Out gay teacher, Rachel Gillingham, has recently spoken out after she was excluded from St Luke’s Church in Oseney Crescent, London, in 2019 due to her sexual orientation.
35-year-old Gillingham told the Camden New Journal that she had been heavily involved with the church and frequently led Bible study groups, however, after coming out as a lesbian, the church implemented strict behavioural rules for its leaders and forbade them from supporting same-sex marriage.
St Luke’s Church, LondonGillingham was summoned to a meeting with Reverend March, where he criticised her for being “so visible and open as a gay person”.