Presbyterian church on gay marriage

It's hard to miss the East Liberty Presbyterian Church on the skyline, and now that church is leading the way in welcoming gay couples to a traditional marriage service. While the East Liberty Presbyterian Church and its pastor will marry gay couples, that's not the case in many other Presbyterian churches.

US Presbyterian church recognises gay marriage

A motion to shelve the report was defeated in a vote. It was a show of hands rather than a recorded vote. The Presbyterian Church has made it clear that the new policy does not prevent people in a same-sex relationship attending church. Skip to content. Presbyterian Church in Ireland votes against gay membership.

Evangelical Presbyterians Take on Debate Over Celibate Gay Pastors

A range of views on creation from young-earth creationism to theistic evolution and the Sabbath from strict Sabbatarianism to a more permissive take on the Sabbath also prevail in the EPC. So far, the arrangement has succeeded. By , the EPC had grown to 77, members. Five years later, it jumped to , Last year, it reported , members, making it the third-largest Presbyterian denomination in America, behind the mainline Presbyterian Church USA with just over 1 million members and the more conservative PCA with nearly , members.

Presbyterians Approve Gay Marriage In Church Constitution

Both denominations allow clergy to opt out of performing same-sex marriages, while the ELCA allows ministers and their congregations to determine their own policies. The United Methodist Church does not allow same-sex blessings or marriages. But the United Methodists also have been intensely debating the issue, particularly in the past year or so, after a church court tried, defrocked and eventually reinstated the Rev.