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General Church
The Rev. William B. Lawrence. Photo by H. Jackson/Southern Methodist University.

Possible steps after General Conference delay
A global pandemic has postponed General Conference, but the former Judicial Council president argues there is still work that cannot wait a year.
The Rev. Michael Kurtz. Photo by Robert Louis Kelsey, courtesy of the Western North Carolina Conference.

Loss always comes with separation, divorce
North Carolina pastor prays that separating parties in The United Methodist Church can find renewal and peace in division.
The Rev. Jay Williams. Photo by Robert Louis Kelsey.

Seeking future liberation from past oppression
Conflict in United Methodist Church is about so much more than homosexuality, writes a gay African American pastor.
Local Church
The Rev. Steve West is pastor of First United Methodist Church of Arab, Alabama. Photo courtesy of the Rev. Steve West.

Why I’m not leaving The United Methodist Church
An orthodox pastor shares eight reasons why he intends to remain in the denomination even if a separation occurs.

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