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Methodist Judicial Council Votes to Uphold LGBT Ban

29 Apr 2019
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Kelly Frazier

Opponents may leave to form a new denomination In its decision, the UMC council ruled that the approval of the "Traditional Plan" earlier in 2019 during the General Conference has a few parts which...

Methodist Church will Meet to Decide on Same-Sex Marriage and LGBT Ordination

21 Feb 2019
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Gary Nguyen

A total of three plans are to be discussed for the Methodist Church's future. The upcoming three-day meeting of the top legislative assembly of the United Methodist Church (UMC) to be convened on February...

Methodists and Buddhists Condemn Sessions Over Family Separation Policy; Push for Expulsion from United Methodist Church

20 Jun 2018
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Derek Welch

Methodists push to expel Sessions from the church , the United States Attorney General, by his fellow clergy and laypeople of the United Methodist Church (UMC). Over 600 people have given their signature...

Gay Methodist Bishop Continues to Practice Despite Controversy

10 May 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Lesbian Methodist bishop continues to oversee UMC Mountain Sky Area despite ruling that consecrating gay bishops is a violation of church law. The Reverend Dr. Karen Oliveto continues to be the bishop...

09 May 2016
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Alison Lesley

The United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon May 10-20, 2016. The General Conference convened every four years is considered as the top law-making...

Complaint Filed Over Same-Sex Marriage at United Methodist Church in North Carolina

28 Apr 2016
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C Barnett

Two ministers defied the UMC ban on same-sex marriage at Charlotte's First United Methodist Church. In 2015, a United States ruling legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. In the wake of the ruling,...