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Updated: 11:43 AM EST Mar 10, 2021 Troy Frisby Digital Content Producer A church in Savannah, Georgia, recognized the marriages of same-sex couples for the first time ever.Catherine Gilbert and Sandra Golden were among more than 30 couples involved in the virtual celebration, which honored the unions of LGBTQ and straight couples whose marriages had previously gone unrecognized. This one thing was missing for the gay and lesbian community, and to be able to now say we can participate in every celebration from birth to death, including marriage, is really significant for those of us who choose to be in a married relationship, said Gilbert, who has been with Golden for 17 years.The Rev. Billy Hester, head minister at Asbury, explained that the online event was a 27-year dream for him and others affiliated with the church.Before splitting from the United Methodist Church, Asbury couldn t officially recognize same-sex marriages. So in 2016, they stopped
Updated: 10:44 AM CST Mar 10, 2021
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Show Transcript part of our mission statements is that we are an l g B t Q. Affirming space. We re probably one of the first in the nation to say that in our mission statement, when you have that sense of community, that loneliness, that despair decreases in that self efficacy increases whoever you are, wherever you are in your life, you can do whatever you want. Here at Stitch, we celebrate the ways everyday people are making this country a kinder place to live. One incredible story at a time. Covid, 19, shut down a number of much needed clear spaces and events, so L G B T Q people and allies across the country found new ways of building community amid the pandemic. A church hosts a virtual celebration honoring the marriages of both LGBT Q and straight couples for the first time. This is a really big Sunday for us. This has been a 27 year dream for us. That s very is doing what Jesus would have done. More than 30
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| January 18, 2021 at 11:10 PM EST - Updated January 18 at 11:22 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - As COVID-19 cases increase, one Savannah funeral home hosted a vigil to remember the hundreds of lives lost this past year due to COVID-19 in Chatham County.
The vigil celebrated the nearly 300 lives lost to COVID-19 in Chatham County. Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors say they wanted to give those who have lost loved ones a chance to mourn them.
“They really have not been able to celebrate the lives of the ones they love so we were trying to make that opportunity available,” said General Manager Pam Sullivan.