Friday, February 21, 2014

A Celebration of Love

Rev. John Elford, pastor of University United Methodist Church.Church's Valentine's Day service described as "Celebration of Love & Recommitment."Church welcomed gay, lesbian, transgenered couples to service.Rev. Elford described service as act of "prophetic defiance."Marc Erck plays introductory hymn.Rev. Susan Sprague calls congregation to accept, support each other.
Attending couples read prepared vows of recommitment in unison.Congregation ends service after recognizing each couple.

Celebration of Love, a set on Flickr.

University United Methodist Church, located on the northern end of campus, welcomed LGBT couples to their Valentine's Day service in defiance of traditional Christian teachings to "heal the pain of isolation," in the words of pastor Rev. Elford.

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