Here are a few images of the Witness our Welcome Worship outside of the Arena on Sunday evening.

It was interesting to note that the Monday night worship was led by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. They and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America are also meeting in Birmingham and we are worshipping together during the time the three Assemblies are together. In introducing their moderator who preached for the service they noted that they first ordained women to the ministry in 1888. That's right, they have been ordaining women ministers for 118 years. Following worship we Celebrated the fiftieth year of women's ordination to the ministry in our part of the Presbyterian Church.

I did note that their music seemed more upbeat and lively than ours, although with a certain Hillbilly flavor that comes from their stronghold being in Tennessee.

Today we are scheduled to vote on the Peace Unity and Purity report and on the Church orders Committee report, both of which deal with opening the doors to ordination to GLBT people.