African methodist episcopal church articles
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As United Methodist Church Empties Out, PBS Celebrates LGBTQ vs. 'Heteronormativity'
The latest example of taxpayer-supported celebration of the gender alphabet came on Friday’s PBS NewsHour. Anchor Geoff Bennett set the scene of a Christian denomination in crisis. Geoff Bennett: We turn now to a seismic shift within the United Methodist Church. It recently voted to lift bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriages .In late April, hundreds of delegates from around the world gathered in Charlotte, the first such meeting since 2019 .They voted overwhelmingly to end the church's...
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As United Methodist Church Empties Out, PBS Celebrates LGBTQ vs. 'Heteronormativity'
The latest example of taxpayer-supported celebration of the gender alphabet came on Friday’s PBS NewsHour. Anchor Geoff Bennett set the scene of a Christian denomination in crisis. Geoff Bennett: We turn now to a seismic shift within the United Methodist Church. It recently voted to lift bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriages .In late April, hundreds of delegates from around the world gathered in Charlotte, the first such meeting since 2019 .They voted overwhelmingly to end the church's...
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Divine calling: How ‘Father Rob’ came to preside over 3 Episcopal churches in Southern Utah
ST. GEORGE — When Rev. Robert Willmann first visited St. George in early 2023, he said he was “awestruck” by the beauty of the area and felt a calling to move to the southwest corner of the state from southern Ohio. “I felt I must live here,” Willmann said while sitting down to speak with […]