Rev. John Copenhaver is committed to changing the LGBTQ+ discriminatory and exclusionary policies in the UMC and creating an Altar for All. “I had to act or be complicit,” he shared as he reflects on what drove him to this critical work.
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The Virginia Methodists for A New Thing movement values a diversity of voices. The blog posts shared here come from authors from around the Conference with a variety of viewpoints. They are lay and clergy; male, female, and non-binary; members of the LGBTQIA family; people of color and people who are white; cisgender and gender non-conforming. The authors featured here all share one thing in common: they hear the call of God to a new thing and are raising their voices to proclaim this good news.
Rev. John Copenhaver is committed to changing the LGBTQ+ discriminatory and exclusionary policies in the UMC and creating an Altar for All. “I had to act or be complicit,” he shared as he reflects on what drove him to this critical work.
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