Former members also say complaints were mishandled and are seeking apology from Methodist church
A cross on the wall of a Methodist church. An advocate for the complainants is calling for an apology from Birmingham Methodist district.A cross on the wall of a Methodist church. An advocate for the complainants is calling for an apology from Birmingham Methodist district.The Methodist church in Birmingham has been accused of “silencing and cutting off” members of an LGBTQ+ congregation after the arrest of a member on suspicion of sexual assault.
Birmingham Methodist church denied the allegations and said: “Complainants’ concerns were taken seriously and investigated thoroughly by district safeguarding officers from January 2024, who took appropriate action to safeguard the church community at each stage in response to the information they were provided at the time.”
He called for an apology from IGB, the Birmingham Methodist district and the national Methodist church for this being allowed to happen. They claimed they were removed from online noticeboards and told to delete all contacts made through the church for GDPR purposes. “We were blocked on everything, taken out of groups – they effectively cut us off and silenced us,” one alleged victim said.
A number of alleged victims have called for the investigation to be reopened and for an independent body to oversee it.
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