The Rev . Thomas Ogletree was charged by the church after presiding over the wedding of his son to another man on October 20 , 2012 , according to a statement from the New York Annual Conference ( NYAC ) of the United Methodist Church . Thomas Ogletree officiated at his son 's same-sex marriage in 2012 . Church policy bars such marriages in Methodist churches or being performed by ministers . A fellow clergyman filed a complaint against Ogletree . He was suspended from ministry and ordered to pay the church $11,000, but he refused to do so.
The Rev . Thomas Ogletree officiated at his son 's same-sex marriage in 2012 . Church policy bars such marriages in Methodist churches or being performed by ministers . A fellow clergyman filed a complaint against Ogletree . He was suspended from ministry and ordered to pay the church $11,000, but he refused to do so.