Minnesota pastor faces unprecedented defrocking because of LGBT stance
The Rev. Dan Collison is the lead pastor at a historic downtown Minneapolis church that houses a homeless shelter, child care center and several social justice projects. But this week, national leaders of his Evangelical Covenant Church denomination are voting whether to evict him, and his entire church, because of disagreements over support of the LGBT community.
Collison’s fate will be determined at the ECC’s annual meeting in Omaha this week. Its Board of Ordered Ministry will vote today whether to recommend he be ousted for being “out of harmony” with congregation policy of “celibacy in singleness and faithfulness in marriage.” There will be two more votes this week.
Lisa Albinson, whose family has deep roots in the church, is among the small but growing LGBT community at the church. She met Heather Weideman in the church worship band, and the two decided to marry in 2014.
