In the News
Always Making Waves
Dumbarton has gotten considerable media attention for its social action. In the 1980s, we received worldwide radio, TV and newspaper coverage for sheltering an illegal immigrant, ignoring federal regulations. In 2010, we received national prominence for agreeing to perform same-sex weddings despite United Methodist policies against such marriages.
Some examples:
Churches Embrace Same-Sex Marriage. Georgetown Patch, March 27, 2013
26 Years of Welcoming Gays Georgetown Patch, Feb. 3, 2013
Farmworkers come to D.C. (and visit Dumbarton) for inauguration
Washington Post Jan. 21, 2013
Georgetown Patch Oct. 7, 2012
Blessing of the Bicycles in D.C.
Georgetown Patch, April 2012
Washington, D.C. Church to Host Blessing of the Bikes
Bicycle Times, April 2012
Should Bishops Have a Full-Time President? Mary Kay quoted in United Methodist News Service article on March 13, 2012.
Dumbarton Church marks 25 years of GLBT Inclusion. Northwest Current, Feb. 15, 2012.
Local Church Marks Anniversary of Gay Inclusion. Georgetown Patch, Feb. 9, 2012
Mary Kay Totty blesses a stuffed animal at the Blessing of the Animals, Georgetown Current, Oct. 12, 2011.
Methodist Groups Want to Advance Gay Rights (May Kay Totty quoted), Toledo Blade, Aug. 27, 2011
DUMC's Chett Pritchett quoted in support of permitting gays to be clergy: United Methodist Methodist News Service, March 1, 2011
Blessing of the Animals, Georgetown Patch, Oct. 2, 2010
Foundry to conduct Same-Sex Weddings. Dumbarton's Position Seven Months Later. TBD, Sept. 30, 2010
United Methodist Congregation to Celebrate Same-Sex Weddings, press release.
Text of Marriage Equality Statement
Local Methodist Church to Hold Same-sex weddings. WJLA-TV, Washington.
D.C. Churches Torn on Defying Same-Sex Marriage Rules, Religion News Service
Church to Hold Gay Weddings, UM Portal.
High Court denies request to halt D.C. Gay Marriage, Christian Post.
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