CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — `United Methodist delegates on Friday repealed their church’s longstanding ban on the celebrations of ...
On a spring night in 2017, Aaron Reindel sought comfort at a statue of Jesus washing the feet of his disciple Peter. Reindel was studying at Dallas Theological Seminary to become a pastor and had ...
United Methodist delegates in the US repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBT clergy with no debate on Wednesday, ...
Since 1972, the United Methodist Church considered homosexuality to be “incompatible with Christian teaching." That language ...
A lesbian United Methodist minister defrocked 20 years ago after saying she was in a “committed relationship with another ...
Beth Stroud said her "whole life would have been different" had she not been removed from her position in the church.
Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia. In a church ...
UMC delegates repealed a ban on ordaining and appointing LGBTQ clergy on May 1 following years of contentious discussions at ...
The changes immediately open new doors for LGBTQ members — but over a quarter of U.S. congregations have already left the UMC ...
Sixty seats in the Arizona House are up for grabs in 2024. Here's what you should know about the incumbents and challengers ...