United Methodists lift ban on LGBTQ clergy; local congregations weigh in
On Wednesday, the United Methodist Church votes to lift its ban on LGBTQ clergy and same sex weddings. church delegates voting to repeal a number of anti-LGBTQ rules.This has been a divisive issue within the United Methodist Church that led to the denomination splitting over whether or not members of the LGBT community could be ordained within the church.
United Methodists lift 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, marking historic shift for the church
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — United Methodists lifted a 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday in a major step toward greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the nation’s largest mainline Protestant denomination.
United Methodist Church Votes to End Ban on Ordaining Gay Clergy
The United Methodist Church is moving to end its longstanding ban on the ordination of gay clergy, following decades of debate over the role of LGBTQ people in the church. The Wednesday vote to end the ban passed with 93% approval at the Methodist Church’s first general conference meeting since 2019.
Opinion
Why United Methodists’ historic vote means so much to gay Christians like me
The United Methodist Church's highest legislative body removed a ban on LGBTQ clergy from its Book of Discipline and has proclaimed support for "all people."
United Methodists overwhelmingly vote to repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
The change doesn't mandate or even explicitly affirm LGBTQ clergy, but it means the church no longer forbids them.
United Methodist Church delegates vote to end anti-LGBTQ policies after decades
Delegates attending the General Conference in Charlotte voted 692-51, without debate, to repeal the church’s ban on LGBTQ clergy.
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