After the United Methodist Church reinforced bans on LGBTQ clergy and marriage, Ohio’s Methodist universities are reconsidering if they have a place in the church anymore. (via WOSU)
in its relationship with the United Methodist Church in this way,” Jones explains. “Once every 10 years, the church through the University Senate visits each of its schools, colleges and universities. Our visit is due in the Fall of 2019.
“I think it’s a really good thing with what they’ve been doing recently with the LGBTQ+ community,” Simpson says. “Since I technically am a member of that community, that makes me happy that they have that reaction to that.”“I think it is important to step back, even if it is something that is in the roots of the school, to support the kids who go here,” Kreutzer says.
“We’ve gone on record officially as dissenting from this policy," Comerford says."We will not change the nature of what we do on campus and our inclusivity on campus."“The general sense is there’s gonna be a lot that happens in the United Methodist Church in the next year,” Comerford says. “The way this all shakes out is not yet fully known.”
Keith Boyette leads Wesleyan Covenant Association, an organization that promotes a traditional interpretation of Methodism. He supports the LGBTQ ban and says the Bible is unequivocal in defining marriage as being between one man and one woman. “Oftentimes in the church, we’re put in opposition to the cultures in which we live,” Boyette says. “And that’s just part of our journey as Christians.”Credit Ohio Wesleyan UniversityOhio’s United Methodist Church is divided into east and west conferences. Gregory Palmer, regional bishop of the West Ohio Conference, says what it means to be a Methodist school has changed over time. Now, schools are now less financially tied to the church.
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