Welcome to Time to Embrace, a Web site dedicated to respectful dialogue and reconciliation around the inclusion of our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender sisters and brothers in Christ...

Rev. Janet Edwards Biography
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA of parents from generations of Presbyterian faithful, I was ordained in 1977 as Minister of Word and Sacrament and became an Instructor in Homiletics and Liturgics at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Seeking deeper experience in ministry, I then served Morningside Presbyterian Church, the United Church of Christ in McKeesport, PA and Mellwood Presbyterian Church, each for about three years. I was elected Moderator of Pittsburgh Presbytery in 1987...

Press Releases

The National Conversation
Read news stories, sermons and blog posts from across the country about embracing GLBT sisters and brothers in our communities of faith.

The Christian Conversation
Find resources from your denomination to challenge yourself and your community to move towards full inclusion of GLBT people in the church.

The Conversation in Pittsburgh
Join me and the Pittsburgh Presbytery in our local conversation about marriage between two men or two women.