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United Methodists, at major conference, repeal their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 7 days agoDelegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference — the first such legislative gathering in five...
Local bishop says United Methodist vote to lift ban on LGBTQ clergy will help church heal
Dayton Daily News· 6 days agoThe West Ohio Conference covers more than 50 Ohio counties in western and southern Ohio. Past...
United Methodist Church reverses ban on practicing gay clergy - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 7 days ago“We’ve always been a big-tent church where all of God’s beloved were fully welcome,” said Bishop Tracy Smith Malone...role. Last week, the conference approved the first phrase ...
United Methodist Church lifts bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
NPR· 7 days agoThose congregations tended to be among the most conservative in the church. Their departure made the...
Western Pa. United Methodist churches react to denomination's revised LGBTQ policies
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 7 days agoThe Rev. Hannah Loughman, pastor at Sewickley United Methodist Church, found herself crying tears of...
Methodists celebrate LGBTQ+ clergy decision, disaffiliation continues
Traverse City Record-Eagle· 3 days agoA historic vote last Wednesday in the United Methodist Church will allow people who identify as...
United Methodist Church Lifts 40-Year Ban on LGBTQ Clergy
Metro Weekly· 5 days agoThree years ago, conservative bishops and interest groups proposed a plan to disaffiliate from the...
An expert lays out the United Methodist Church's journey to end its LGBTQ ban
GBH News· 2 days agoAfter years of internal division, the United Methodist Church has reversed its 40 year ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage. The issue had become so ...
The important lesson all Christian leaders can learn from Methodist Church decision on LGBTQ issues
The Washington Times· 6 days agoAs an outsider (I am not a member of the UMC or the newly formedGlobal Methodist Church), the...
Houston UMC pastor apologizes to Methodists hurt by anti-gay bans
Houston Chronicle· 2 days agoThe Rev. Dr. Jeff McDonald knows that some congregants at St. Paul's United Methodist Church off...