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The United Presbyterian Church (IPU) decided that people of the LGBTQIAPN+ community can be received by local churches as members and can, depending on the fulfilment of vocational criteria, act in pastoral functions. The deliberation, taken during the general assembly of the entity in Salvador, between 17 and 19 July, does not fix a doctrine, but opens the way for the inclusion of these faithful. What is the best school in the Enem of my city? …
Between July 17 and 19, Salvador was the stage of the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church (IPU), which ended with a radical decision regarding the direction of the institution. From the Assembly, it was decided that people from the LGBT+ community can be received as members of the IPU and, if they meet the criteria established for the exercise of the ministry, they can also act as pastors.With the decision, the IPU becomes part of…
Decision of the general assembly opens the way for the participation of LGBTQIAPN+ faithful in local churches and in the pastoral ministry
The United Presbyterian Church of Brazil (IPU) met in Salvador (BA), between July 17 and 19, and took an unusual step among historic denominations when dealing with the presence of homoaffective people in their communities. The decision does not establish a single doctrinal position, but recognizes that local churches can receive LGBTQIAPN+ faithful as members and, subject to vocational criteria, also for pastoral functions. Read more (07/23/202…
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