Brett Webb-Mitchell is a pastor in the Presbyterian Church. He is also gay, with a partner and two children. In 2008 he was hired by the First Presbyterian Church of Henderson, North Carolina as an interim pastor while the search committee looked for a permanent appointment. Because it was short term he decided not to tell them he was gay. He was outed anyway.
In an article in Salon he talks about the hatred aimed in his direction, mostly through a blog that accepts messages from anyone in town. Through that he learned how little the average resident truly understands the Bible. But the church, under his care, grew. And he was able to have meaningful discussions about what Christianity is really about.
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