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United Methodist Church repeals ban on gay clergy, same-sex marriage
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe United Methodist Church, which has some 10 million members around the world, repealed on...
Jack Wagoner, attorney who challenged Arkansas’ same-sex marriage ban, dies
FOX 16 Little Rock· 7 days agoAttorney Jack Wagoner, who helped successfully challenge Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage before...
United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on societal issues
San Francisco Chronicle· 11 hours agoUnited Methodist delegates on Thursday removed a 52-year-old declaration from their official social...
Knoxville pastor applauds United Methodists’ vote to welcome LGBTQ+ clergy, same-sex marriage
WATE 6 Knoxville· 12 hours agoThe United Methodist Church has lifted a nearly 40-year-old ban on LGBTQ+ clergy members at their...
Year after 100+ SC churches left United Methodists, slimmer church changes LGBTQ+ policy
The State via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoInternal differences on same-sex relations led some to walk out of the denomination. But the...
The important lesson all Christian leaders can learn from Methodist Church decision on LGBTQ issues
The Washington Times· 17 hours agoWithout its more conservative membership weighing in on theological issues, the UMC recently voted...
United Methodist Church delegates vote to end anti-LGBTQ policies after decades
Charlotte Observer· 1 day agoOne local minister was happy that the United Methodist Church ended a longtime prohibition on same-...
United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy
New York Times· 2 days agoDelegates, meeting in Charlotte, N.C., also voted to bar local leaders from penalizing clergy or...
UMC Thursday updates: United Methodists strike down 52-year-old statement on homosexuality and...
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoAs the UMC General Conference in Charlotte nears conclusion, petitions to remove same-sex union ban...
United Methodist General Conference drops anti-LGBTQ wording in new Social Principles
Birmingham News· 12 hours agoThe adoption of the Social Principles follows the actions on Wednesday in which the denomination...