Frank Schaefer (minister)

Franklyn Schaefer
Born	(1961-12-07) December 7, 1961
Other names	Frank Schaefer

Franklyn "Frank" Schaefer is a German-American author, LGBTQ advocate and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church.

Defrocking

In 2013, he was tried by a United Methodist court for officiating at his son's same-sex marriage. He was defrocked on December 19, 2013, when he refused to uphold the Book of Discipline in its entirety, which would have meant to denounce same-sex marriage rights.^[1]

Speaking engagements and activism

Following his defrocking, Schaefer became a speaker and activist. Although he was reinstated by the Northeastern Jurisdictional Committee on Appeals on June 26, 2014 (which was upheld by the Judicial Council on October 25, 2014),^[2]^[3] he continues to advocate for human rights while also working in a new United Methodist parish in Isla Vista, California.

Publications

Bibliography

Franklyn Schaefer: Defrocked: How A Father's Act of Love Shook the United Methodist Church, Autobiography, paperback (with Sherri Wood Emmons), Chalice Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0827244993

Filmography

Schaefer has been interviewed on the TV shows Good Morning America, The View, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Anderson Cooper 360°, The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, and TakePart Live, and for the documentary An Act of Love.^[4]

Discography

Franklyn Schaefer: Guitar Reflections: Then & Now, audio CD (instrumental, folk) JavaCasa Music, 2013.
Franklyn Schaefer: Love Like An Ocean, audio CD (Contemporary Christian) JavaCasa Music, 2011.
Franklyn Schaefer: Keep On Smiling, audio CD (Contemporary Country) JavaCasa Music, 2008.

References

↑ "Defrocking of Minister Widens Split Over Gays". New York Times. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
↑ "Frank Schaefer, Pennsylvania pastor who performed same-sex marriage, keeps ordination". CBS News. 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
↑ Emma Margolin (2014-10-23). "'Refrocked' pastor: I will never be afraid again to speak out". MSNBC. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6336562/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

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