Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approves change in ordination standard

‘Submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ’ replaces ‘fidelity and chastity’
Louisville

While the Office of the General Assembly awaits official tallies, it appears that a majority of the 173 presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have approved a change in PC(USA) ordination standards.

by The Presbyterian Outlook
Published: May 11, 2011 |Updated: February 26, 2014

At its meeting on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, the Presbytery of Twin Cities Area became the 87th presbytery to approve an amendment that will remove the constitutional requirement that all ministers, elders, and deacons live in “fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman or chastity in singleness” (G-6.0106b in the church’s Book of Order). Click here for the full article

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