The Latest on The United Methodist Church's deliberations on LGBT inclusion (all times local):5:30 p.m.Delegates to a crucial conference of The United Methodist Church, America's second-largest Protestant denomination, have rejected a move to ease the faith's ban on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy. Methodist pastor Rebecca Wilson of Detroit, who is gay, says she is devastated by the vote. The United Methodist Church teetered on the brink of breakup Monday after more than half the delegates at an international conference voted to maintain bans on same-sex weddings and ordination of gay clergy. Their favored plan, if formally approved, could drive supporters of LGBT inclusion to leave America's second-largest Protestant denomination. A final vote on rival plans for the church's future won't come until Tuesday's closing session, and the outcome remains uncertain.

Source: Fox News February 26, 2019 23:26 UTC