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The United Methodist Church overturned its 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday, during a meeting of the church’s top legislative body in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The 523-161 vote to approve a section of the church's Revised Social Principles took place at the General Conference of the United Methodist Church in the penultimate day of their 11-day legis
On May 7, 2018, the Bishops in the United Methodist Church, a denomination long divided on questions of LGBT equality, have proposed allowing individual pastors and regional church bodies to decide whether to ordain LGBT clergy and perform same-sex weddings. [111]
United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ...
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant [8] ... United Methodist clergy consist of elders, local pastors, associate members and deacons ...
On May 3, 2024, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to remove prohibitions against same-sex marriages, allowing congregations and clergy to celebrate same-sex marriages. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] The vote does not require clergy to perform same-sex marriages, but gives clergy the option to perform same-sex weddings if they choose ...
A former United Methodist pastor who was happy about Wednesday's historic vote was the Rev. Scott Spencer, senior minister of Mosaic Community Church. Like Crown Heights United Methodist and Quail ...
A United Methodist elder and deacon at a service of worship.. An elder, in many Methodist churches, is an ordained minister that has the responsibilities to preach and teach, preside at the celebration of the sacraments, administer the church through pastoral guidance, and lead the congregations under their care in service ministry to the world.