- Westminster Presbyterian Church
- Sacramento Presbytery
- Dr. David Thompson
- Ordained two openly gay men to service positions.
- Spoke out against two Sacramento Presbyterian churches that wanted to split
- Layman: Complaint to synod delays two large churches from leaving with their properties for the EPC
- Jan - administrative commission
- May - placed on administrative leave.
- August - told not to preach until June 2010.
- August - renounced jurisdiction
- Started a weekly interdenominational service called "The Experience" at Club 21, a downtown GLBT-friendly bar.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sacramento, CA
Sacramento News Review Story: "Thompson don’t preach"
You go to the WPC website, and it says:
ReplyDeleteHistoric Westminster Presbyterian Church, strategically located across from California’s Capitol, seeks to be a joyous, vibrant, spiritual community and a voice for justice and mercy. We aspire to be a diverse, welcoming, regional congregation, seeking spiritual insights that lead to positive actions. Through worship and open, respectful exploration of the meaning of Jesus’ message, we look for ways to apply his message of love in our lives and in the world.
Based on their Session's complaints to the Synod PJC, I see no message of love, no welcoming, no justice and mercy.