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UMC Passes Historic Changes for our LGBTQ+ Family
FOX 23 News Albany· 15 hours agoWhile this is a celebration for those inside the denomination, it's also a victory for champions of dignity and human rights everywhere. The UMC is...
United Methodists lift 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, marking historic shift for the church
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThere are several major categories of LGBTQ+ inclusion-related proposals...Methodist’s social values...
UMC Tuesday updates: United Methodists take first steps toward removing LGBTQ+ restrictions
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBut the path to those petitions’ passage is uncertain. Regionalization is the plan to restructure...
Why is the United Methodist Church meeting over LGBTQ+ rights?
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe United Methodist Church is the second-largest Protestant denomination in the U.S.; only the...
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...
UMC Monday updates: United Methodist conference faces key decisions on LGBTQ+ rights, budget
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe UMC General Conference in 1972 added...restrictions in the UMC Book of Discipline, a compendium...
United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues |...
Chattanooga Times Free Press· 7 days agoUnited Methodist delegates have overwhelmingly endorsed a constitutional amendment many say could defuse debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the church. The amendment ...
In Jordan, a Community Disrupted Awaits Travel’s Return
Conde Nast Traveler via Yahoo News· 2 days agoI stopped at Mukawir for breakfast with the women of the Bani Hamida Weaving Project...stay busy and...
United Methodists gather for conference
The Columbian· 6 days agoThousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, N.C., for their big denominational meeting, known as the General Conference. Among those...