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First Presbyterian Church Colorado Springs will vote Sunday on whether to proceed with efforts to leave its national organization.
The church, one of the first in Colorado Springs, was founded in 1872.
With about 4,000 members it is one of the largest in the country that belongs to the Presbyterian Church (USA). It may seek to join the conservative Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians (ECO).
Nationally, Presbyterians have been battling over same-sex marriage and ordination of homosexuals since last spring, when PCUSA agreed to allow gays and lesbians to be ordained ministers.
The Colorado Springs congregation will take what it termed a non-technical vote at 3 p.m. Sunday in the downtown sanctuary. Depending on that outcome, there could be an official vote later. A team from the regional Pueblo Presbytery, which oversees First Presbyterian and 25 other churches, will be at the meeting.
The local governing board voted in January to recommend that the congregation request dismissal from PCUSA.
Pastor Jim Singleton was not available Friday for comment.
First Presbyterian staff leader Alison Murray said there are many complicated theological issues that the congregation must consider.
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