North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church Issues Letter of Apology for Pioneers Church In Durham
After months of deliberation, the conference issued a letter apologizing for “action and inaction related to Pioneers Church.”
Ongoing Controversy at Pioneers Church Takes a Turn When the Organization Disaffiliates with Its Denomination
Since November, tension around the hybrid church-slash-business run by pastor Sherei Lopez Jackson has mounted.
Backtalk: Your piece just adds to the noise
And other things our readers told us this week.
An Open Letter to the North Carolina Conference of Methodist Churches and the Durham Community
We are an inclusive congregation, where all are welcome to come and encounter the transformative love of God just as they are.
What Happens When a Non-LGBTQ+ Affirming Church-Meets-Coffeeshop Comes to a Particularly Queer Part of Durham?
The Sunday morning after the church clarified its position, a pair of women were seen pouring a thick perimeter of salt around the church storefront.
LGBTQ-Friendly Raleigh Pastor Jason Butler Running for Congress
Butler has led Open Table United Methodist Church since its launch in 2018.
Letters: “How Can You Condone Violence Against Women?”
And other things our readers told us this week.
More United Methodist Church Coverage
Episode 19: Millennials and Methodists Fight Back
Zainab Baloch on the young people who want to run Raleigh, and Durham grapples with adding density near downtown.
Love Who You Love, Be Who You Are: The INDY’s Third-Annual Wedding Guide
Our guiding principle: All couples are uniquely beautiful and deserve to be celebrated for who they are, no matter who they are.
Raleigh Churches Fight Back Against the United Methodists’ Same-Sex Marriage Crackdown
“I am not an issue; I am a person. If the church cannot accept me just as I am, then it has no place for me.”
What the United Methodist Church Is Doing to Shepherd’s House Is Wrong—Or It’s Not (And Other Things Our Readers Told Us This Week)
In last week’s paper, Sarah Willets wrote about Shepherd’s House, a congregation in Old East Durham that is fighting to retain control of its property, which the United Methodist Church is considering selling to the N.C. Council of Churches. Commenter vivdis writes that the denomination’s plans are “obscene”: “I went to this church growing up.…
The Fight Over Who Should Own an Old Church Is Really a Battle Over the Soul of Old East Durham
On a recent rainy afternoon, construction crews are taking shelter under the porches of the Driver Street bungalows on which they’re working. The street is dotted with homes under renovation, sandwiched between understated Victorians, duplexes with peeling paint, and the occasional new construction. Towering above them all is Shepherd’s House United Methodist Church, a red…