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- 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 same-sex weddings. Delegates overwhelmingly approved the changes, 692 to 51, during the United Methodist Church's General Conference.
All of this means that United Methodist clergy are now free to preside at same-sex marriage or union ceremonies where they are legal, and they are equally free not to do so.
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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...
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...
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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...
- Jason Derose
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...