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Rev. Stephen Cady, senior minister at Asbury First United Methodist Church

Stephen Cady on "Connections"
David Griffin
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WXXI News
Stephen Cady on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Rev. Stephen Cady, senior minister at Asbury First United Methodist Church, is preparing for a big change.

Next month, Cady will leave Rochester to lead a divinity school in Texas. His last day preaching at Asbury will be January 21.

Cady is a well-respected church leader who has been outspoken about the church’s split over bans on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ ordination. Throughout his 12 years at Asbury, Cady and his congregation have opened the doors to welcome all people. Asbury will host its first same-sex marriage on Saturday.

This hour, we sit down with Cady to discuss his work in Rochester, the current state of the Methodist church, and the impact he’s had on the community.

Our guest:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.