/tags/united-methodist-church United Methodist Church en-US Copyright Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:40:21 GMT /show/due-south/2024-06-12/church-bell-ringer-celebrates-pride-month-for-everyone-who-will-hear-and-millions-on-tiktok Katelyn MacDonald has been stopped on the street, in coffee shops, and at a baseball game after she was recognized from her social media videos, where she covers pop songs by LGBTQ+ artists. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:40:21 GMT /show/due-south/2024-06-12/church-bell-ringer-celebrates-pride-month-for-everyone-who-will-hear-and-millions-on-tiktok Leoneda Inge, Cole del Charco /news/2024-05-03/united-methodist-delegates-repeal-ban-clergy-celebrating-same-sex-marriages United Methodist delegates have repealed their church's longstanding ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy. The action marked the final major repeal of a half-century's collection of LGBTQ bans and disapprovals that were embedded in the laws and social teachings of the United Methodist Church. Fri, 03 May 2024 20:12:26 GMT /news/2024-05-03/united-methodist-delegates-repeal-ban-clergy-celebrating-same-sex-marriages Associated Press /news/2024-04-30/united-methodists-reverse-anti-lgbtq-policy United Methodist delegates have begun making historic policy changes on sexuality, voting without debate to reverse a series of anti-LGBTQ polices. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:33:16 GMT /news/2024-04-30/united-methodists-reverse-anti-lgbtq-policy Associated Press /2024-04-26/in-charlotte-united-methodists-reorganize-over-lgbtq-bans United Methodist Church delegates have voted to allow different geographic regions to make their own rules about ministry. North Carolina Bishop Ken Carter weighs in on what this could mean for longstanding bans against same-sex marriage and gay clergy. Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:40:42 GMT /2024-04-26/in-charlotte-united-methodists-reorganize-over-lgbtq-bans Nick de la Canal /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-09/where-do-north-carolina-methodists-fall-in-churchs-growing-schism Every year, members of the United Methodist Church gather for their annual Western North Carolina conference at Lake Junaluska in Haywood County. Top of… Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:24:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-09/where-do-north-carolina-methodists-fall-in-churchs-growing-schism Dana Terry, Anita Rao /arts-culture/2019-07-09/where-do-north-carolina-methodists-fall-in-churchs-growing-schism Every year, members of the United Methodist Church gather for their annual Western North Carolina conference at Lake Junaluska in Haywood County. Top of… Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:24:35 GMT /arts-culture/2019-07-09/where-do-north-carolina-methodists-fall-in-churchs-growing-schism Dana Terry, Anita Rao