By Frank Schaefer When my son Tim was in high school, I received a phone call one day from a woman in the community. She…
In the spring of 2011 friends of mine came to me and asked me if I would officiate at their wedding. These two people are…
By Rev. Joe Agne First UMC of Boulder’s commitment to inclusion of LGBTQ persons is longstanding. Decades ago Rev. Julian Rush served as one of its…
This special Easter edition of We Did is a “He Did” story in honor of our late, great friend Rev. Richard S. Parker. As told by…
By Rev. Ted Gault I was a local preacher in a big church in Rochester, Minnesota. Late one afternoon a couple came into the church…
By Rev. Dr. Julie Faith Parker “Okay, I’ll officiate at your wedding again,” I told my lifelong friend Josephine—then added with mock seriousness, “But two’s…
By Rev. Stephen Heiss My daughter Nancy and the “love of her life” Kim were married in the eyes of God and their friends…
The year was 1987. “A holy union, what is that?” I asked as the outgoing pastor handed me the church keys to my then new…
By Rev. John Collins Peggy Borgstede and Kathy Green met at a cocktail party for gay women in 1995. It was love at first sight….
