US United Methodist leaders urge churches to end Boy Scout charters for now
RNS In light of a recent bankruptcy court ruling about the Boy Scouts of America and sexual abuse claimants, United Methodist leaders in the US are urging their churches to not extend current agreements to sponsor or house local scout troops beyond the end of the year. United Methodist churches have official ties, known as […]
United Methodist bishops ask church court to review proposal to split denomination
RNS A proposed plan to split the United Methodist Church is on its way to the denomination’s top court to decide whether the legislation that would implement it is constitutional. If the Judicial Council rules the plan is constitutional, delegates could take up the proposal, called “A Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation,” at […]
Hoping to avert schism, United Methodist bishops propose to allow LGBT clergy, same-sex marriages
RNS The bishops of the United Methodist Church have endorsed a plan that would allow individual pastors and regional bodies to make their own decisions on whether to perform same-sex weddings and ordain LGBT people as clergy. The Council of Bishops recommended the One Church Plan, on Friday, after nearly a week of meetings in […]