at jwaugh3@mac.com. Put “Kids Class” in the Subject line. A few days prior to the class session, you will receive a Zoom invitation from Jim for the sessions.

Jim and his wife, Carol, have an adult daughter, Lisa, who came out to them twenty-five years ago. Jim served a four-year term as the chair of the Parents Reconciling Network Board (a group related to the Reconciling Ministries Network). If you have questions or need more information, please feel free to email Jim: jwaugh3@mac.com.

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