Wellington church defies same sex marriage decree

Friday, October 10th, 2014

A Wellington Presbyterian church will defy the its Church’s decree and will continue to perform same sex marriages.

On 7 October the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand decided to ban its ministers from conducting same sex-marriage ceremonies.

“What matters in a marriage is the quality of the commitment and the love they have for one another and at St Andrew’s we will continue to help couples of the same or opposite sex who want to get married to do that and celebrate their love,” said Reverend Jim Cunningham said. Continue reading

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