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Spencer Pride

The Spencer Pride commUnity center is located at 17 E. Franklin Street in the Spencer Courthouse Historic District in downtown Spencer, Indiana.    With the opening of the center in September of 2016, Spencer, Indiana became the smallest community in the United States with an LGBTQ+ center. Our center is the main headquarters for Spencer Pride activities, including our monthly volunteer & board of director meetings.  It is also the home of Iris, the Spencer Pride youth group.

We offer a variety of services at the center, including our Gathering Place & meeting room, which is available free to local, LGBTQ+ affirming, not-for-profit organizations (or other organizations with a not-for-profit purpose).  The Gathering Place includes public access workstations.  The entire commUnity center offers free Wi-Fi.  Our non-gendered public restrooms include a variety of complimentary hygiene & contraceptive products, in addition to baby changing stations.  Health & wellness screenings are offered monthly at the commUnity center.  

What does the Spencer Pride commUnity center offer?

  • Safe Place

    The center is a certified Safe Place for youth in difficult circumstances or for anyone in a domestic violence situation.

  • LGBTQ+ Safe Zone

    The center is an LGBTQ+ Safe Zone for LGBTQ+ people of all ages to seek resources

  • Unity Retail Shop

    Open Wednesday through Sunday from 10AM until 7 PM. See below for more information...

  • Gathering Place

    The Gathering Place is an informal space to hang out, whether it be to read a book, catch up with friends, or do schoolwork.

  • Meeting Room

    Our Meeting Room is available for free to local, LGBTQ+ affirming not-for-profit organizations.

Unity

Unity is a distinctive retail shop located within the Spencer Pride commUnity center in downtown Spencer, Indiana.  The historic building, which is over 120 years old, serves as the perfect environment for our establishment.  At Unity, you can expect to find unique gifts for all of your fabulous friends and family – and for yourself, too!  We sell high-quality, locally produced items.  When you purchase something at Unity, you will know who made it and why, and you will be helping to support the mission of Spencer Pride, Inc.  Spencer Pride, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization focused on educating the public about the rural LGBTQ+ community through public engagement in order to make Indiana a more welcoming place for all people.  We are a 100% volunteer-led organization with a deep passion for community betterment. 

Retail Vendor Application

If you are a local (Indiana-based) artisan who believes in our mission & would like to sell your products at the Spencer Pride commUnity center, we welcome you to do so!  

Click on the button above to access our vendor application.

Thank you for your support!

For more information about the center’s restoration, please visit www.SpencerPride.org/future