Article published February 08, 2010
Pastor offers support, sanctuary to area's transgender community
By CLAUDIA BOYD-BARRETT
BLADE STAFF WRITER
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Some secrets are so big, there is no safe place to tell them.
The Rev. Cheri Holdridge is hoping to change that by turning her Village Church in Toledo into a safe place.
On Feb. 28, the church and two Ohio organizations will host the first meeting of a Transgender Support Group. They want to provide members of the city's little-known transgender community with a space where they can talk and be understood.