(ChurchLeaders) During a meeting last week, an administrative board of the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted to include “non-binary” as a third gender category on statistical forms used in U.S. churches. By a 17-1 margin, members of the denomination’s General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) decided to list a non-binary option starting with the 2021 collection … [Read more...] about United Methodist Church to Add ‘Non-Binary’ As a Gender Option on Forms
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UK Methodist Church Votes To Allow Same-Sex Marriages
LONDON (AP) Britain’s Methodist Church announced Wednesday that same-sex couples will be allowed to get married on its premises. After debates on the topic at the Methodist Conference, the proposals to allow same-sex marriages were passed with 254 votes in favor and 46 against. The Methodist Church said ministers who oppose the changes will not be forced to carry out … [Read more...] about UK Methodist Church Votes To Allow Same-Sex Marriages
Millions Skipped Church During Pandemic. Will They Return?
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press WALDOBORO, Maine (AP) With millions of people having stayed home from places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic, struggling congregations have one key question: How many of them will return? As the pandemic recedes in the United States and in-person services resume, worries of a deepening slide in attendance are universal. Some … [Read more...] about Millions Skipped Church During Pandemic. Will They Return?
Ed Litton Plagiarism? New SBC President’s Church Deletes Over 100 Sermons After Accusations
A video arose over the weekend accusing new Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President and senior pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Alabama, Ed Litton of sounding a little too much like former SBC President J.D. Greear in a sermon he delivered on Romans back in January 2020. The sermon, which Litton “borrowed” … [Read more...] about Ed Litton Plagiarism? New SBC President’s Church Deletes Over 100 Sermons After Accusations
After Moral Failures, R.C. Sproul Jr. Launches College to Train ‘Men of Godly Character’
(The Roys Report) After multiple moral failures, disgraced pastor R.C. Sproul Jr. has not only planted a new church, but this week is launching a new ministerial college to “train up men of godly character.” In February, Sproul Jr. — son of the late reformed theologian R.C. Sproul — planted his newest church, Sovereign Grace Fellowship, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. And just this … [Read more...] about After Moral Failures, R.C. Sproul Jr. Launches College to Train ‘Men of Godly Character’