Open Table Bristol

04/09/2026

Will you join us on Sunday?
Thea & Sarah will be leading on ‘Better Weather Ahead’!
Cotham Church, 16:30 for 17:00, BS6 7DR 🙏🏼🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

03/08/2026

This came very much to mind yesterday after Jae’s beautiful teaching on creation and the feeding of the 5000 🙏🏼🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

14/07/2026

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Around the year 300, two Roman officers were stripped of their rank and tortured for refusing to renounce their god. The oldest surviving account of their deaths calls them not friends, but lovers.

Sergius and Bacchus were high-ranking soldiers in the Roman army, close companions and secret Christians. When they were exposed, Bacchus was beaten to death. According to the account, he appeared to Sergius in a vision that night, promising they would soon be reunited, and Sergius was beheaded not long after.

The early church made them saints. For centuries the two men were venerated together as patrons of soldiers, their images always showing them side by side.

More than a thousand years later, the historian John Boswell pointed to that oldest text, which describes them as "erastai," lovers, and argued they had been joined in an early Christian rite uniting two men. Scholars still argue over how far that reading holds.

What isn't disputed: two men who refused to give each other up have been honored by the church for over 1,600 years, and their icon now leads Pride parades.

11/07/2026

Scorchingly good morning!! 😎
Thanks to all who braved the heat and joined us today- we had great reception 🙏🏼🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

11/07/2026

Happy Pride BRISTOL!!
We’ll be at the Rainbow Service from 10:00, and cheering on then joining the March afterwards.
For those unable to join the party on the Downs there will be a group headed to the Watershed cafe after the march is over.
Stay safe everyone- remember your sunscreen and water! 🙏🏼🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

06/07/2026

This will be going out over our mailing list as well. Please give if you are able 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🙏🏼

TODAY we're launching our biggest fundraising appeal yet!

Help us keep the table open and secure Open Table's future, so LGBTQIA+ people continue to find welcome, belonging and support.

PLEASE DONATE & SHARE: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/saveotn

29/06/2026

Pirates, Punks, DJs and Hackers – On Ambiguity, Underdogs, and Jesus’ Love
We all love underdog stories. The story of Jesus’ life is the biggest, best-known underdog story in history. But what do contemporary underdog stories tell us about what makes Jesus so special?

Join us this Sunday *Cotham Church* BS6 7DR 16:30 for 17:00 🙏🏼🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Photo creditDot McCormack_

24/06/2026

Small charity. Big impact.

Our research shows the Open Table Network is improving wellbeing, reducing isolation and creating life-changing spaces of belonging for LGBTQIA+ people and allies across England and Wales. READ MORE: opentable.lgbt/our-impact

19/06/2026

Open Table Bristol will be joining CABP for the Rainbow Service on 11th July - we so hope to see you there! 🌈 🙏🏼🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

07/06/2026

Join us this evening at Cotham Church - 16:30 for 17:00 - BS6 6DR
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