CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” ...

Delegates within the United Methodist Church voted to repeal their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy Wednesday, showing overwhelming support that contrasts with decades of controversy ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing ...

Rev. Andy Oliver, Pastor of Allendale UMC in St. Petersburg, Florida, left, David Meredith, center, and Jan Lawrence react after an approval vote at the United Methodist Church General Conference ...

ANOKA, Minn. (FOX 9) - For 30 years, Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church has fully welcomed all people regardless of their sexual orientation. Now the congregation will no longer have to go ...