CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” ...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UMC delegates repealed a ban on ordaining and appointing LGBTQ clergy on May 1 following years of contentious discussions at ...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.
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 ...
Chinese firms can sell EVs for as little as $12,000. Their solar cell plants and steel and aluminum mills have enough ...
Some of the memories that Meghan Duggan carries from her University of Wisconsin commencement ceremony are vivid more than 12 ...