December 4, 1999 Greetings! Two weeks have past since the trial in Grand Island, Nebraska. While I still need more time to assess the significance and consequences of the guilty verdict and the penalty, both for me personally and for the movement toward justice and community of which all of us are a part, there […]
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The Trial of Jimmy Creech: November 17, 1999 An Act of Spiritual Violence Against God’s GLBT Children
The Rev. Dr. Mel WhiteNovember 24, 1999 I will never forget the expression on Jimmy’s face as he left the Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Island, Nebraska, to face a wall of reporters and camera crews. Two hours earlier, a jury of his peers had found our friend, Jimmy Creech, guilty of conducting the […]
Grand Island Independent Article: "Minister Stripped of Ordination for Gay Marriage Rite, Methodist Church Jury Finds Creech Guilty"
By Tracy OverstreetThe Independent (Grand Island, Nebraska)November 17, 1999 A Methodist church jury stripped Jimmy Creech of his credentials as a minister Wednesday for breaking church rules by conducting a commitment ceremony for two gay men. A 13-member jury delivered a unanimous "guilty" verdict against the former Omaha pastor. The verdict in the United Methodist […]
Grand Island Independent Article: "Police Arrest 74 Protesters Blocking Creech Trial Site, Creech Won’t Offer Defense"
Police arrest 74 protesters blocking Creech trial site Creech won’t offer defense Grand Island IndependentWednesday, November 17, 1999By Tracy OverstreetPhotos by Gerik Parmele After refusing to move from the entrance of Trinity United Methodist Church Wednesday morning, Soulforce members follow Grand Island police Capt. Bill Holloway to be arrested. Seventy-four people were arrested Wednesday morning […]
Reuters News Article: "Methodist Minister Going to Trial for Gay Wedding"
Wednesday November 17 7:32 AM ETReuters News Alert GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (Reuters) – A United Methodist Church pastor faces a trial by the church Wednesday for performing a union ceremony for two men. The Rev. Jimmy Creech, who said he has performed 13 "holy unions" of gay and lesbian individuals in the last few years, […]
Spiritual Violence Against Homosexuals Transcends Denominational Boundaries
November 9, 1999 PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttMedia Coordinator for Rev. Jimmy Creech717-627-7180 – LMRutt@aol.com On November 17 – 18, 1999, The United Methodist Church will wrongfully condemn the actions of Rev. Jimmy Creech for celebrating the holy union of Larry Ellis and Jim Raymer in April of this year. While claiming to […]