The Lambda Community Fund is Sacramento's oldest non-profit, tax-deductible charity specifically serving the needs of the LGBTI community. Just nine years after the infamous Stonewall Riots, the Lambda Community Fund was originally incorporated in 1978 as a special assistance program.

Then on July 13, 1984, Jerry Falwell appeared on television and denied that he had ever referred to Metropolitan Community Church as vile, satanic and its members "brute beasts" on his Old Time Gospel Hour. He offered $5,000 to anyone who could prove that he had. Rev Jerry Sloan of MCC in Sacramento, California, called Falwell's toll-free number and purchased a copy of the tape as proof, and demanded payment of the $5,000. When Falwell refused, Sloan sued and won. With $5,000 in hand the Lambda Community Fund was reorganized in 1984 under its current name by Rev. Jerry Sloan and the late Timothy Warford with the help and guarantees of Terry Sidie, Marghe Covino and the Late C.G.N.I.E. Emperor, Randy Hartman, to mention a few, to serve the broader cross-section of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) community.

The Lambda Community Fund is now a multi-purpose human service agency. Programs of the Lambda Community Fund serve to assist the LGBTI person in leading self-sufficient, healthy, well-adjusted lives and to provide advocacy for issues of importance or special interest to our community.

The Lambda Community Fund opened the Lambda Community Center in August of 1986. The Center has served as a focal point for the LGBTQI community ever since. It is a symbol of our strength and a rallying point in times of crisis. The Center serves as the corporate headquarters for the Lambda Community Fund and houses many other programs.

The Center is at the heart of Sacramento's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex community! We are committed to providing a safe and friendly environment within our diverse community.

This website provides information about the services, activities and programs of the Lambda Community Fund and the Lambda Community Center and will hopefully entertain and inform you, as well. As you click on the tabs above, you will be directed to areas in the website that define how the Center serves our community and how you can participate in the Center's activities.

The Lambda Community Center is open the following hours:

Monday - Friday	12 noon	-	9 p.m.
Saturday	9 a.m.	-	9 p.m.
Sunday	10 a.m.	-	6 p.m.

The Lambda staff and volunteer staff are on duty during those hours. To access a calendar of events and meetings being held at the Lambda Center, click here or on the Calendar tab above.

The oldest program of the Lambda Community Fund, Sacramento Pride traces its origin to the 1979 Sacramento Gay Parade. Over the years, the local pride celebration has taken several forms and names to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots: the birth of the modern gay liberation movement.

In 1984, an all day community and family celebration called Lambda Freedom Fair was created. Held at McKinley Park, then Capital Park, and now Southside Park, the event has food, entertainment, education, and vendor booths. In 2005, the event was renamed to Sacramento Pride.

Sacramento Pride provides publicity, facilities, entertainment and other logistical support. Community organizations and businesses staff informational booths, sell wares of pride products, services and other goods of interest to the community. The entertainment and fun atmosphere produces a great community event for all.

Sacramento Pride in the past couple of years has been a tremendous success bringing out thousands of attendees and hundreds of volunteers to support the Center and the community.

For more information on Sacramento Pride, click here.