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North Texans react to United Methodist Church policy changes on marriage, homosexuality
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoDelegates at the General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., also voted to redefine the church’s stance...
‘A better church is possible:’ Methodists celebrate as the church embraces the LGBTQ
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThe United Methodist Church marked a new era of LGBTQ inclusion by voting to lift the bans on LGBTQ...
Methodists celebrate LGBTQ+ clergy decision, disaffiliation continues
Traverse City Record-Eagle· 13 hours agoMany churches, including some in northern Michigan, are celebrating the decision, which comes after...
Court Street United Methodist Church excited by doctrinal changes
ABC12 Mid-Michigan· 1 day agoFLINT, Mich. (WJRT)- The pastor at Flint's United Methodist Church said he's thrilled by the...
Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants -...
WTOP Washington· 11 hours agoIt took decades of activism for a change that was “so very healing,” said McAvoy, pastor of Shepherd...
United Methodist Church repeals bans on LGBTQ+ clergy, marriages; NCW pastors embrace changes
The Wenatchee World· 2 days agoLocal United Methodist pastors in the Wenatchee Valley are embracing the United Methodist Church’s...
United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy
New York Times· 4 days agoThe United Methodist Church removed on Wednesday its longstanding ban on ordaining gay clergy,...
A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 hours agoWithin these theologically moderate-to-progressive Protestant groups, the decades of wrestling over...
United Methodist Church's LGBTQ decision a milestone for Grand Rapids Pastor
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids· 2 days agoPastor Sue Petro, an associate pastor at First United Methodist Church in Grand Rapids, is living in...