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The local head of the United Methodist Church said yesterday he will appeal a church panel's ruling that restored Beth Stroud, a minister and self-acknowledged lesbian, to her Germantown pulpit.
Marcus Matthews, bishop of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church, said he will file his appeal with the church's judicial council.
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In a statement given to the Associated Press, Stroud said: "When I put my robes back on, whether it's at the conclusion of the judicial process or in a number of years when the General Conference changes this unjust legislation, I want that to be a sacred trust among me, God and the larger church. I don't want my ordination to be a symbol of who is on the winning or losing side of a controversy at any given moment."
Many, many prayers being said for you, Rev. Stroud. May God's Grace be always with you. Thank you for your strength and wisdom for the sake of God's people.
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