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….
By Rev. Sara Thompson Tweedy When I transitioned from parish ministry to higher education in 2008, I started working in The Center for Learning at…
By Rev. Noel Koestline I was delighted to be asked if I would be willing to conduct the marriage ceremony of Scott and John. I had…
By Rev. Scott Summerville When I was appointed to Asbury Crestwood United Methodist Church in the year 2000, I was greeted officially by the SPRC chair, Manny…
By Rev. Thea Crites Our connection was through email and then phone. Two women from a state in the South where there was no possibility…
By Rev. Virginia Carle As I reflect on the stories that have already been shared, and the distressing news that Tom Ogletree is being brought…
My daughter Sarah burst out in tears when she told us she was lesbian. Noel (her step-mother) and I had driven to Connecticut to visit…
My path toward officiating at a lesbian wedding started when Hazel, my three-year-old granddaughter, told me that Margot, her nursery school buddy, was lucky because…
When our son Harry was ready to be baptized, it was not difficult for Charlene and me to decide who his godparents should be. Ron…
