METHODIST PASTOR REVEALS SHE IS GAY AT SUNDAY SERVICE>>>

The associate pastor of a Methodist church on Seattle' s Beacon Hill announced during Sunday morning worship services that she's been a lesbian for about about as long as she can remember. The Rev. Kathleen Weber, associate pastor of children and youth services at Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church, shared her story during senior pastor David Nieda's sermon. The two had worked together to find the right moment. The reaction was very supportive, said Nieda, who recounted her comments from service. Weber, who's in her early 30s and previously from Atlanta, declined Sunday night to elaborate on her remarks. She has served at the church for four years and is in the process of being ordained. The United Methodist Church does not allow " self-avowed practicing homosexuals" to be ordained or to serve in the church. But an area church official expects Weber's appointment at Blaine Memorial to continue as well as the process of her ordination.