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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- United Methodist delegates on Friday repealed their church's long-standing ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy and in its churches.
The denomination's General Conference, held in Charlotte in 2024, proved a key turning point away from older practices.
United Methodist delegates have repealed their church’s longstanding ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy. The action marked the final major repeal of a half-century’s
The 447-233 vote by the UMC's General Conference came one day after United Methodist delegates overwhelmingly voted to repeal a 52-year-old declaration that the practice of homosexuality is "incompatible with Christian teaching” and two days after they repealed the denomination's ban on LGBTQ clergy.
United Methodist delegates have repealed their church’s longstanding ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy. The action marked the final major repeal of a half-century’s