The United Reformed Church has voted to allow local churches to decide whether they want to allow civil partnerships to be registered in their buildings.
The change was outlined in a resolution passed by the URC’s General Assembly at the weekend and taking immediate effect.
“In taking this decision, the URC has become the first mainstream Christian denomination to allow same-sex partners to register their civil partnership in church,” the Church said in an Assembly briefing.
The resolution means that United Reformed churches across England and Wales will be free to allow the legal formalities as well as the religious ceremony to take place in their buildings. Read more
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