Minn. church votes to leave ELCA over gay clergy
KASSON, Minn. (AP) — Another Lutheran church in southeastern Minnesota has voted to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over the group's policy on accepting gay clergy.
The Rev. Mark Schwartz , of South Zumbro Lutheran Church, tells the Post-Bulletin of Rochester that his church voted 74-11 on Sunday to leave the ELCA.
The ELCA requires a second vote at least 90 days after the firs...
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