Raising both poignant memories of the past and needed funds for the future, the Oct. 23 inauguration of the new LGBTQ+ United Methodist Heritage Center marked a step forward for inclusivity in the church.
In her welcome, Ashley Boggan D., top executive of the sponsoring United Methodist Commission on Archives and History, described the historic event as “a call to us today and in the future to build a church where all people are seen, heard and valued. It is a call to live into the fullness of our United Methodist identity.”
The evening gathering of about 85 supporters enlivened the chapel of United Methodist-related Drew Theological School, a short campus stroll from the commission’s offices and the United Methodist Archives, where collected, archived and exhibited resources that make up the heritage center will be housed.
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