While Global Methodists Condemn Gays, Seattle Methodists Embrace Them

by Katie Herzog hailshadow/getty images
Austin Adkinson wasn’t surprised at the outcome in St. Louis, but he was disappointed.Adkinson, the pastor at Haller Lake United Methodist Church in North Seattle, was in St. Louis this week for the United Methodist Church General Conference, a meeting of church leaders, representatives, and laypeople from across the globe. At hand was a contentious issue, and one that may ultimately divide the church: LGBTQ inclusion.A vote was held Tuesday on wheth