Dear Dr. Knudsen,                                                                                                                  August 3, 2014

The Session of First Presbyterian Church, Milton, PA protests the actions the 221st General Assembly in its approval of same-sex marriage.

Whereas this action is contrary to the plain meaning of the Scriptures of both the Old and the New Testaments,

Whereas this action is contrary to the essential tenets of the Reformed faith as expressed in the Confessions of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and therefore contrary to our mutually agreed upon ordination standards,

Whereas this action sets our denomination at odds with the overwhelming majority of Christians in the world today,

Whereas this action is an accommodation to a cultural trend that is contrary to God's revealed will, and

Whereas we will each stand one day before the holy God and held to account for our submitted obedience to God's Word, God's Son and God's will,

We hereby repudiate the actions of the 221st General Assembly in approving of same-sex marriage.

This resolution shall serve as notice that the duly elected and installed leadership of The First Presbyterian Church, Milton, PA as stewards of the financial resources of this church, will continue to make no further contributions to the General Assembly of the PCUSA until such a time as the General Assembly reverses course on this matter. We are redirecting all financial support (per capita and mission) to ministries that align with our convictions until such a time that the General Assembly repents of its action and returns to God's natural design for human sexuality as revealed at Creation, affirmed by Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Furthermore, we resolve that the facilities of this church shall not be used for same-sex weddings nor shall pastors associated with our church be authorized by this session to perform weddings of same-gender people.

We request that our resolution be included in the formal record of correspondence at the next meeting of the presbytery and that it be communicated by the presbytery to the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly. If the presbytery requires additional information about the actions of the General Assembly we look forward to the opportunity to address the presbytery at its next meeting about this matter.

Respectfully submitted by the members of the Session of First Presbyterian Church, Milton, PA