Clergy, laity group asks censure of Bishop Talbert over gay rights activism
Some United Methodist clergy and laity are calling on the Council of Bishops to censure retired Bishop Melvin Talbert for encouraging clergy to go against the Book of Discipline by officiating at...
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Bishop Dyck disputes ‘disunity’ charge
Bishop Sally Dyck’s recent statement endorsing same-sex marriage has drawn praise and criticism within the United Methodist Church, which officially holds that homosexual conduct is “incompatible with...
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Leaders of a United Methodist congregation in Winston-Salem, N.C., have decided not to hold weddings in the church building until the denomination lifts its ban on same-sex marriage. Green Street UMC...
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Retired UM pastor faces possible church trial for officiating at gay son’s...
The Rev. Thomas Ogletree A new, high-profile episode in the United Methodist Church’s struggle over homosexuality has emerged, with a retired UM pastor and Yale Divinity School dean, the Rev. Thomas...
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Good News responds to plans for same-sex union by Pennsylvania 30
Good News, an evangelical/conservative advocacy group in the United Methodist Church (UMC), released a statement today responding to the announcement last week that 30 UMC clergy would be presiding...
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Good News responds to same-sex union performed by Bishop Talbert
HOUSTON, Tx – Good News, a group in the United Methodist Church which attempts to promote “orthodox Wesleyan Christianity,” released a statement today condemning Bishop Melvin G. Talbert for presiding...
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Good News president releases video on Bishop Talbert
Good News president Rob Renfroe released a video statement this afternoon on Bishop Melvin G. Talbert’s disobedience of United Methodist church law in presiding at a celebration of marriage for a gay...
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Good News responds to Frank letter
Good News has issued a statement in response to Dr. Thomas E. Frank’s Open Letter to the Council of Bishops issued earlier today. The statement reads as follows: In an open letter to the Council of...
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Good News issues statement on UM Council of Bishops request
Good News, the independent group of United Methodists committed to promoting “orthodox Wesleyan Christianity,” has issued the following statement in response to the United Methodist Council of Bishops...
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Good News releases statement on Schafer trial verdict
Good News, an independent group of United Methodists focused on promoting “traditional Wesleyan orthodoxy,” released a statement tonight in response to the verdict and penalty issued to the Rev. Frank...
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Good News releases statement calling the present state of the UMC as “untenable”
Good News, the independent evangelical United Methodist organization which promotes “orthodox Wesleyan Christianity” released a statement today following their March 28 board meeting which says that...
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Discussion on “A Way Forward” Continues
Yesterday Rob Renfroe of Good News, A Forum for Scriptural Christianity posted an open letter to Rev. Adam Hamilton and Rev. Mike Slaughter, challenging the content of their proposal for a means by...
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U.S. membership decline continues
By Walter Fenton According to the most recent data, The United Methodist Church has lost 116,063 members – the stark equivalent to losing a 318-member local church every day of the year. The recently...
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Good News responds to clergy coming out letter
The Rev. Tom Lambrecht, Vice President and General Manager of Good News, an organization that has advocated for the retention of the current United Methodist teaching on homosexuality, released a...
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Recently Read: Three Requests of My Centrist Friends – An Open Letter
Courtesy of Good News Magazine By Rob Renfroe Over the past four years I have had the opportunity to be in dialogue with several leading “centrist” pastors. I have gotten to know them well enough to...
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Good News asks Council of Bishops to respond to Oliveto election
Good News, the independent evangelical United Methodist organization which promotes “orthodox Wesleyan Christianity” has released a statement from their governing board asking the United Methodist...
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