On October 9, the Glasgow Presbytery of the Church of Scotland took the decision to evict the congregation of St. George’s Tron from the church building and the minister, Willie Philip, from the manse, without undue delay.
This follows the church’s stand against the denomination’s decision at the General Assembly in May 2011 to pursue a path which would allow gay ministers to take on parishes and for those in same-sex relationships to be trained for the ministry.
The leadership of the congregation felt that the report which triggered this decision by the Glasgow Presbytery was ‘very disappointing indeed’ and was marked by ‘falsehood and enmity’ towards the church and its commitment to the biblical gospel.
