In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017, photo, Bishop Karen Oliveto poses for a photo in the sanctuary of a United Methodist Church in Highlands Ranch, Colo. The top court in the United Methodist Church on Tuesday, April 25, will consider whether the election of Oliveto, the first openly lesbian Methodist bishop, violated church law barring clergy who are ``self-avowed practicing homosexuals.’’ (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
In this photo taken on Monday, May 19, 2014, roofers exemplify the spirit of a message spray-painted at the United Methodist Church in Beaver Crossing, Neb. The National Weather Service said the May 11 tornado that struck Beaver Crossing packed winds peaking at 140 mph. (AP Photo/The Journal-Star, Lauren Justice) LOCAL TV OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS MARCH 1-2 - In this Feb. 12, 2014 photo, Rev. Paixao Baptista, poses outside the United Methodist Church in Friend, Neb. A piece of Friend's religious history nearly vanished the morning of Dec. 4, 2012. A candle left burning overnight started a fire in the sanctuary, and by the time firefighters arrived, smoke was pouring out of the church's three east windows that already had been cracked by the intense heat. (AP Photo/The Journal-Star, Eric Gregory) LOCAL TV OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS MARCH 1-2 - This Feb. 12, 2014 photo shows the United Methodist Church in Friend, Neb. A piece of Friend's religious history nearly vanished the morning of Dec. 4, 2012. A candle left burning overnight started a fire in the sanctuary, and by the time firefighters arrived, smoke was pouring out of the church's three east windows that already had been cracked by the intense heat. (AP Photo/The Journal-Star, Eric Gregory) LOCAL TV OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS MARCH 1-2 - In this Feb. 12, 2014 photo, a crew from Barton's Painting, in Seward, sprays finish on trusses in the sanctuary of the United Methodist Church in Friend, Neb. A piece of Friend's religious history nearly vanished the morning of Dec. 4, 2012. A candle left burning overnight started a fire in the sanctuary, and by the time firefighters arrived, smoke was pouring out of the church's three east windows that already had been cracked by the intense heat. (AP Photo/The Journal-Star, Eric Gregory) LOCAL TV OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT
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