Methodist Church To Allow Same-Sex Marriage

• The Methodist church is the UK’s fourth-largest Christian denomination, with about 164,000 members in more than 4,000 churches. The vote to allow same-sex marriages was passed by 254 to 46 votes.

The Methodist Church has become the largest religious denomination in the UK to allow same-sex marriages.

The Church announced on Wednesday that same-sex couples will be allowed to get married on its premises.

The Methodist church is the UK’s fourth-largest Christian denomination, with about 164,000 members in more than 4,000 churches. The vote to allow same-sex marriages was passed by 254 to 46 votes.

The motion required a change to the definition of marriage to be “a lifelong union in body, mind, and spirit of two people who freely enter it”.

The conference also voted to recognise, accept, and celebrate the love and commitment of unmarried cohabiting couples.

The Methodist Church said ministers who oppose the changes will not be forced to carry out same-sex marriages.

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Dignity & Worth, a campaign group in the Methodist Church, said the vote was a “momentous step on the road to justice and inclusion” after many years of sometimes painful conversations.

Also, Rev. Sam McBratney, who chairs the group, praised the “courageous step” taken by the church.

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