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May 2, 2024 · CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — United Methodist delegates adopted a revised definition of marriage on Thursday (May 2) at their quadrennial meeting called the General Conference and deleted from...
This is where The United Methodist Church currently stands on these matters of human sexuality and marriage, and where it will continue to stand through the end of 2024. This article will be revised in late fall 2024 to reflect what denominational policy will be beginning in January 2025, at least in the United States.
May 1, 2024 · The United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant denominations in the U.S., has voted to repeal its ban on LGBTQ clergy as well as prohibitions on its ministers from officiating at...
May 5, 2024 · The United Methodist Church marked a new era of LGBTQ inclusion by voting to lift the bans on LGBTQ clergy and on pastors performing same-sex unions.
May 15, 2024 · The general conference lifted the denomination's ban on the ordination of LGBTQ plus clergy. They also removed penalties for clergy and churches hosting same sex weddings. Karen Olivetta was the 1st openly gay bishop elected in the United Methodist Church.
Apr 26, 2024 · United Methodists will again debate LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings. By reorganizing the United Methodist Church in this way, it's far more likely that its ban on same-sex marriage and...
May 6, 2024 · After years of internal division, the United Methodist Church has reversed its 40 year ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage. The issue had become so contentious in recent years that the United Methodist Church lost more than 7,000 congregations since 2019, with many departing over their stances toward LGBTQ people.
May 1, 2024 · The United Methodist Church overturned its 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday, marking a historic shift in the church’s stance on homosexuality.
Jul 25, 2023 · The largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S. is shrinking due to disputes over LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriage. About 20% of United Methodist congregations have left in recent...
Jan 7, 2020 · The United Methodist Church, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the US, announced Friday a proposal to split after years of dispute over LGBTQ issues and marriage equality.
