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United Methodists elect a third openly gay, married bishop

[Religion News Service] The first two openly gay and married bishops in the Combined Methodist Church were elected to their positions under a cloud. The denomination’s rulebook did not enable LGBTQ+ people to be ordained, much less consecrated as bishops.

But for the first time in its history, the United Methodist Church has elected a third openly gay and married bishop — this time in the clarify light of day.

Kristin Stoneking, an ordained pastor and the associate professor of United Methodist Studies and Leadership at Pacific University of Religion in Berkeley, California, was elected bishop last week in the Western Jurisdiction of the church. Her election comes three months after the United Methodists voted at their General Conference to eliminate all restrictions on the full participation of queer members.

Stoneking will oversee some churches in the denomination’s Mountain Sky Conference, which includes congregations in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and a small part of Idaho. She will be based in Denver.

“We’re not done trying to make sure that the world is a welcoming and caring place for everyone, and that includes

Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: The Merged Methodist Church

In May , the General Conference voted to remove longstanding bans on the ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy and the celebration of lgbtq+ marriages by clergy and in churches. These changes became fully effective on January 1,

BACKGROUND

The UMC traces its origins to the Methodist movement initiated in the midth century by Anglican priest John Wesley and his brother Charles. The current structure of the UMC was established in through the union of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The church is founded on three basic principles:

Do no harm.
Do good.
Practice the ordinances of God, including prayer, Bible reading, worship, and the Lord's Supper.

The global church structure mirrors the United States government with legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The legislative branch, the General Conference, meets every four years to set church policy. Approximately 1, delegates (half lay leaders, half clergy) assemble to consider revisions to the Book of Resolutions and the Book of Discipline. Decisions of the General Conference are binding until the next conference convenes. Feedi

Methodist Off The Rails

Hopefull said:
Awhile back l posted anout my granddaughters church voting to split from the traditional Methodist denomination. This link will show why.

The Western Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church promoted an openly gay clergyman to the rank of bishop in defiance of their rules prohibiting the ordination of "practicing homosexuals."

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VictorianLady said:
Yes I would declare that's a good reason to break away!
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forgiven61 said:
over the past some odd year the united Methodist conference board has strayed away from the Bible . you cant proceed against God word and expect to be the Church. God is trimming the dead branches advocate soon they will be like the vineyard in proverbs
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Lanolin said:
I don't perceive about the methodists churches (never attended one) but hasn't the same thing happened in the Anglican churches? Quakers don't hold anything like ordained Bishops or church hierarchies though I am sure people attend who go against or do not trust in Gods word in the Bible.

Baptist churches as far as I know don't have Bishops.
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Sexuality and the Joined Methodists
Others, enjoy the Episcopals, Presbyterians (PCUSA), and Lutherans (ELCA) possess taken explicit stances in support of LGBTQ inclusion. Of course, individual members of these institutions will have diverse views on the topic, and the stance of an institution does not always mirror the stance of an individual member; The Merged Method Church (UMC) is a perfect example of this complexity.
The UMC is a global Protestant denomination which has significant membership in North America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. While historically originating in the United Kingdom, the largest population of Methodists now lives in the Merged States, where it is the third largest religious group after Catholics and Baptists.
Every four years, the UMC meets at what they call the Methodist General Conference—a democratic body of representatives from across the world which gathers to make church decisions. In , the Conference voted to add language to the church’s commandment, stating “the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching,” and that gay ministers and marriages are not allowed in their churches.
Even then, this stance was

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