The United Methodist Church’s highest court will hold a special session in May to consider any petitions regarding the denomination’s upcoming meeting on the Church’s stance on LGBT issues.
Over the past several years, the UMC has had considerable internal debates over the mainline Protestant denomination’s official position against homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and ban on noncelibate homosexual clergy.
The divisive debate led to the creation of a Commission on a Way Forward, whose recommendations for a solution to the debate will be considered at a special General Conference scheduled for 2019.
Lui Tran, secretary for the United Methodist Judicial Council, sent a letter on Monday to the UMC Council of Bishops confirming that the high court will hold a special session.
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