***************************************************************Soulforce Press Release: November 29, 2004For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592(media only) laura@soulforce.org*************************************************************** (Lynchburg, VA) On December 1 – 3, 2004, Rev. Beth Stroud will be facing a trial in the United Methodist Church, not for what she did, but for who she is. Rev. Stroud is a minister at First United Methodist Church […]
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Soulforce Open Letter to Bishop Yeakel, Presiding Officer for the Trial Court
November 11, 2004 Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel14137 Windy Haven RoadSmithburg, MD 21783 Dear Bishop Yeakel, We write you concerning the upcoming trial of Beth Stroud with respect for both you and for Beth. We know of your courageous stand at the General Conference of 1996 as one of the “Denver 15” Bishops who expressed conscientious […]
Action Alert: November 11, 2004
SPIRITUAL VIOLENCE BY THE UNITED METHODIST (UM) CHURCH CONTINUES…. THE TRIAL OF UM MINISTER REV. BETH STROUD, December 1-3, 2004 in Eastern Pennsylvania JOIN SOULFORCE IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TO VIGIL WITH BETH’S SUPPORTERS from First United Methodist Church of Germantown, the Methodist Federation for Social Action, and Reconciling Ministries Network (November 11, 2004) The United […]
Alert – August 4, 2004 Trial of United Methodist Minister Rev. Beth Stroud
SOULFORCE UPDATE:Trial of United Methodist minister, Rev. Beth Stroud The United Methodist Church will be conducting another trial in the upcoming months in the Philadelphia / Eastern Pennsylvania Area. Rev. Beth Stroud, minister of First United Methodist Church of Germantown came out as a lesbian in a committed relationship in a sermon April 27, 2003. […]
Hundreds of Soulforce Supporters and United Methodists Join Forces to Interrupt General Conference Proceedings
United Methodist General Conference Votes Against Gay and Lesbian Equality in Church and in Society cause Dissent SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: May 6, 2004For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592 (Pittsburgh) Approximately 400 people joined in a peaceful protest today inside the Convention Center during the United Methodist Church General Conference being held this week in […]
Civil Disobedience and Direct Action Planned May 6-7, 2004 during United Methodist Church General Conference in Pittsburgh, PA
Soulforce Challenges Delegates to “Open Minds, Hearts, and Doors” to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People **********************Press Release: April 14, 2004For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592********************** (Lynchburg, VA) – The United Methodist Church General Conference opens in Pittsburgh April 27, with over 1000 delegates from around the world responsible for making church policy on […]