Talk:GracePointe Church

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Did you know... that in 2015, GracePointe Church, Nashville, Tennessee, became one of the first evangelical megachurches to openly support full equality for LGBTQ people?

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I made this revert because the text was never called a "statement of faith"; it just seems to be a welcome message. Also, the bit about the definition of megachurch was deleted for no apparent reason. St Anselm (talk) 21:07, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 05:54, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that after GracePointe Church, Nashville, Tennessee, extended full membership to LGBTQ people in 2015, average attendance fell by a third and they lost half of their average weekly donations? Source: "A month and a half later, Mitchell routinely receives emails inviting him to kill himself, often including the assurance they were sent in love from other Christians. Half of his 12-member board has left, along with half the average offering and about a third of the weekly attendance — once at 800 to 1,000 people." Hall, Heidi (3 March 2015). "As one evangelical church 'comes out' for LGBT rights, others cast a wary eye". Religion News Service. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ALT1: ... that in 2015, GracePointe Church, Nashville, Tennessee, became one of the first evangelical megachurches to openly support full equality for LGBTQ people? Source: "With those words, GracePointe became one of the first evangelical megachurches in the country to openly stand for full equality and inclusion of the LGBTQ community, along with EastLake Community Church near Seattle." Dias, Elizabeth (January 29, 2015). "Nashville Evangelical Church Comes Out for Marriage Equality". Time. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/An Introduction to the Three Volumes of Karl Marx's Capital

5x expanded by WJ94 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:23, 14 February 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/GracePointe Church; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

I'll review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:21, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Just about ready – needs a QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:30, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, thank you - I'll get my QPQ done early next week. WJ94 (talk) 15:20, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your patience BeanieFan11; I have now reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/An Introduction to the Three Volumes of Karl Marx's Capital for my QPQ. WJ94 (talk) 12:09, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:17, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]