SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST KINSHIP INTERNATIONAL INC
Affirming Diversity within the Adventist Community and Beyond
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
There are many LGBTIQA Seventh-day Adventists who have never heard about SDA Kinship and are still struggling with coming out in an environment where that is not acceptable and the solutions the church offers are not acceptable to leading an authentic and whole existence.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Building Safe Places
A project dedicated to helping pastors, teachers, administrators, family life coordinators, youth leaders, counselors, and families better care for and support the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people in their congregations, schools, and communities.
Annual US Kampmeeting
The annual US Kampmeeting is a 5-day spiritual conference held during the first week of July each year.
European Kinship Meeting
An annual meeting for members located in Europe
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of organization members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This is the total number of registered members in our database.
Number of conference attendees
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people
Related Program
Annual US Kampmeeting
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The number of registered attendees at Kampmeetings held in the US and Germany
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To provide safe and encouraging social support for LGBTI current and former Seventh-day Adventists worldwide and to provide programs to educate church related employees in how to create a safe space for those coming out.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
SDA Kinship meets its goal through grassroots-led activities in local regions; organization-wide and regional events (Kampmeetings and mini-kampmeetings); a range of regular electronic publications; members-only and public social media pages and discussion groups (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, weekly website-based chats); support for allied initiatives (including such documentaries such as Seventh-gay Adventists and the Outspoken series); book and article translation projects into Spanish and Portuguese; outreach to educators, ministers, General Conference leaders, and other allies; and engagement with specific congregations as needed.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Seventh-day Adventist Kinship is able to meet these goals by continuing the programs that are already in existence as well as creating new programs that speak to a younger generation of potential members and to current church administrators.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our membership continues to grow with both LGBTIQA members as well as supportive allies from around the world. This is an indicator that people who are searching for an understanding community are finding us via internet searches, social media and word of mouth. Our next steps are to work more closely with Adventist Universities, ensuring that they receive our newsletters and publications. We will contact the counseling and social work programs on each campus to make sure we are known as a resource for those who are looking for help. We will also create an online Building Safe Place program to be used as an educational tool to provide resources for what it means to be LGBT+ and how to create a safe and nurturing environment for those who are LBGTIQA+ in a Seventh-day Adventist setting.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST KINSHIP INTERNATIONAL INC
Board of directorsas of 05/16/2022
Ms. Yolanda Elliott
SDA Kinship International
Term: 2010 -
Yolanda Elliott
SDA Kinship International
Floyd Poenitz
SDA Kinship International
David Ferguson
SDA Kinship International
Ronoldo Appleton
SDA Kinship International
Carlos Augusto Pajuelo
SDA Kinship International
Karen Lee
SDA Kinship International
Jacquie Hegarty
SDA Kinship International
Clinton Sorzano
SDA Kinship International
Debbie Hawthorn-Toop
SDA Kinship International
Jaden Rajah
SDA Kinship International
John Wilt
SDA Kinship International
Carolyn Wilt
SDA Kinship International
Justin Mezetin
SDA Kinship International
Board leadership practices
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Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes