--- description: The Indiana pizza parlor that sparked outrage after its owners said they would not cater gay weddings has raised more than $840,000. title: Indiana's 'No Gay Wedding' Pizza Parlor Raises $842,592 From Supporters image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Indiana's 'No Gay Wedding' Pizza Parlor Raises $842,592 From Supporters  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 4, 2015 3:49 PM CUT  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 4, 2015 3:49 PM CUT The Indiana pizza parlor that sparked outrage after its owners said they would not cater gay weddings because of their religious beliefs [has raised more than $840,000 from supporters.](http://danaloeschradio.com/next-steps-for-memories-pizza-donations "undefined") The Walkerton, Ind. pizza parlor [entered a national debate](http://time.com/3768334/indiana-gay-rights/ "undefined") over Indiana’s contentious Religious Freedom Restoration Act when its owners said in an interview that they would serve anyone regardless of sexual orientation but would not cater a gay marriage. “If a gay couple came in and wanted us to provide pizzas for their wedding, we would have to say no. We are a Christian establishment,” co-owner Crystal O’Connor told local news outlet WBND-TV Tuesday evening. The comments drew a backlash on social media and [prompted the owners to close their store](http://time.com/3768536/indiana-pizza-no-gay-wedding/ "undefined").“I don’t know if we will reopen, or if we can, if it’s safe to reopen,” O’Connor told TheBlaze TV. But supporters started a GoFundMe campaign initially asking for $25,000, and by Friday the now-closed campaign had raised $842,592 from more than 29,000 people. According to the[ staff of the Dana Show](http://danaloeschradio.com/next-steps-for-memories-pizza-donations "undefined"), a conservative radio talk show that supported the campaign, the pizza parlor will now work with a pro bono accountant. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3771465/indiana-no-gay-wedding-pizza-parlor-raises-money/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3771465/indiana-no-gay-wedding-pizza-parlor-raises-money/"},"headline":"Indiana's 'No Gay Wedding' Pizza Parlor Raises $842,592 From Supporters","datePublished":"2015-04-04T15:49:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:42:17.737Z","description":"The campaign initially asked for $25,000","url":"https://time.com/3771465/indiana-no-gay-wedding-pizza-parlor-raises-money/","keywords":["Gay Marriage","Indiana"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3771465/indiana-no-gay-wedding-pizza-parlor-raises-money/","name":"Indiana's 'No Gay Wedding' Pizza Parlor Raises $842,592 From Supporters"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Indiana Law's Backlash Grows, Indianapolis Among The Critics","description":"Indiana's governor and other state lawmakers continue to insist the new religious freedom law is not discrimination and have promised to \"clarify\" it.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/03Eibtr4/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-31T15:26:24.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/03Eibtr4.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3771465/indiana-no-gay-wedding-pizza-parlor-raises-money/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3771465/indiana-no-gay-wedding-pizza-parlor-raises-money/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```