1990s: Growth of Open and Affirming Communities of Worship

During the 1990s, more religious communities committed themselves formally to LGBTQ+ inclusion, following the model of the United Church of Christ's Open and Affirming model. 

In 1991, A Dignity Washington forum produced a resolution on inclusivity, which was passed unanimously by the Board of Directors in Washington. This involved the use of gender-neutral images of God, sign-interpreted weekly liturgies, and Spanish language liturgies.

In 1992, the Riverside Baptist Church spoke out and become inclusive formally to create gender equality, inclusion of all persons no matter their sexual orientation, an racial diversity. RBC voted to disassociate itself from the Southern Baptist Convention and to reaffirm its relationship to the DC Baptist Convention and the American Baptist Churches of the United States.

In 1993, the former Sojourner Truth Congregation Unitarian Universalists (presently called All Souls) hosted a Welcoming and Diverse Covenant. It met on Sundays at 515 East Capitol Street.

And finally in 1994, the firrst gay pastor began their ministry at the Swedenborgian Church of the Holy City.