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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (RNS) The reversals came in the wake of a schism that saw the departure of a quarter of its US churches more than 7,600 congregations over the past five years.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) A condemnation of homosexuality that has riven the denomination for 52 years was eliminated from the United Methodist Church’s rule book.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. United Methodist delegates repealed their church s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" from being ordained or appointed as ministers.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. United Methodist delegates repealed their church s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" from being ordained or appointed as ministers.