More than 200 Presbyterian congregations nationwide – including nine in Sacramento – have been torn asunder over the Presbyterian Church USA’s new rules and the ordination of its first [noncelibate] gay minister, who is a former Sacramento pastor. The rift has resulted in lawsuits, sold churches, broken friendships and scattered congregations.
In a historic vote in October 2011, 427 Fremont Presbyterian congregants voted to leave the national denomination while 164 voted to stay. At the time, the 128-year-old congregation had about 1,200 members.
The vote prompted a church investigation into the schism to determine which faction was entitled to the church property valued at $9 million.
A couple of interesting notes about this.
1. A few years back, a TEC priest resigned her orders over TEC’s embrace of homosexual behavior and joined Fremont Pres.
2. Note that when they write the following:
This article doesn’t mention that Fremont Pres (i.e. the conservatives) also have a 9:00 service, which I think draws as much as their 11:00 service.