One-Fifth of United Methodist U.S. Congregations Leaving Over LGBTQ+ Issues
Most of those leaving are conservative, as it's expected the church will soon adopt more LGBTQ-affirming policies.
July 7, 2023
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Florida Reverends, Rabbi Slam DeSantis, Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws​
"As Florida clergy who identify as LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ allies, it is our moral duty to be in solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer/questioning people," they say.
June 27, 2023
Why is the United Methodist Church meeting over LGBTQ+ rights?
Delegates at the church's General Conference are likely to vote to rescind anti-LGBTQ+ policies, but it's not a done deal.
April 26, 2024
British Methodist Church Votes to Allow Same-Sex Marriages
The British Methodists hope to avoid a split over the issue, something the denomination's U.S. counterpart is considering.
June 30, 2021
End Discrimination in United Methodist Church
The brave reverend who recently came out to her Kansas congregation says her denomination needs to evolve or die.
January 8, 2016
An Easter Service for LGBTQ Christians in the Social Distancing Era
No need to pack a church -- Believe Out Loud is offering an LGBTQ-centric service to be viewed online.
April 9, 2020
Methodist Church Poised to Uphold LGBTQ Ban
The demonination appears on the brink of a schism.
February 26, 2019
The anti-LGBTQ+ clergy who'll be praying at Donald Trump's inauguration
The lineup includes homophobes and transphobes from a variety of religions.
January 17, 2025
United Methodists Release Plan to Split Over LGBTQ Issues
Churches that support LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage would remain Methodist, while those opposed would form a new denomination.
January 3, 2020
Historic Vatican gathering punts on LGBTQ+ issues
The Synod of Synodality was supposed to decide important doctrinal issues but instead upset most, observers say.
October 28, 2024
A Path Forward for LGBT United Methodists
The third-largest Christian denomination in the United States remains deeply divided over queer congregants.
May 25, 2016
Evangelical Lutheran Church Elects First Transgender Bishop
The Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer will be bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod, covering parts of California and Nevada.
May 10, 2021
Methodist Vote Reminds Us to Fight All Forms of Oppression
While seeking to make faith communities LGBTQ-inclusive, we must also confront racism, misogyny, and other oppressive ideologies, writes Rev. M Barclay.
March 10, 2019
How Do You Fight Book Bans? GLAAD and EveryLibrary Offer a Guide
With skyrocketing attempts to ban books by and about LGBTQ+ people and people of color, the guide provides a way to fight back.
June 6, 2023
United Methodist Church ends 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy
The church has long been divided into factions over its stance on homosexuality and gay clergy and even weighed splitting into two separate churches over the issue.
May 1, 2024
United Methodist Church Rejects Bid to Soften LGBTQ Ban
Delegates at a conference turned down another opportunity to include LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriages.
February 26, 2019
Louisiana Church May Split From Conference Over LGBTQ+ Stance
Because some churches are performing marriages for all parishioners and allowing LGBTQ+ people to serve as clergy members, one church is discussing leaving the conference.
October 27, 2022
500-Plus Alabama Methodists Apologize for Church's Anti-LGBTQ Stances
An official church body in the state has rejected the idea of an apology, but some Methodists are going ahead with their own.
August 9, 2019
A Methodist pastor was defrocked 20 years ago for being gay. She's finally been reinstated
Beth Stroud said her "whole life would have been different" had she not been removed from her position in the church.
May 22, 2024
Will Youth Synod Message's to LGBTQ Catholics Be One of Inclusion?
There have been mixed signals coming out of the bishops' meeting, which has entered its final week.
October 22, 2018
Meet the transgender Lutheran pastor preaching acceptance: 'Nothing is wrong with you'
Drew Stever, a minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, is one of the few out transgender clergy members to be ordained by a Christian institution.
October 4, 2024