'It makes me so sad to see this church that I have loved kind of killing itself by its refusal to focus on what really matters.'
Des Moines RegisterThe Rev. Anna Blaedel , an openly queer pastor in Iowa City, said they expect to lose their job following the United Methodist Church's vote last week to keep bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriages.DES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa City pastor accused of"being a self-avowed practicing homosexual" in violation of United Methodist Church law will take an indefinite leave of absence, according to an agreement announced Wednesday.
Blaedel, who identifies as queer and uses the pronouns"they" and"them," expressed frustration and disappointment in a letter published in full by the Gazette on Wednesday. The first complaint against Blaedel, in 2016, was dismissed by Iowa's resident bishop. A second complaint was filed after Blaedel officiated at a close friend's same-sex wedding. A third complaint charged Blaedel with"being a self-avowed practicing homosexual," in violation of the denomination's rule book, called the Book of Discipline.
Rev. Anna Blaedel, a United Methodist pastor and a director of the Wesley Foundation ministry at the University of Iowa, was charged for being openly gay.Blaedel told The Des Moines Register that Haller declined to dismiss the later complaints, despite her ability to do so.
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