Florida Controversy
Draped chairs symbolize that Florida Conference candidates for provisional membership — an important step toward ordination as elder or deacon — failed to get approved by the conference clergy session. The controversial decision, made during the conference’s gathering in Lakeland, Fla., illustrated denominational division over LGBTQ inclusion. The decision also altered the June 11 concluding service, where the 16 were to be commissioned. (Photo by Esther Rodriguez via Facebook.)

Clergy Session Vote Highlights LGBTQ Divide

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