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UMC live updates: United Methodists remove ban on LGBTQ+ clergy
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 23 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· 8 hours agoDelegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference — the first such legislative gathering in five...
United Methodist Church lifts 40-year ban on LGBTQ clergy
CNN via AOL· 13 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· 10 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· 13 hours agoThe vote by delegates to the United Methodist Church General Conference in Charlotte to...
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 Methodists repeal bans on same-sex marriage, ordaining openly LGBTQ clergy
Birmingham News· 18 hours agoThe United Methodist General Conference on Wednesday morning repealed its longstanding ban on...
United Methodists approve gay clergy ordination, ending 40-year-old ban
The Washington Times· 17 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...
United Methodists begin to reverse longstanding anti-LGBTQ policies
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoUnited Methodist delegates began making historic changes in their policies on sexuality on Tuesday —...