A Ministry Offering Hope to Individuals, Families, and Churches Impacted by Same-Sex Attraction & Gender Dysphoria
Where will you be spending the holidays? Who will be surrounding you as you reflect on Jesus’s birth? These questions are especially relevant as I share the final installment of our 2019 testimonies. It’s a story that could have ended … Continued
A Ministry Offering Hope to Those Impacted by Same-Sex Attraction & Gender Dysphoria Vol. 96, January/February 2026 “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur … Continued
A Ministry Offering Hope to Those Impacted by Same-sex Attraction & Gender Dysphoria Vol. 95, November/December 2025 We come to you this holiday season, extremely grateful. 2025 has been a humbling yet powerful year for Alive in Christ. We hosted … Continued
Offering Hope to Those Impacted by Same-sex Attraction & Gender Dysphoria Vol. 94, September/October 2025 Hello, friends of Alive in Christ! We are just back from our fall retreat at beautiful Camp Connri in Ashford, CT! There were over 30 … Continued
“It’s so great to meet with people whose faith has cost them something and for whom their relationship with God is correspondingly precious. So often Christians act as if everything is great in their perfect family. And they don’t have … Continued
Hello, friends of Alive in Christ! In this newsletter, I’d like to share with you a story from someone who has been attending one of our support groups. Janie contacted Alive in Christ over a year ago from outside the … Continued
As I (Brenna Kate Simonds) typed the date for this newsletter, I realized it had been 25 years since I began to make Jesus Lord over my sexuality. It has been a long journey! I was just 15 when I … Continued
We currently don’t have any open trainings scheduled. If you would like to host an Alive in Christ training seminar, please contact us! You can see below what our two main trainings cover. “Same-Sex Attraction & the Church” covers: “Equipping Youth … Continued
We come to you this holiday season, extremely grateful. Alive in Christ has had another amazing year of growth! We hired an administrative assistant and a bookkeeper, and hosted our 1st ever Alive in Christ fall retreat with almost 30 … Continued
We are just back from our fall retreat! There were about 30 of us there, mostly from Alive in Christ, with some from Higher Ground Ministries (New York City) and ReCreation Ministries (Douglas, MA). We worshipped in song, heard challenging … Continued
Friends of Alive in Christ, I (Brenna Kate Simonds) am excited to be participating in the Christian Family Resource Conference in Shrewsbury, MA, April 26 & 27! The Christian Family Resource Conference exists to encourage, equip, and inspire Christian families … Continued
We come to you this holiday season, extremely grateful. Alive in Christ has had an amazing year of growth! We held trainings seminars, mentoring sessions, four regular support groups, spoke to youth groups, shared in numerous church services – and … Continued
“Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.” Psalm 107:2-3 We’re thrilled today to share with you the testimony of one of our … Continued
We often get asked how Alive in Christ came to be, so I thought I’d share a brief history of how the ministry has evolved. Alive in Christ is a direct successor to Transformation Ministries, started at Park Street Church … Continued
Our director, Brenna Kate Simonds, was recently featured in an article at AG.org. Read that article here.
Hello, friends of Alive in Christ! Psalm 107:2a says, “Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story.” At the end of 2021, I asked those who attend one of our four support groups to share a short testimony of … Continued
This testimony of Dianne (who joined the Alive in Christ leadership team about a year ago) is a beautiful illustration of Jesus’s real love. I trust it will encourage and challenge you. “You are not gay.” These were the first … Continued
In March of 2000, I reached a pivotal moment in my walk with Jesus. I make it sound as if we had a long history! I had only been a Christian for 14 short months. Jesus, however, had a long … Continued
Today, we bring the story of Trixie, who attended the ministry 4 years ago. Since she moved out of the area, we have kept in touch, and I’m thrilled to have her share with you today! By the grace of … Continued
Originally posted in our July/August 2019 newsletter “I was tired of living life broken, not knowing who I was.” Today, our testimony from someone who attended Alive in Christ will be slightly different. First, we will hear from a young … Continued
Originally published in our May/June 2019 newsletter The following testimony comes from a young man who contacted us fairly soon after graduating from college. Raised in a Christian home, he had a history of struggling with same-sex attraction. We were … Continued