The denomination in November charged Ketcham with making extensive online statements on race that violated the third, fifth, sixth, and ninth commandments, according to a charge list.

The Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America’s Presbytery of the Alleghenies on Saturday excommunicated Rev. Samuel Ketcham for his advocacy of kinism, the belief that insurmountable differences between races exist and justify some type of discrimination. After a trial, a church court also stripped Ketcham of his ordination as a pastor in the denomination, according to Presbyterian church-watcher Eli McGowan. An attendee of Ketcham’s trial confirmed its results to WORLD. A supporter of Ketcham’s, Michael Spangler, also referenced the trial results in a statement on social media.

The denomination in November charged Ketcham with making extensive online statements on race that violated the third, fifth, sixth, and ninth commandments, according to a charge list.

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