Oak Lawn United Methodist Church on Sunday will self-appoint two LGBTQ+ staff members to pastor positions after their requests for appointments were rejected...
Church leaders will perform an act of “civil disobedience” to appoint two staff members to pastor positions.
“While we may lack ecclesial authority to formally appoint Isabel and Ryan, we claim the moral authority to recognize the call of God upon their lives and celebrate and bless their work of pastoral ministry,” Baughman said. Ryan Wager and Isabel Marquez pose for a picture on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas.
Baughman said the bishop was invited to attend the Sunday service, but she has not received a response. The North Texas Conference said the Rev. Edlen Cowley, metro district superintendent for the North Texas Conference, plans to attend Sunday’s worship service at Oak Lawn UMC and has been in contact with the church’s leadership.
Oak Lawn remains in the original denomination and is designated as a Reconciling Congregation, one committed to LGBTQ+ inclusion.Her oppressor and liberator Marquez said she learned that several members of the congregation were part of the LGBTQ+ community. When tensions started to bubble, Marquez decided to leave the church and hold services for those members at her home.
“There are a lot of questions going through your head,” she said. “How can I say now to a Spanish congregation that has been meeting here that we’re not welcome again?” Last April, Wager had a heart attack. In his recovery, he said he received a message from God calling him to ministry. So he pursued it at Oak Lawn UMC.
Allison, now a member of the church, said Marquez is a vital connection for the congregants of Gracia Viva and has been a steadfast presence at Oak Lawn UMC for the last three years. The denial of their appointments worries her and other members. Pastor Rachel Baughman will be leading an "act of civil disobedience" and appoint Isabel Marquez and Ryan Wager after they were denied appointment by the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church.
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