1.00 BACKGROUND
The Conference of the British Methodist Church announced Wednesday 30th June 2021 that same-sex couples will be allowed to get married on its premises. This followed debates on the topic at the Methodist Conference where the proposals to allow same-sex marriages were passed with 254 votes in favour and 46 against.
This follows in the footsteps of the Church of England which in Britain allows Same Sex Marriage in accordance with their statutory environment. It is instructive to note that for some Provinces of the Church of England this is not the case, as exemplified by the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) which stoutly rejected Same Sex Marriages and has rejected communion with mother church on these grounds exemplified in their non attendance of Lambeth Conferences to date.
