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The Christian Reformed Church in North America voted last week to hand down a “limited suspension" to institutions that publicly embrace the queer community.
A Pittsburgh church that voted to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA) has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop any threat of seizure of its property by the local presbytery as it joins a more conservative denomination. The Memorial Park Presbyterian Church, the largest church in the Pittsburgh presbytery, is seeking to confirm its title to 7.5 acres of land and ownership of buildings. The church filed suit in Allegheny County common pleas court after its governing body voted unanimously to disaffiliate from the presbytery -- a regional body of the denomination -- following nearly a year of negotiations.
Because some churches are performing marriages for all parishioners and allowing LGBTQ+ people to serve as clergy members, one church is discussing leaving the conference.
Delegates at the church's General Conference are likely to vote to rescind anti-LGBTQ+ policies, but it's not a done deal.
