(RNS) United Methodists will begin a trial Tuesday (June 21) against a
Wisconsin minister who's accused of breaking church rules by celebrating
a same-sex marriage and being in a lesbian relationship.
The Rev. Amy DeLong, 44, of Osceola, Wis., could be defrocked if the
13-member jury composed of local clergy finds her guilty of either
charge.
A minister for 14 years, DeLong agreed to officiate at a same-sex
ceremony in 2009, the same year she and her partner registered as a
couple under Wisconsin's domestic partnership law, according to United
Methodist News Service.
