Three former United Methodist pastors who have had their credentials removed related to issues around homosexuality appeared together yesterday at a special worship service at the Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. Advertised as a service for hope and justice, Frank Schaefer, Jimmy Creech, and Beth Stroud all spoke, proclaiming their belief that GLBT persons should be fully welcomed into all aspects of The United Methodist Church.
Schaefer, who was defrocked this past November for presiding at the wedding ceremony of his gay son, was the featured preacher for the morning, drawing on Luke 8:22-25 and Matthew 14: 25-32 for his text.
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