Don't get me wrong. It's the UMC's right to push back against same-sex marriage and LGBTQ pastors. But it's also my right as a married gay Christian with nearly adult kids to worship elsewhere because of this.
I was reading an article yesterday from Religion News Service about a proposed plan within the United Methodist Church hierarchy that would allow individual pastors and regional bodies to make their own decisions when it comes to same-sex weddings and LGBTQ clergy ordination. The Council of Bishops recommended the One Church Plan on Friday the 4th of May:
(T)he One Church Plan... provides conferences, churches, and pastors the flexibility to uniquely reach their missional context while retaining the connectional nature of The United Methodist Church.
The One Church Plan allows for contextualization of language about human sexuality in support of the mission; and allows for central conferences, especially those in Africa, to retain their disciplinary authority to adapt the Book of Discipline and continue to include traditional language and values while fulfilling the vision of a global and multicultural church.
This plan also encourages a generous unity by giving United Methodists the ability to address different missional contexts in ways that reflect their theological convictions. The One Church Plan removes the restrictive language of the Book of Discipline and adds assurances to pastors and Conferences who due to their theological convictions cannot perform same-sex weddings or ordain self-avowed practicing homosexuals.More details about this plan will be released on 07/08/18.
Personally, I don't think it will be that easy. It was challenging to be a married gay man living in Iowa when most of the rest of the USA refused to legally recognize our marriage. I would imagine that it will be similarly challenging if one is a married lesbian pastor in one conference and then trying due mission work elsewhere, or even to try moving to another region.