This is how God made us, all different, so beautiful, a garden of humanity, and we should be able to come together and be who we are.

On my last visit with Greg... I told him how his consistent message of God's love for LGBTQI persons has saved lives, and that the risks he took to challenge UM polity on our behalf will continue to energize CWACM.

We've all been changed for knowing you, Greg. Rest, now. You've taught us well. We'll take it from here.

Everyone knows what a soft spot Greg has in his heart for the babies and little ones. I think baptisms were always one of his favorite “duties.”

He beamed with joy and delight as he held our daughter aloft in a jubilant procession around the sanctuary, proclaiming, “Welcome your new sister, sisters and brothers” as everyone clapped and cheered.

Greg said many times at Euclid that part of a deep faith is an ability to be angry about situations involving pain and loss, but that [those situations] never have the last word. This disease will not destroy him. It isn't the last word.

Putting faith to action is a huge piece of what he [Greg] gave the church.

Greg in his ministry believed and believes that the church 'rite' of marriage ought be provided 'for all,' despite the fact in the United Methodist Church today, it is only 'afforded to some.'

I loved hearing his voice and there was a physical joy about him when he preached.

Don't violate the character and nature that God gave you. It is something to be treasured, loved and expressed.

He taught me how to create my own identity and my own voice and he gave me space to do that. He would step back and push me forward.

In every fiber of his being, Greg really believed in the love of God having the kind of power that can overcome earthly power.

His witness has made a difference both transforming one person and in the larger story of the movement for inclusion.

[Greg was] a beacon on love and inclusion.

Greg's sermons were awe-inspiring, blending scripture with current events and person[al] experience then bringing it home to the scripture.

I became convinced... that the gospel, that which was giving life to people, was really expressed in the civil-rights movement and its insistence on justice and fairness for all people regardless of their identity.

Injustice in any form was injustice in all of its forms.

He really had a heart for justice.

They were not just words for him. It was his way of life.

Everything was about justice and equity for him.

He was funny as all get out. His sense of humor and the twinkle in his eye. Everyone who knew Greg could tell you about that expression.

He had the ability to take meaningful things seriously and maintain a sense of humor and a lightness about himself personally.

I can't do anything different.

My religion says that I'm to serve all people.

I can't serve some and not others.

This [ministry] is what I love to do. But if it costs you your integrity to survive, it's not worth surviving.