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UMC Wednesday updates: United Methodists remove ban on LGBTQ+ clergy
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 days agoKaren Oliveto became the first (of eventually two) openly gay United Methodist bishop. More regional...
Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants -...
WTOP Washington· 22 hours agoIt took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century’s worth of...
A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
San Francisco Chronicle· 16 hours agoThe fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for...
Historic vote to allow LGBTQ+ clergy in United Methodist Church celebrated in Portland
FOX 12 Oregon· 4 days agoHistory was made Wednesday as the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted to remove anti-LGBTQ+ language from its legislation- a move several local clergy members said is long overdue. “There was ...
United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy
New York Times· 5 days agoThe United Methodist Church removed on Wednesday its longstanding ban on ordaining gay clergy,...
Year after 100+ SC churches left United Methodists, slimmer church changes LGBTQ+ policy
The State· 4 days agoA year after the United Methodist Church underwent a major upheaval, the church made another major change on Wednesday by approving the ordination of openly gay< ...
United Methodists repeal bans on same-sex marriage, ordaining openly LGBTQ clergy
Birmingham News· 5 days agoThe United Methodist General Conference on Wednesday morning repealed its longstanding ban on...
Local bishop says United Methodist vote to lift ban on LGBTQ clergy will help church heal
Dayton Daily News· 4 days agoThe 667-54 vote on Tuesday removed penalties for conducting same-sex marriages, as well as removed...