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The Wtern Jurisdictn of the Uned Methodist Church promoted an openly gay clergyman to the rank of bishop fiance of their l prohibg the ordatn of "practicg homosexuals."

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THE UNED METHODIST QUEER CLERGY CC (UMQCC) IS MA UP OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND TERSEX PEOPLE WHO ARE LLED, MISSNED, AND ORDAED CLERGY THE UNED METHODIST CHURCH. 

David Gura speaks wh Rev. Kimberly Stt about last week's meetg of the Uned Methodist Church's Council of Bishops and s impedg vote on whether to orda gay pastors. * united methodist gay clergy *

The Uned Methodist Queer Clergy Cc (UMQCC) is ma up of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and tersex people who are lled, missned, and ordaed clergy the Uned Methodist Church. The Church “implor fai and church not to reject or nmn lbian and gay members and iends.

Homosexualy was first openly bated at General Conference 1972, four years after the formatn of The Uned Methodist Church, rultg the addn of first statement on homosexualy.

While affirmg belief that persons of homosexual orientatn are persons of sacred worth who need the mistry and guidance of the church, the statement add that the church “do not ndone the practice of homosexualy and nsirs this practice patible wh Christian teachg.

UNED METHODIST NSERVATIV TAIL BREAKAWAY PLANS OVER GAY CLN

A church divid went agast the l and nfirmed three gay pastors to senr posns — posns they were once nied jt a year ago bee of their... * united methodist gay clergy *

Sce that time, the church has mataed the posn that “the practice of homosexualy is patible wh Christian teachg.

Based on the posns about homosexual practice and marriage, the Church has also mataed rtrictns regardg clergy. Pastors may not be “self-avowed, practicg homosexuals” and may not nduct ceremoni that celebrate same-sex weddgs or unns. Wh a body of over 12 ln members globally, Uned Methodists are not of one md about how to be mistry wh lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people.

HOLY HISTORY: GAY PASTORS NFIRMED TO SENR POSNS THEY WERE ONCE NIED

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Some members feel strongly that the church should uphold s current stanc regardg gay clergy and marriage.

SR OF NGREGATNS QU UNED METHODIST CHURCH OVER GAY CLERGY, SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

While the church has official statements regardg homosexualy, all members n disagree wh the church’s posns and n advote for change policy. In 2019, a special ssn of General Conference met specifilly to addrs ongog, unrolved divisns regardg homosexualy.

UNED METHODIST CHURCH BODY ELECTS OPENLY GAY BISHOP VLATN OF S L: 'INMAT NNG THE ASYLUM'

Its cisns strengthened rtrictns on ordatn (broang the fn of "self-avowed, practicg homosexual" the footnote to ¶304.

One was to clare an abeyance (lay) on submtg or procsg plats related to homosexualy until after a procs for separatn had been approved and the nomatns that may rult om uld hold their first post-separatn General Conferenc. The agreement about abeyance, though, beme effective immediately among s signers, and many other bishops the Uned Stat have likewise agreed to hold homosexualy-related plats agast clergy abeyance until after a post-separatn Uned Methodist General Conference 2028 term what new polici, if any, will be. The impasse over homosexualy has led to uncertaty about the Church’s future.

UNED METHODIST CHURCH MOV TO ALLOW LGBT CLERGY AND GAY MARRIAGE

Kimberly Stt about last week's meetg of the Uned Methodist Church's Council of Bishops and s impedg vote on whether to orda gay pastors.

The Uned Methodist nomatn has over 6 ln members the Uned Stat, and they're divid over the qutn of ordag gay misters. She left the church for seven years and me back to be s first Black, female, openly gay pastor, and she jos now om Phoenix.

500 CLERGY SUPPORT GAY UNED METHODIST CLERGY WHO ME OUT

KIMBERLY SCOTT: Thank you, So this bate over ordag gay clergy has been gog on for a while, sce the late '60s.

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