I don’t know, some time ago I would have also dismissed the UMC the way you do, but I would like to know from some conservatives still in the Methodists what they think
I am amazed at the number of people who will spend thousands of dollars to fly across the world to witness to people but they won’t walk into a local church they consider to be theologically liberal to do the same. Imagine a missionary saying “I left the mission field in Egypt because the Muslims didn’t have a proper Biblical view”.
The denominational rules say that “Homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching” and that self-avowed, practicing homosexuals with not be ordained or appointed to pastoral positions in our churches.
To be sure, there is an active homosexual advocacy group within our church. So far, we have not permitted them to change our denominational standards.
We will continue the fight against them while we pray for revival. That said, ALL humans, including homosexuals, are legitimate targets of proselytization to real Christianity, including this pastor...who is a heretic.