A Tulsa church decides to withdraw from its denomination

A south Tulsa Episcopal Church has decided to withdraw from the denomination. <br/><br/>The move comes nearly two years after the Episcopal Church USA elected a gay bishop. Leaders of the Church of the

Wednesday, May 25th 2005, 6:44 am

By: News On 6

A south Tulsa Episcopal Church has decided to withdraw from the denomination.

The move comes nearly two years after the Episcopal Church USA elected a gay bishop. Leaders of the Church of the Holy Spirit say the decision was not based solely on the gay bishop issue.

They say it's the culmination of many things over many years, but the approval of a non-celibate gay man as bishop was the final straw that sparked the decision.