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Oneonta ‘Reconciling Congregation’ Ramps Up Vs. Ban On Gays

FIRST UM MARKS 30TH ANNIVERSARY Oneonta ‘Reconciling Congregation’ Ramps Up Vs. Ban On Gays By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – It will be a bittersweet celebration. On Sunday, May 5, Oneonta’s First United Methodist Church will celebrate its 30th anniversary as a “Reconciling congregation,” sanctioning same-sex weddings and gay clergy. But the milestone comes right as the United Methodist Church’s Judicial Council, the church’s legal arm, has agreed April 26 to mostly uphold a “Traditional Plan” approved by…
May 1, 2019

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