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Jimmy is a tall man witth short gray hair. He's holding a small party plate and smiling toward someone off-camera. — Jimmy Creech after officiating a wedding in 1992

Jimmy Creech is a former United Methodist Church minister who was defrocked for marrying same-sex couples.^[1] He was a founding member of the North Carolina Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality, an interfaith same-sex marriage advocacy group,^[2]^[3] co-author of the Dallas Principles,^[4] was a participant in the Marriage Equality Express, and is the current Board Chairman of the North Carolina Social Justice Project,^[5] a progressive policy and advocacy organization dedicated to eliminating inequality in North Carolina.

Creech appeared in A Union in Wait, a 2001 Sundance Channel documentary film about same-sex marriage. In 2007 Creech became the executive director of Faith In America, a non-profit organisation founded by Mitchell Gold, focused on educating people about religion-based bigotry.^[6]

Creech's memoir, Adam's Gift: A Memoir of a Pastor’s Calling to Defy the Church's Persecution of Lesbians and Gays^[7] was published by Duke University Press in 2011. He was interviewed^[8] on The State of Things on WUNC on April 11, 2011, to discuss his new book.

References

^ "Pastor Defrocked for Holding Gay Marriage". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 18, 1999. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ "Unitarian Universalist fellowship to install minister". The Durham News. December 3, 2005. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
^ "Steering Committee". Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
^ Dallas Principles website Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ NCSJP website
^ Jimmy Creech Facing up to faith-based bigotry
^ Adam's Gift on Amazon
^ "Meet Jimmy Creech — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC". wunc.org. Archived from the original on April 16, 2011.

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[1] "Pastor Defrocked for Holding Gay Marriage". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 18, 1999. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

[Durham-2] "Unitarian Universalist fellowship to install minister". The Durham News. December 3, 2005. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2008.

[3] "Steering Committee". Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2009.

[4] Dallas Principles website Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine

[5] NCSJP website

[6] Jimmy Creech Facing up to faith-based bigotry

[7] Adam's Gift on Amazon

[8] "Meet Jimmy Creech — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC". wunc.org. Archived from the original on April 16, 2011.

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-'''Jimmy Creech''' is a lifelong [[Innovator|pioneer]] in [[LGBT]] equality issues.  Creech is a former [[United Methodist Church]] minister who was [[Defrocking|defrocked]] for marrying same-sex couples.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/18/us/pastor-defrocked-for-holding-gay-marriage.html|title=Pastor Defrocked for Holding Gay Marriage|last=Press|first=The Associated|date=1999-11-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-03|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+'''Jimmy Creech''' is a former [[United Methodist Church]] minister who was [[Defrocking|defrocked]] for marrying same-sex couples.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/18/us/pastor-defrocked-for-holding-gay-marriage.html|title=Pastor Defrocked for Holding Gay Marriage|agency=Associated Press|date=1999-11-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-03|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
-He was a founding member of the [[North Carolina Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality]], an interfaith [[same-sex marriage]] [[advocacy group]],<ref name="Durham">{{cite web| title=Unitarian Universalist fellowship to install minister| publisher=The Durham News| date=2005-12-03| url=http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/johnston/2005/story/915.html| accessdate=2008-05-17| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129193224/http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/johnston/2005/story/915.html| archivedate=2008-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncrc4me.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=6 |title=Steering Committee |access-date=June 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503032302/http://www.ncrc4me.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=6 |archive-date=May 3, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> co-author of the [[Dallas Principles]],<ref>[http://www.thedallasprinciples.org/The_Dallas_Principles/Authors.html Dallas Principles website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608043529/http://www.thedallasprinciples.org/The_Dallas_Principles/Authors.html |date=2009-06-08 }}</ref> was a participant in the [[Marriage Equality Express]], and is the current Board Chairman of the North Carolina Social Justice Project,<ref>[http://www.ncsjp.org NCSJP website]</ref> a progressive policy and advocacy organization dedicated to eliminating inequality in North Carolina.
+He was a founding member of the [[North Carolina Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality]], an interfaith [[same-sex marriage]] [[advocacy group]],<ref name="Durham">{{cite web| title=Unitarian Universalist fellowship to install minister| publisher=The Durham News| date=2005-12-03| url=http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/johnston/2005/story/915.html| access-date=2008-05-17| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129193224/http://www.thedurhamnews.com/viewpoints/johnston/2005/story/915.html| archive-date=2008-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncrc4me.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=6 |title=Steering Committee |access-date=June 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503032302/http://www.ncrc4me.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=6 |archive-date=May 3, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> co-author of the [[Dallas Principles]],<ref>[http://www.thedallasprinciples.org/The_Dallas_Principles/Authors.html Dallas Principles website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608043529/http://www.thedallasprinciples.org/The_Dallas_Principles/Authors.html |date=2009-06-08 }}</ref> was a participant in the [[Marriage Equality Express]], and is the current Board Chairman of the North Carolina Social Justice Project,<ref>[http://www.ncsjp.org NCSJP website]</ref> a progressive policy and advocacy organization dedicated to eliminating inequality in North Carolina.
 Creech appeared in ''[[A Union in Wait]]'', a 2001 [[SundanceTV|Sundance Channel]] documentary film about same-sex marriage.  In 2007 Creech became the executive director of Faith In America, a non-profit organisation founded by Mitchell Gold, focused on educating people about religion-based bigotry.<ref>[http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/jimmy-creech/Content?oid=1201947 Jimmy Creech  Facing up to faith-based bigotry ]</ref>
-Creech's memoir, ''Adam's Gift: A Memoir of a Pastor’s Calling to Defy the Church's Persecution of Lesbians and Gays''<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0822348853 Adam's Gift on Amazon]</ref> was published by [[Duke University Press]] in 2011. He was interviewed<ref>http://wunc.org/tsot/archive/Meet_Jimmy_Creech.mp3/view</ref> on ''[[The State of Things (radio show)|The State of Things]]'' on [[WUNC (FM)|WUNC]] on April 11, 2011, to discuss his new book.
+Creech's memoir, ''Adam's Gift: A Memoir of a Pastor’s Calling to Defy the Church's Persecution of Lesbians and Gays''<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0822348853 Adam's Gift on Amazon]</ref> was published by [[Duke University Press]] in 2011. He was interviewed<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wunc.org/tsot/archive/Meet_Jimmy_Creech.mp3/view |title=Meet Jimmy Creech — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC |website=wunc.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416080225/http://wunc.org/tsot/archive/Meet_Jimmy_Creech.mp3/view |archive-date=2011-04-16}} </ref> on ''[[The State of Things (radio show)|The State of Things]]'' on [[WUNC (FM)|WUNC]] on April 11, 2011, to discuss his new book.
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