By Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey The statement last week by the Council of Bishops requesting Bishops Wenner and Wallace-Padgett file a complaint against retired Bishop Melvin Talbert…
By Rev. Doug Cunningham When I first invited Amanda to church, she was not interested. She explained that the last time she’d been to worship, the…
by Rev. Karen Eiler Paolo and Kemper were brought to Memorial United Methodist Church by the rainbow flag on our lawn. Paolo works in White…
Early in April 2004 Father Luis Barrios, an Episcopal priest in charge of the San Romero de la Américas Church and a friend of…
By Rev. Janet Porcher The first same-sex marriage I officiated at was in the winter of 1986. I was the pastor/director of the United Methodist…
I missed everyone a few weeks ago when I was unable to come to Sunday’s worship due to illness. I know I missed a lot…
By Rev. Dr. Stephen P. Bauman It may have been the day after New York State recognized the validity of same-sex marriage that I…
This is a reflection I wrote about our church’s support for a member who has been in jail. A group of us went to show…
In 2007 “Sher,” my wife, and I brought our first house together. Married in 2005, appointed to serve in the New York Conference in…
As I prepare to preach at my first Reconciling Ministries Convocation this week, I have been thinking about the events that led me to be…
