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Revs. Hal Porter and Steve Van Kuiken |
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| Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church Cincinnati, OH |
| Name | Affiliation | Prebytery | Date Initiated | Case Type | Charges | Complainant | Status |
| Rev. Steve Van Kuiken | Pastor, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church | Cincinnati | March 2002 | Disciplinary | 1. "willful and deliberate" violations of ordination vows, including ordination and installation of "unrepentant" gay deacons and elders, and performance or authorization of same-sex union ceremonies.
2. renouncing jurisdiction of the PC(USA) by refusing to comply with its constitution and with renouncing authority of the General Assembly's Permanent Judicial Commission (PJC), which has ruled, in a case in the Presbytery of Northern New England, that a congregation must comply with a constitutional provision that bars gays and lesbians from ordination to church office.
| Jensen | Pending |
| Rev. Dr. Hal Porter | Pastor Emeritus, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church | Cincinnati | March 2002 | Disciplinary | "willful and deliberate" violation of his ordination - the performance of a same-sex union within the presbytery, thus renouncing the jurisdiction of the PC(USA). | Jensen | Pending |
Also: An additional challenge was brought against the session of Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, by Madeira-Silverwood Presbyterian Church. A commission has been appointed by the Presbytery of Cincinnati to deal with the issue of Mt. Auburn's non-compliance with G-6.0106b.
May 2002 - Commission appointed
April 8, 2003 - van Kuiken trial in Cincinnati Presbytery
April 2003 - agreement reached in Porter case