Iowa City Baptist Church likely first of its sect to marry same sex couples in state

Photo: First Baptist web site

Josh O'Leary of the Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the nearly 50 members of Iowa City's First Baptist church have become the first in the state to join a national association that advocates for the inclusion of LGBT people, and the church likely is the first of its kind in Iowa to allow same-sex couples to marry.
The congregation recently voted to join the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists — the first American Baptist Church in the state to do so — as well as open the church to same-sex marriages. AWAB has about 50 member churches.