Summit Plans Inclusive Methodist Movement
Summit Plans Inclusive Methodist Movement
By Heather Hahn
May 21, 2019 | MINNEAPOLIS (UM News)
United Methodists are wrestling with what’s next in a multinational denomination still deeply divided over the role of LGBTQ Christians.
Some 350 U.S. United Methodists staked out their position during the May 17-18 gathering, launching a movement centered on voices they see as too often marginalized — namely people of color and queer and transgender individuals.
Organizers see the work started at the Our Movement Forward summit as both influencing The United Methodist Church from within and potentially leading to a completely new denomination.
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