CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” ...
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Beth Stroud was defrocked as a United Methodist Church pastor after telling her Philadelphia congregation that she was in a ...
Since 1972, the United Methodist Church considered homosexuality to be “incompatible with Christian teaching." That language ...
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UMC delegates repealed a ban on ordaining and appointing LGBTQ clergy on May 1 following years of contentious discussions at ...
LOCAL COUPLE AND THE CHURCH. IT’S BEEN AMAZING, AND I WOULDN’T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY. KIM AND DEBRA CAVALLARO KELLER HAVE ...
For Andi Woodworth, a transgender woman serving as pastor of the Neighborhood Church in Atlanta, GA, her call to ministry and ...
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a celebration of visibility, equality and self-affirmation for the queer community. Events include festivals, boat parades and more.
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This year's Pride festival will look a lot like last year's, but Middleville won't be the only Barry County town to have one ...
On this version of Hot off the Wire: NEW YORK (AP) — The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial ...