சாரா ய்விஂக் மெரில் News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from சாரா ய்விஂக் மெரில். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In சாரா ய்விஂக் மெரில் Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Liberal congregations leaving UMC over homosexuality debate


HopeGateWay, a congregation in Portland, Maine, that voted in 2021 to leave the United Methodist Church due to the mainline Protestant denomination s stance on LGBT issues. | Sara Ewing-Merrill
Multiple theologically progressive congregations in the United Methodist Church are in the process of leaving the mainline Protestant denomination due to its stance on LGBT issues.
For decades, the UMC has debated whether to change its biblically-based position on homosexuality, labeling it as sinful, its ban on the ordination of noncelibate homosexuals, and defining marriage as only being between one man and one woman.
Although many expect a large number of conservative congregations to eventually leave the UMC because of the debate and form their own denomination, in recent months, some liberal congregations have already decided to exit.   ....

United States , Methodist Church , United Methodist Church , United Church , Chebeague Island , Sara Ewing Merrill , Keith Boyette , Melissa Yosua Davis , Cathy Macneill , Michael Gryboski , Diane Mcgehee , Bering Church , Global Methodist Church , Chebeague Island United Methodist Church , Christian Post Reporter , New England Annual Conference , Christian Post , General Conference , General Conferences , Island United Methodist Church , Island Pastor Melissa Yosua Davis , Annual Conference , Good News , Global Methodist , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , முறை தேவாலயம் ,

Maine congregations break away from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ policies


Read Article
Ophelia Hu Kinney is a member of HopeGateWay, one of four area congregations that have voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church over its policies about sexuality and discrimination against the LGBTQ community.
Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
When Ophelia Hu Kinney and her wife moved to Portland in 2016, they found themselves at home at HopeGateWay, a community of faith that grew from the roots of the former Chestnut Street United Methodist Church.
Hu Kinney felt HopeGateWay, which was affiliated with the United Methodist Church, had put to rest questions about queer and trans inclusion and was focusing on the larger community, social justice and spiritual formation. ....

United States , Peaks Island , United Methodist Church , Chebeague Island , Sara Ewing Merrill , Linda Brewster , Gloria Brown , Erin Bruce , Brackett Church , Ministries Network , Maine Historical Society , Brackett Memorial United Methodist Church , Methodist Church , Ophelia Hu Kinney , Chestnut Street United Methodist , Memorial United Methodist Church , New Brackett Church , United Methodist , Tuttle Road , Chestnut Street Methodist Church , Maine Methodism , Maine Historical , Will Green , New Brackett , New England , Traditional Plan ,