Methodist Pastor Transitions, Faith Remains Unchanged

A Methodist pastor came out as trans to her congregation in a powerful sermon during which she declared, “The best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man.”

Pastor Phillippa Phaneuf of the North Chili United Methodist Church in Rochester, New York, took the last ten minutes of the November 23 worship service to help her congregation understand what her transition will mean for them.

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