Straw, 38, an attorney and trustee of the Village of Oak Park, a Chicago suburb, is the husband of Shannon Craig Straw, who ...

Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia. In a church trial, she was found guilty of violating “Christian teaching” because she had ...

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Twenty years after getting kicked out of the United Methodist Church (UMC) for being gay, a pastor was finally reinstated. Beth Stroud, a 54-year-old lesbian, was defrocked from her role as a United ...

After Rev. Joshua Johnson leaves for Indiana, Salem Church in Pigeon starts a pastor search with Global Methodist Church guidance; services continue.

Clymer Methodist Church Pastor Kevin Costner has served the church and the Clymer area since 2018. P-J photo by Sara Holthouse CLYMER — For Clymer Methodist Church Pastor, Kevin Costner, being a ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Methodist pastor from Philadelphia, who was defrocked 20 years ago for being in a same-sex relationship, has been reinstated. Beth Stroud made headlines when she was ousted in ...

There has been a seismic shift within the United Methodist Church after it voted to lift bans on LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriages. The move led some 7,600 conservative Methodist congregations, ...

Faith United Methodist Church, 12128 State Road 52, will have a farewell dinner for Pastor Patricia Daniels at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Daniels is moving to the Friendship United Methodist Church in ...

Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked as a United Methodist Church pastor after telling her Philadelphia congregation that she was in a committed same-sex relationship. On Tuesday night, less ...