Presbyterians who support gay rights are prepping sanctuaries this Sunday (July 10) to celebrate the passage of a new church policy that allows gay pastors to serve openly for the first time in the ...

NEW YORK – After decades of debate, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Tuesday struck down a barrier to ordaining gays, ratifying a proposal that removes the celibacy requirement for unmarried clergy ...

MINNEAPOLIS – A split decision from Presbyterian leaders on two gay-friendly measures guarantees even more debate among the U.S. church's members on an issue they've been divided over for years.

(RNS) Now that the largest group of Presbyterians has approved same-sex marriage, attention turns to the Methodists, the largest mainline denomination in the U.S. that still prohibits it. (RNS) With ...

Gays and lesbians moved a step closer to ordination in the Presbyterian church after a legislative committee approved a measure Tuesday that would partly lift the church's ban on gay ministers. The ...

Conservative Presbyterians have formed an alternative to the Pres­byterian Church (U.S.A.), which they say is too consumed by internal conflicts and bureaucracy to nurture healthy congregations. The ...

MOBILE, Alabama - After Katie Gee, a history teacher from New York state, retired to the Gulf Coast a few years ago, she began to look for a church. Although she had grown up Presbyterian, she had not ...