Inclusive Grace

New Member Day at The Garden | June 2, 2024 To all who worked to make the UMC open to all: The Garden thanks you!

“We’re Going to Lead with Love.” A Le***an Bishop Reflects on a Career of Service Karen Oliveto and Robin Ridenour came to StoryCorps to reflect on Karen’s career as the first openly gay Bishop of the United Methodist Church.

Save the date!! Sunday, July 21 — 4:30 to 7:00

A Church LGBTQ+ Pride Guide: 10 Dos and Don’ts at Festivals and Parades If your church is planning to support your local Pride parade or festival this year, here are a few things to keep in mind that may help your presence be good news to Pride-goers and a beautiful expression of your church’s ministry of love and justice.

Give OUT Day is next week! Give OUT Day is a national day for giving for the LGBTQIA+ community. Support MFSA next week on Give OUT Day and help us continue our work to Seek Justice for LGBTQIA+ people in and out of the church.

Methodist pastor discusses major shift in church over LGBTQ inclusion 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, located mostly in the South, to leave the church. Geoff Bennett discussed the changes with Rev. Valerie....

No, the UMC Isn't Over; Quite the Opposite The Wesleyan Covenant Association's May 7 post prompted the Rev. Dr. Mary John Dye to counter its "heartbreaking desperation" with a vision of new life for the UMC. She asserts that the UMC is as grounded in grace as it always has been.

Historic assembly sets United Methodists on new path General Conference brought big changes, particularly the removal of constraints on ministry with and by LGBTQ people. Now the challenge is to remain a big-tent denomination that can evangelize in diverse communities and countries.

Image is a photo of Bishop Karen Oliveto smiling while preaching at General Conference and the following words of hers in front of an edited version of a photo by Patrick Scriven for the Western Jurisdiction.

"We can’t be the Church if we choose to overlook some members of the Body of Christ. If we define who we are by who we are leaving out, it begs the question: have we ever let Christ in?"

In preparation for prayer gatherings after key decisions at General Conference, we invite you to contribute brief (

Conservative Christians just lost their scholarly trump card on same-sex relationships (RNS) — Theologian Richard Hays' reversal comes at a bad time for those who oppose accepting LGBTQ Christians.

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The Church would have no shortage of foot-washers if it would stop turning away God’s children at its doors, cloth in hand and called by God to make disciples of Jesus. End church-sanctioned discrimination @ GC2024

Get your LYNC t-shirt TODAY in bright "building-safety" colors.... celebrating our efforts to Build the Church Together. A Church for all must include ALL. Whether you're going to General Conference or not, support the Coalition's efforts and show off your colors.

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