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Ross Burgess at 18:57, 10 November 2015

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Ross Burgess at 21:40, 13 September 2015

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	In 1813 he was accused of conducting mock marriages at the [[White Swan, Vere Street]].		In 1813 he was accused of conducting mock marriages at the [[White Swan, Vere Street]].

	In 1816 he was convicted of ~~attempted~~ [[sodomy]] and sentenced to two years in prison.		In 1816 he was convicted of [[attempted sodomy]] and sentenced to two years in prison.

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Ross Burgess at 21:20, 13 September 2015

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	'''Rev John Church''' (1780 – c. 1835) has been considered to be England's first gay ordained minister.		[[File:John Church.jpg\|thumb\|John Church]]'''Rev John Church''' (1780 – c. 1835) has been considered to be England's first gay ordained minister.

	His parents are unknown. He was found as a toddler on the steps of a church in London, hence his surname. He was married twice, and had four children. He was ordained as a non-conformist minister in 1807. He served as minister at an independent chapel in [[Banbury]], but left there after rumours that he was having sex with some of the men of the congregation. He later became minister at the Obelisk Tabernacle at St George's Fields in [[Southwark]].		His parents are unknown. He was found as a toddler on the steps of a church in London, hence his surname. He was married twice, and had four children. He was ordained as a non-conformist minister in 1807. He served as minister at an independent chapel in [[Banbury]], but left there after rumours that he was having sex with some of the men of the congregation. He later became minister at the Obelisk Tabernacle at St George's Fields in [[Southwark]].

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'''Rev John Church''' (1780 – c. 1835) has been considered to be England's first gay ordained minister.

His parents are unknown. He was found as a toddler on the steps of a church in London, hence his surname. He was married twice, and had four children. He was ordained as a non-conformist minister in 1807. He served as minister at an independent chapel in [[Banbury]], but left there after rumours that he was having sex with some of the men of the congregation. He later became minister at the Obelisk Tabernacle at St George's Fields in [[Southwark]].

In 1813 he was accused of conducting mock marriages at the [[White Swan, Vere Street]].

In 1816 he was convicted of attempted [[sodomy]] and sentenced to two years in prison.

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[[Category:Clergy]]
[[Category:1780 births]
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[[Category:People convicted of homosexual offences]]
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