Asheville UMC paster quits in opposition
by Matt | March 28th, 2006 |A United Methodist Church minister in Asheville, NC, is stepping down and resigning from his ordination in the UMC in protest to the church’s opposition to recognizing marriages for same-sex couples.
According to an article in the Asheville Citizen-Times, the Reverend Howard Hanger, pastor of the Jubilee! Community, is resigning from his UMC ordination, although he will continue to be the “spiritual leader” of the congregation.
For more see the Citizen-Times article.
Matt, 22, is an LGBT journalist, activist and youth advocate currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C., where he serves as the Editor of Q-Notes, the Carolinas' LGBT news source. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14.
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