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Check in with members of your church or community who identify as LGBTQ+ rather than expecting them to reach out to you. Make space for them to share their feelings and responses, and ask how you can be supportive to them. The following is a
After a ruling by the Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church to uphold the reinstatement of Rev. Frank Schaefer, Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño of the California-Pacific Conference stated, “I rejoice in the decision of the Judicial Council in the case of Rev. Frank Schaefer
Clergy and lay members of the California-Pacific Annual Conference, friends, brothers and sisters all: Grace and peace to you in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior! What a joy it is to be with all of you at this 2014 Session of
I am grateful for the action of the committee on appeals in the Frank Schaefer case. In line with our disciplinary procedures the committee on appeals has clearly stated that a fair punishment for past actions has already been imposed on Rev. Schaefer and that
Come listen to the stories of an incredible panel of community members! Everyone is invited and welcomed to learn more about gender sexuality and moving LGBTQ stories in the Nikkei community Saturday, May 31, 2014 // 1:00PM to 3:00PM Centenary United Methodist Church 300 S.
You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you… Matthew 5:38-48 Brothers and Sisters, Before the end of this month in which we remind each other of love, I wanted to
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Brothers and Sisters, At our annual conference session earlier this year we celebrated the visionary leadership of Bishop Gerald Kennedy who in 1963 invited to come to the West 8 Methodist pastors from Mississippi who had been condemned and ostracized by Methodists and others for
It was with great sadness and frustration that we read of the action taken by a jury of the Rev. Frank Shaefer’s peers regarding his officiating at a same gender wedding for his son. The debate within The United Methodist Church parallels the debate present in
