Methodist Pastor Facing Charges to Refusing to Officiate Gay Wedding
A United Methodist Church (UMC) pastor in the United States had had a formal complaint filed against him by a same-sex couple who are part of his congregation because he refused to officiate at their wedding.
Kenneth Barner and Scott Chappell have charged Rev Kelly Carpenter, pastor of Green Street church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with "failure to perform the work of ministry", according to the United Methodist News Service (UMNS). They also accuse him of "gender discrimination".