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UMC live updates: United Methodists remove ban on LGBTQ+ clergy
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoDisaffiliations — there were ultimately 7,500-plus U.S. congregations that left the denomination...
North Texans react to United Methodist Church vote lifting ban on LGBTQ clergy
Dallas Morning News· 5 hours agoDelegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference — the first such legislative gathering in five...
United Methodist General Conference votes to allow churches in Russia, Belarus to leave
Birmingham News· 7 days agoThe United Methodist Church voted Thursday to allow conferences in Russia and Belarus to leave....
United Methodist Church lifts 40-year ban on LGBTQ clergy
CNN via AOL· 11 hours agoThe United Methodist Church overturned its 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday, during a meeting of...
United Methodist Church delegates vote to end anti-LGBTQ policies after decades
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoMethodists had intense debates over the issue at past conferences. But after a split in the church,...
Western Pa. United Methodist churches react to denomination's revised LGBTQ policies
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 11 hours agoThe vote by delegates to the United Methodist Church General Conference in Charlotte to...
United Methodists repeal bans on same-sex marriage, ordaining openly LGBTQ clergy
Birmingham News· 16 hours agoThe United Methodist General Conference on Wednesday morning repealed its longstanding ban on...
United Methodists begin to reverse longstanding anti-LGBTQ policies
The Morning News· 1 day agoUnited Methodist delegates began making historic changes in their policies on sexuality on Tuesday —...
United Methodists approve gay clergy ordination, ending 40-year-old ban
The Washington Times· 15 hours agoThe United Methodist Church delegates voted Wednesday to allow LGBTQ individuals to serve as...
United Methodist Church Votes To Allow LGBTQ+ Clergy—Amid Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Efforts
Forbes· 1 day agoThe United Methodist Church on Wednesday voted to lift its ban prohibiting LGBTQ+ members from...