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June 30, 2021 - 3:14 PM LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Methodist Church announced Wednesday that same-sex couples will be allowed to get married on its premises. After debates on the topic at the Methodist Conference, the proposals to allow same-sex marriages were passed with 254 votes in favor and 46 against. The Methodist Church said ministers who oppose the changes will not be forced to carry out same-sex marriages. The church has a membership of 164,000, making it the fourth-largest denomination of Christian churches in the U.K. Dignity & Worth, a campaign group in t...

2021/07/01 06:13 LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Methodist Church announced Wednesday that same-sex couples will be allowed to get married on its premises. After debates on the topic at the Methodist Conference, the proposals to allow same-sex marriages were passed with 254 votes in favor and 46 against. The Methodist Church said ministers who oppose the changes will not be forced to carry out same-sex marriages. The church has a membership of 164,000, making it the fourth-largest denomination of Christian churches in the U.K. Dignity...

Two bride figurines adorn the top of a wedding cake during an illegal same-sex wedding ceremony in central Melbourne August 1, 2009. Gay activists staged mock weddings across Australia on Saturday as the governing Labor Party voted against changing its ban on gay marriage. | (Photo: Reuters/Mick Tsikas) The Methodist Church of the United Kingdom passed resolutions to approve the blessing of same-sex unions and recognize cohabitating couples. The London-based Methodist Conference announced Wednesday that it has voted to confirm the resolutions at its gathering held in Birmingham. “A report o...

The Falmouth Methodist Church building is to be sold and the congregation to find a new home, it has been announced.

ROCKLAND — Vittrice “Vickie” Haskell, 94, died peacefully, Friday, May 14, 2021 at her home in Rockland. Born in Rockland on April 10, 1927 to Edward M. and Rita M. Hayes. She attended local schools until moving to Portland in 1944. While roller...