“The elders have been very clear in their own conversations that no conclusion has already been reached and that this process calls us to genuine discernment about our future,” the letter read.

The 2,631-member Grace Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas voted to enter into the discernment process with its presbytery this past Sunday (10/20/13).

During the congregational meeting, 616 ballots were cast, and 552 voted in favor of entering into the discernment process with New Covenant Presbytery; 64 voted against entering the process.

Sam Knight, interim pastor, and David Finck, session clerk, told the congregation in a letter that it was important for the church to understand that “the vote was to enter into the discernment process and not a vote to leave” the Presbyterian Church (USA).

“The elders have been very clear in their own conversations that no conclusion has already been reached and that this process calls us to genuine discernment about our future,” the letter read.

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To read articles on other churches leaving the PCUSA, go here, here, and here.