MARVELOUSLY MADE

The Swindell Speakers Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina has been working on a Bible study focusing on people and relationships that fall outside the usual binaries of gender and sexual identity.  

Queer is one word that describes these identities and viewpoints that come from the LGBTQI+ community. 

We hope to illuminate scripture that tells stories of the rich variety of people and relationships that form a part of the great story, stories in which queer community can and does see themselves.  

In retelling these stories, we re-examined the text without assuming straightness or strict gender definitions on the part of any of the people in the story and leaned into the possibilities we discovered through that approach.

Order Copies of ‘Marvelously Made’

Do you want copies of the “Marvelously Made” zine? It is easy and free to order. Click the button below to order copies mailed to you and your community. Contact the Rev. Kelly Ryan, missioner for discipleship, with questions or for more information.

About the Swindell Committee

The Swindell Committee is a forward-looking group that examines the world and the Gospel to identify the next steps for the church in sharing the good news of God in Christ. Previously, the committee created the graphic novel “More and More.” The committee continues to adapt to a changing mission field through working to meet this world exactly where it is with our theology to enable other to find God working in their own lives. 

The Swindell Committee would like to thank the many people who have contributed to the creation of “Marvelously Made.” We are in deep gratitude for your creativity, faithfulness and spirit that gave life to this project: the Rev. Matt Addington, the Rev. Canon Stephanie Allen, the Rev. Phillip Bass, Jenny Puri Beaumont, Ruth Berry, Anton Blackburn , Jeremy Clos, Fiona W. Dunn, the Rev. Lisa G. Fischbeck, Laurie Holden, the Rev. Gabriel Lamazares, the Rev. Karen Conner McGugan, Chris Reed and Priscilla Swindell.