Church Positions
Grace Presbyterian Church teaches that homosexual practice is sinful. In relation to abortion, it maintains that the Bible does not distinguish between prenatal and postnatal life.
GPCNZ believes that women are valued members of the church, but that the Scriptures limit the office of pastors and elders only to men.
Each congregation has the right to own and control the property.
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