Methodist Pastor in Kansas Placed on Leave After Coming Out as a Lesbian

By Emily McFarlan Miller
The Rev. Cynthia Meyer. Image via Emily McFarlan Miller / RNS
Aug 4, 2016
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The Rev. Cynthia Meyer has been placed on an involuntary leave of absence after coming out as a lesbian earlier this year to her rural Kansas congregation.

The leave allows Meyer, a United Methodist minister, to avoid a church trial and comes after she met for more than 12 hours on Aug. 1 with those involved in a complaint against her, according to the denomination’s Great Plains Annual Conference.

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The Rev. Cynthia Meyer. Image via Emily McFarlan Miller / RNS