PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly 150 United Methodist Church (UMC) clergy and clergy candidates signed a letter requesting the mainline Protestant denomination recognize LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) ordination, The Christian Post reported.
The letter is partly in response to the trial of openly gay Bishop Karen Oliveto before the United Methodist Judicial Council, the denomination’s highest court. The trial took place late April.
The United Methodist Queer Clergy Caucus released the letter April 17 saying the “questions, briefs and complaints filed against some [LGBT individuals] … can also be considered as a general attack on the evangelism, discipleship and mission potential of the United Methodist movement.”
At the 2016 UMC General Conference delegates approved a resolution creating a commission that would examine the Church’s position on LGBT issues, the Post reported. (TAB)
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