WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Presbyterian church in Delaware has held a joint ordination ceremony for a lesbian couple.
Kaci Clark-Porter and her wife, Holly Clark-Porter, were ordained Sunday afternoon at First & Central Presbyterian Church in Wilmington.
Church members believe the two women are the first same-sex couple to be ordained jointly by the Presbyterian Church USA.
Earlier this month, the denomination’s regional presbyteries gave final approval to a measure expanding the PCUSA’s definition of marriage and recognizing gay marriage as Christian in the church constitution.
The denomination has about 1.8 million members and 10,000 congregations, and is the largest Protestant group to authorize gay weddings church-wide.
The change comes four years after the Presbyterians authorized gay ordination.
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