The topic of LGBTQIA2S+ rights is more important now than ever. At the 2025 Collins Lecture, we will investigate the duty and responsibility of faith leaders to protect the human rights of all people and what that specifically looks like for our LGBTQIA2S+ neighbors.
Guest speakers will include: Brad Harper, Aaron Ridings, Ari Grubner, and
Christopher Craun. A Q&A session will follow.
The Collins Lecture will be held on May 29 at the Pearson Auditorium at the Pendleton Center for the Arts in Pendleton, Ore. The event will also be live-streamed for Oregonians around the state to watch. Tickets are $25 for in person and virtual options.
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Funded by The Collins Foundation, the annual Collins Lecture began under the Portland Council of Churches in 1967 and has been a pillar of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s education and dialogue programming since our founding in 1974. This event explores issues related to religion and social ethics and bravely takes on subjects at the center of current events.
This event is not sponsored by the Pendleton Center for the Arts. PCA invites private groups to rent the facility for a wide range of functions.
