These violations occurred, says Jensen, when Andrews participated in the 1998 installation of her associate pastor at Bradley Hills church, Eric Scott Winnette, and in her continuing support of him in that office.
Jensen’s news release says that Winnette, during a “speak out” session at the 2001 General Assembly in Long Beach, admitted that he (Winnette) was a sexually active homosexual. Jensen also says that Andrews testified about Winnette’s sexuality during a hearing (date and location not specified) on removing G-6.0106b from the Book of Order.
One of Jensen’s earlier complaints was against Winnette, but it was rejected after review by the presbytery.
The news release claims that this is the first time a sitting moderator has been the subject of a discplinary complaint. It offers no explanation of the timing, during the final hours of Andrew’s term and on the eve of the next moderator’s election.
Jensen asks that National Capital Presbytery recuse itself from considering his accusation against Andrews— “in that the various members of the [presbytery’s] Permanent Judicial Commission each have some personal knowledge relevant to the disposition of this matter” — and instead send his accusation on to the Mid-Atlantic Synod PJC.
Moderator Andrews’ Response
Andrews issued the following statement through the Presbyterian News Service:
“Today I received from Paul Rolf Jensen a copy of a press release indicating that he is filing a disciplinary accusation against me, charging that my support of the associate pastor who serves with me on the pastoral staff at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church amounts to misconduct.
“The facts of the case on which Mr. Jensen is basing his accusations are matters of public record in National Capital Presbytery, where my membership resides. He has included several factual errors that I am confident will be found to be false upon further investigation.
“I am saddened that Mr. Jensen has felt it necessary to deal at the General Assembly level with what is really a presbytery issue. I hope and pray that this will not distract commissioners and advisory delegates from the real issues and important business before this Assembly.
“I will cooperate fully with any judicial process initiated by National Capital Presbytery because I want to honor our denomination’s constitution — as I promised to do in my ordination vows.
“I am deeply grateful to my colleague, Scott Winnette, who together with the session of Bradley Hills church has served that congregation with faithfulness and dedication during my year as moderator.”
Stated clerk issues statement
The PNS release also included the following statement from General Assembly Stated Clerk Clifton Kirkpatrick:
“The Stated Clerk of the General Assembly was saddened to learn that Paul Rolf Jensen had chosen the occasion of the farewell report to and recognition by the 216th General Assembly today of the Rev. Susan R. Andrews, Moderator of the 215th (2003) General Assembly, to issue a press release regarding the Moderator’s participation in the installation and subsequent support of her associate pastor.
“The Book of Order is clear that the purposes of church discipline are restoration and renewal, and that such cases are to be handled with great sensitivity to all parties concerned.
“The process for handing allegations against ministers is clear in our Rules of Discipline:
“D-10.0102a — An accusation is received by the stated clerk of a presbytery from a member of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
“D-10.0103 — Once received by the stated clerk of a presbytery, the clerk invokes whatever process the presbytery has provided to create an investigating committee. The stated clerk then forwards the accusation to the investigating committee.
“D-10.0201 — The investigating committee is to be made up of three to five persons (elders and ministers) who will investigate the allegations.
“The Office of the Stated Clerk has published a judicial process manual, written in conjunction with the Association of Stated Clerks, which provides detailed advice and assistance in carrying out this process. “ 
