The Delaware Court of Chancery wrestled with whether it had the authority to stop members of the White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church from severing their ties with the ministry overseeing the Presbyterian faith throughout the country and align themselves with a more conservative religious sect.
Church members sought to split from the faith and its governing body, known as the Presbyterian Church(USA), or PC(USA). The members objected to PC(USA)’s decision to adopt a 2011 constitutional amendment permitting the ordination of gay and lesbian clergy, according to court documents.
