Whosoever

Toward a deeper understanding of the truly loving God

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United Methodist Pastor Speaks of Transgender Experience

A United Methodist News Service report A transgender United Methodist pastor has shared his story with other members of the denomination’s Baltimore-Washington Conference in the hopes of promoting a broader discussion about gender identity. The Rev. Drew Phoenix – formerly the Rev. Ann Gordon –

Stroud to File Appeal of Church Trial Decision

(Dec. 27, 2004) – Irene Elizabeth “Beth” Stroud has decided to appeal the Dec. 2 decision by a United Methodist trial court to revoke her ministerial credentials. Then the associate pastor at First United Methodist Church of Germantown in Philadelphia, she had been found guilty

Dr. Robert N. Minor

Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas where he taught for 33 years and was department chair for six ye...

Lance Helms

An adult convert to Christianity who grew up unchurched but has always been a spiritual seeker, Lance was baptized at age 28 i...

Alyce Keener

A founding member and the current Vicar of Gentle Spirit Christian Church of Atlanta, Alyce Keener felt called from an early age in...

Jennifer Hasler

A professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology since 1997, Jennifer Hasler ea...

Gary Simpson

A lifelong counselor, teacher and educator, having worked in elementary and secondary education for 25 years, Gary Simpson is a me...

Rev. Paul M. Turner

Editor-in-Chief of Whosoever and Founding and Senior Pastor of Gentle Spirit Christian Church of Atlanta, where Whosoever Founder...

Rev. Charlotte Strayhorne

Serving as one of four Co-Pastors for Casa de Cristo Church and Apostolic Center in Phoenix, Ariz., an inner-city ministry tha...

Dominica Applegate

A writer and poet who worked for 12 years in the mental health field, Dominica Applegate is the author of the book “Recycle Your P...

Rev. Candace Chellew

Whosoever founder and Editor Emeritus Rev. Candace Chellew earned her Masters of Theological studies at the Candler School of Theo...

Dr. Martin E. Marty

The Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago, Dr. Martin E. Marty taught there fo...

Don Charles Hampton Jacobs

Boston cartoonist, composer, journalist, social commentator and graphic novel writer DC (Don Charles) Hampton Jacobs is the autho...

Bishop Gene Robinson

The first openly gay priest to be consecrated a bishop in a major Christian denomination, the Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson served as...

Herndon L. Davis

Herndon L. Davis is author of the book "Black, Gay & Christian: An Inspirational Guidebook to Daily Living", published in 2004.

Tuan N'Gai

Activist and author Tuan N'Gai made waves with his 2001 book Will I Go To Heaven? The Black Gay Spiritual Dilemma and followed i...

Rev. Troy D. Perry

An American religious leader and gay and human rights activist, Rev. Troy Deroy Perry Jr. is founder of the Universal Fellowshi...

Rev. Raymont L. Anderson

Senior minister at the Centers for Spiritual Living in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., Rev. Dr. Raymont L. Anderson earned doctorate...

Shurron M. Farmer

Florida native Shurron Mitchell Farmer is a mathematics professor in Washington, D.C. He earned his bachelors in mathematics ...

Rev. Mel White

A behind-the-scenes member of the evangelical Protestant movement from the 1960's-1980's, Rev. Mel White came out in 1994, publis...

Toward a deeper understanding of the truly loving God

All posts by Linda Bloom

United Methodist Pastor Speaks of Transgender Experience

Stroud to File Appeal of Church Trial Decision

Black Prism: We Are the Black History of the Future

It’s Just Hard to Admit That We Don’t Have Answers — Even When We Don’t

Good Queer Trouble: 3 Black Leaders in the Movement for Inclusion in the Church

Could Creativity and Imagination Be Too Scary, Subversive, and Even Too Queer?