Agreed, but luckily that changed this year, doesn't excuse it for that long, but I guess they split with a more Conservative section or something like that.
https://apnews.com/article/united-methodist-lgbtq-clergy-general-conference-acabe18fe22b6838e3005ad8895534fa#:~:text=CHARLOTTE%2C%20N.C.%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94,ordained%20or%20appointed%20as%20ministers.