Published on the Global Methodist Church's own site 29 June 2022, bylined to Walter B. Fenton, the church's Deputy Connectional Officer. Quotes, as the seventh of fourteen numbered statements in paragraph 202 of the Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline: "We believe that human sexuality is a gift of God that is to be affirmed as it is exercised within the legal and spiritual covenant of a loving and monogamous marriage between one man and one woman." The same paragraph commits the church to welcoming "all to experience the redemptive grace of Jesus" and to being "a safe place of refuge, hospitality, and healing for any who may have experienced brokenness in their sexual lives."
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The church's own site, bylined to a named denominational officer, quoting the church's own governing document directly rather than paraphrasing it. NotesCited for the Global Methodist Church's sexuality-position and its detail. An earlier attempt to read this church's Discipline PDF directly could not decode it; this page was found and consulted instead.
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PublisherGlobal Methodist Church
Publication Year2022
URLhttps://www.globalmethodist.org/the-global-methodist-church-in-the-public-square-restraint-and-modesty/
Source TypeOfficial doctrinal statement
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Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyGlobal Methodist Church
Custodian BasisThe church's own site, bylined to its own Deputy Connectional Officer, quoting its own governing document.
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