United Methodist Church

Disagreement over LGBTQ issues fuels "disaffiliation" in some MI United Methodist churches

Sarah Cwiek

Some United Methodist churches in Michigan and elsewhere are debating whether to formally break away from the larger church because of ongoing debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the faith.

Politics & Government

Stateside: Methodists split over LGBTQ vote; teachers get political; revisiting Detroit’s Red Scare

Today on Stateside, the nation's second largest Protestant denomination voted Tuesday to reaffirm the church's ban on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy.…

Michigan clergy react to United Methodist Church vote to keep ban on same-sex marriage

Community

Michigan clergy react to Methodist Church vote to keep same-sex marriage ban

Paulette Parker

Delegates from the United Methodist Church voted Tuesday to continue a ban on same-sex marriage and gay and lesbian clergy.The proposal - called the…