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  • Women in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, show the results of water quality tests they carried out. By collecting and analyzing water from local water sources, they can identify problems which they can then organize to solve. The women are assisted in the process by a United Methodist missionary assigned to United Mission to Nepal.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, reviews microbiology results with a woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Parker works with rural women to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, reviews microbiology results with Sita Adahikari in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Parker works with rural women to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, reviews microbiology results with a woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Parker works with rural women to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, reviews microbiology results with a woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Parker works with rural women to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, reviews microbiology results with a woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Parker works with rural women to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • A woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, shows the results of water quality tests she and other women in the community carried out. By collecting and analyzing water from local water sources, they can identify problems which they can then organize to solve. The women are assisted in the process by a United Methodist missionary assigned to United Mission to Nepal.
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  • A woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, uses a pipette to process a sample of water from a local water source. With help from a United Methodist missionary, the women here sampled and analyzed their local water sources in order to improve their families' quality of life.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, helps women in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, helps women in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, helps women in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, helps women in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • Sita Adahikari leads Katherine Parker, a United Methodist missionary, and her daughter Sanju through the countryside near Marpak, Nepal. With Parker's help, women here organized to collect and analyze their water in order to improve their families' quality of life.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, visits with a woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal.
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  • Sita Adahikari leads Katherine Parker, a United Methodist missionary, and her daughter Sanju through the countryside near Marpak, Nepal. With Parker's help, women here organized to collect and analyze their water in order to improve their families' quality of life.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, visits with a family in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal.
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  • Katherine Parker (left), a United Methodist missionary, teaches a group of women in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, how to sample and analyze the water sources in their community.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, visits with a woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal.
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  • Sita Adahikari checks a water sample she has collected in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Women here organized to collect and analyze their water in order to improve their families' quality of life.
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  • Women in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, show the results of water quality tests they carried out. By collecting and analyzing water from local water sources, they can identify problems which they can then organize to solve. The women are assisted in the process by a United Methodist missionary assigned to United Mission to Nepal.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, reviews microbiology results with a woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Parker works with rural women to collect and analyze local water samples.
    nepal-2016-jeffrey-women-water-34.jpg
  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, reviews microbiology results with a woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Parker works with rural women to collect and analyze local water samples.
    nepal-2016-jeffrey-women-water-31.jpg
  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, reviews microbiology results with a woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Parker works with rural women to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, reviews microbiology results with a woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Parker works with rural women to collect and analyze local water samples.
    nepal-2016-jeffrey-women-water-29.jpg
  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, reviews microbiology results with a woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Parker works with rural women to collect and analyze local water samples.
    nepal-2016-jeffrey-women-water-27.jpg
  • A woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, shows the results of water quality tests she and other women in the community carried out. By collecting and analyzing water from local water sources, they can identify problems which they can then organize to solve. The women are assisted in the process by a United Methodist missionary assigned to United Mission to Nepal.
    nepal-2016-jeffrey-women-water-23.jpg
  • A woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, shows the results of water quality tests she and other women in the community carried out. By collecting and analyzing water from local water sources, they can identify problems which they can then organize to solve. The women are assisted in the process by a United Methodist missionary assigned to United Mission to Nepal.
    nepal-2016-jeffrey-women-water-22.jpg
  • A woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, examines the results of water quality tests she and other women in the community carried out. By collecting and analyzing water from local water sources, they can identify problems which they can then organize to solve. The women are assisted in the process by a United Methodist missionary assigned to United Mission to Nepal.
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  • A woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, shows the results of water quality tests she and other women in the community carried out. By collecting and analyzing water from local water sources, they can identify problems which they can then organize to solve. The women are assisted in the process by a United Methodist missionary assigned to United Mission to Nepal.
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  • A woman in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, shows the results of water quality tests she and other women in the community carried out. By collecting and analyzing water from local water sources, they can identify problems which they can then organize to solve. The women are assisted in the process by a United Methodist missionary assigned to United Mission to Nepal.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, helps women in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • Katherine Parker (right), a United Methodist missionary, helps women in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal, to collect and analyze local water samples.
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  • Sita Adahikari collects a water sample from a spring in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Women here organized to collect and analyze their water in order to improve their families' quality of life. Her daughter Sanju looks on.
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  • Sita Adahikari collects a water sample from a spring in the mountain village of Marpak, Nepal. Women here organized to collect and analyze their water in order to improve their families' quality of life. Helping her is Katherine Parker, a United Methodist missionary, while her daughter Sanju looks on.
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  • Sita Adahikari leads Katherine Parker, a United Methodist missionary, through the countryside near Marpak, Nepal. With Parker's help, women here organized to collect and analyze their water in order to improve their families' quality of life.
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  • Gay rights activists make their feelings known before a key vote on church policies about homosexuality on February 26, 2019, during the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • A weary delegate stares at her voting device as she contemplates a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen denominational policies about homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Delegate Shayla Jordan (at microphone) speaks in support of the One Church Plan during the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. She is surrounded by other delegates. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • United Methodist bishops and delegates gather together to pray at the front of the stage before a key vote on church policies about homosexuality on February 26, 2019, during the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Delegates gather together to pray at the front of the stage before a key vote on church policies about homosexuality on February 26, 2019, during the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • United Methodist Bishop Robert Hoshibata meets with protestors upset about a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies against homosexuality. Activists protested in the entry of the St. Louis convention center that hosted the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Several protestors were removed by police, but no arrests were reported. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies about homosexuality, delegate Ian Urriola from New York State speaks to other delegates who in protest formed a large circle in the center of the plenary floor. The action came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • A St. Louis police officer prevents gay rights protesters from entering a turnstile barricade in the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, site of the 2019 United Methodist General Conference, where delegates passed legislation that strengthens the church’s rules against same-sex marriage and gay clergy. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies about homosexuality, delegate Ian Urriola from New York State speaks to other delegates who in protest formed a large circle in the center of the plenary floor. The action came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • A delegate stares at her voting device as she contemplates a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen denominational policies about homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Delegates use electronic devices to cast votes during a discussion of church policies on sexuality on February 25, 2019, during the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • The Rev. Adam Hamilton, senior pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Kansas, speaks during the debate on a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen denominational policies about homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • A woman embraces fellow delegate Jeffrey "J.J." Warren of the Upper New York Conference after Warren spoke in favor of full inclusion for LGBTQI persons in the life of The United Methodist Church during the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis, receiving an emotional response from delegates and observers. The special conference was called in an attempt to help the denomination deal with its longstanding differences over sexuality. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS..
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  • United Methodist Bishop Robert Hoshibata meets with protestors upset about a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies against homosexuality. Activists protested in the entry of the St. Louis convention center that hosted the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Several protestors were removed by police, but no arrests were reported. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies about homosexuality, Bishop Karen Oliveto speaks to delegates who in protest formed a large circle in the center of the plenary floor. The action came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey observes the results from a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen The United Methodist Church's policies against homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Delegates approved the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies against homosexuality, activists protested in the entry of the St. Louis convention center that hosted the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Several protestors were removed by police, but no arrests were reported. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Delegate Shayla Jordan (at microphone) speaks in support of the One Church Plan during the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. She is surrounded by other delegates. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies against homosexuality, police prevent a protestor from entering the St. Louis convention center that hosted the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Several protestors were removed by police, but no arrests were reported. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • United Methodist bishops and delegates gather together to pray at the front of the stage before a key vote on church policies about homosexuality on February 26, 2019, during the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata leads singing during worship on February 26, 2019, at the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following the announcement of a Judicial Council ruling that found several parts of the Traditional Plan unconstitutional, church officials confer during a pause in the February 26, 2019, plenary session of the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Kimberly Woods, a delegate from the Illinois-Great Rivers Conference, prays on February 26, 2019, before a debate over church policies on sexuality during the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • The Rev. John L. McCullough speaks after receiving the United Methodist Council of Bishops 2012 Ecumenical Award during a May 1 session of the United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida. The award, given every four years, recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to strengthen Christian unity and interreligious relations. McCullough, the executive director of Church World Service, received the award from Bishop Rosemarie Wenner of Germany (left). A UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey.
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  • Gay rights activists make their feelings known before a key vote on church policies about homosexuality on February 26, 2019, during the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Delegate Shayla Jordan receives hugs after speaking in support of the One Church Plan during the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • A delegate holds her voting device aloft as she contemplates a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen denominational policies about homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies about homosexuality, Bishop Karen Oliveto speaks to delegates who in protest formed a large circle in the center of the plenary floor. The action came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies about homosexuality, several dozen delegates formed a large circle in protest in the center of the plenary floor. The action came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies about homosexuality, the Rev. Becca Girrell (right), a delegate from the New England Annual Conference, and others formed a large circle in protest in the center of the plenary floor. The action came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies against homosexuality, police prevent the Rev. Elizabeth Tay McVicker from entering the St. Louis convention center that hosted the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. McVicker and several other protestors were removed by police, but no arrests were reported. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies against homosexuality, a St. Louis Police officer pushes back a protestor to prevent him from entering the St. Louis convention center that hosted the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Several protestors were removed by police, but no arrests were reported. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Spectators observe a discussion of church policies on sexuality on February 25, 2019, during the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Delegate Mickey Wilson of Florida uses an electronic device to cast a vote during a discussion of church policies on sexuality on February 25, 2019, during the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies about homosexuality, Bishop Karen Oliveto speaks to delegates who in protest formed a large circle in the center of the plenary floor. The action came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
    usa-2019-jeffrey-generalconference-G...jpg
  • Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies against homosexuality, police prevent the Rev. Elizabeth Tay McVicker from entering the St. Louis convention center that hosted the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. McVicker and several other protestors were removed by police, but no arrests were reported. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • Bishop Gregory Palmer reviews the results of a key vote on church policies about homosexuality on February 26, 2019, during the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. The vote, which failed, would have substituted the One Church Plan for the Traditional Plan. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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  • A visual "Equity Report," that examines how delegates treat each other, takes shape during the February 25, 2019, plenary of the Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
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