US EditionUS Methodist pastor announces transition into woman during sermon — ‘giving up pretending to be a man’
- On November 23, Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf announced during a Sunday service that she is transitioning, posting the news to Facebook and receiving supportive cheers from her congregation.
- Last year the United Methodist Church reversed long‑standing rules condemning LGBTQ+ identities, and Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf framed her disclosure as pastoral honesty and `a season of creative transformation`.
- Phaneuf explained practical changes to name and pronouns, saying she will change her full name to Phillippa but still answer to Phil, described herself as asexual, and said she will not `be pronoun police`.
- The district will provide workshops and resources to support Phaneuf and the congregation, and she has met with Methodist leadership; Phaneuf's parents texted that they do not support her, choosing convictions over supporting their child.
- Rooted in spirituality, Phaneuf said she invited the congregation into `a season of creative transformation` and framed the move as pastoral honesty, opening a window into a rarely voiced life.
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Upstate New York Methodist minister comes out as transgender to congregation
The sanctuary at North Chili United Methodist Church in upstate New York near Rochester was quiet at first. It was one of those anticipatory silences that falls when a pastor stands before the congregation with “a special announcement.” Then, with a gentleness that belied the gravity of the moment, Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf opened a window into her life that few clergy have ever voiced so publicly.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and poli…
United Methodist “Pastor” Stuns Congregation Mid-Sermon — Announces He Is “Transgender” and Will Begin Living as a Woman | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
A 51-year-old United Methodist pastor stunned his congregation last month by using the pulpit to announce that he is “transgender,” is taking hormone treatments, and will now be living as a woman.
'I'm giving up pretending to be a man': Methodist pastor tells churchgoers he is 'transitioning,' throws on a wig
The woke pastor of the North Chili United Methodist Church in Upstate New York recently surprised his congregation with the news that he plans to masquerade as a woman full-time and take cross-sex drugs.No longer sporting the beard he wore in his headshot photo on the United Methodist of Upper New York website, Rev. Phillip Phaneuf, 51, donned rainbow stoles and told his congregation on Nov. 23, "I am inviting you to join me in a season of creat…
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