I say this because some ungodly people have Wormed their way into your churches, saying, that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives.
Jude 1:4 NLT
"A 155-year-old Baptist church in Washington DC recently named a married, gay
couple to be its senior ministers with unanimous approval from its congregation.
Jude 1:4 NLT
"A 155-year-old Baptist church in Washington DC recently named a married, gay
Calvary Baptist Church announced the hiring of Sally Sarratt and Maria Swearingen as the new senior ministers during a service on Sunday. Sarratt and Swearingen, who were legally married in 2014 and ordained in 2015, will begin their new roles on Feb. 26.
“Calvary sits in a unique position to be both a progressive and multiracial congregation, Baptist in heritage and ecumenical in expression, offering vibrant space for people across racial and ethnic lines who hold theologically progressive views to share in Christian community together,” Swearingen told The Huffington Post. “Imagining such a place excites us!”
Calvary broke ties with the Southern Baptist Convention in 2012, in part over its opposition to the ordination of women and attitudes toward the LGBT community.
Calvary broke ties with the Southern Baptist Convention in 2012, in part over its opposition to the ordination of women and attitudes toward the LGBT community.
Sarratt and Swearingen will not be the first openly LGBT people to
hold leadership positions in the church, said Calvary spokesperson Carol Blythe. The church previously installed transitional pastor Rev. Allyson Robinson, a transgender woman,... “Our role will be what it’s always been and always will be as pastors: to sit at bedsides, to march for justice, to proclaim ‘belovedness’ when the world (sometimes even the religious world) proclaims ‘otherness,’ and to set the table of hospitality for those who need it most,” Sarratt said in an email to HuffPost." HP
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| From the "REALLY" File |
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