Congregation votes to leave Church of Scotland over allowing gay ministers
More than 230 members of one of the Church of Scotland’s biggest congregations on the Western Isles have supported leaving the Kirk over a proposal that would allow gay men and women to be ordained.
Legislation will be drafted for next year.
It will then go to regional presbyteries and return for final approval in 2015.
The BBC reports that the Lewis Presbytery of the Church of Scotland carried out the consultation of Stornoway High Church members.
Of the members who were asked, 236 indicated a desire to leave the Church of Scotland, 103 said they wanted remain within its care and 121 did not respond.
The Reverend Tom Sinclair, clerk to Lewis Presbytery, said: “While we respect the views of those who cannot agree with the Church’s preliminary position on this matter, our spiritual responsibility, as a presbytery, is to those who wish to remain in the Church of Scotland.
“In the event that some members and adherents leave, there will be continued provision for all who wish to remain within the care of the Church of Scotland.”
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