United Reformed Church approves gay marriage services

Jul 10, 2016 by

by Callum May, BBC News:

The United Reformed Church has voted overwhelmingly to allow same-sex couples to marry in its buildings.

Members of the URC’s ruling general assembly voted in favour at a meeting in Merseyside, although individual churches will not be forced to comply.

The URC becomes the largest Christian organisation in Britain to offer same-sex weddings in its churches.

The Church, which has about 60,000 members, is a Protestant Church with roots in Presbyterianism.

The assembly, meeting in Southport, voted to allow individual congregations to register churches as venues for same-sex marriage services immediately if they wish.

Church officials think the first weddings under the new powers will be able to take place from the autumn.

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