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Bishop Donald Ott and his wife Jan, Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey, and Bishop Sharon Radar join their prayers to the strips of prayers that surround the Common Witness Coalition Tabernacle. The Bishops were among those who signed the statement calling for an end to the UMC discrimination against LGBTQ persons; Lightsey is a leading Black [...]
Retired bishops and African-American church leaders joined together to call for full inclusion in The United Methodist Church. Months before General Conference, 36 bishops signed a statement urging delegates to drop the prohibitions against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) United Methodists. Bishops Sharon Zimmerman Rader and Don Ott spoke out at a press conference [...]
Bishops and African-American church leaders urge removal of ban on gay clergy.
General Conference Opening Worship as world-wide Bishops process into the Convention Center and gather in the created Chancel to lead the opening service of Holy Communion.
