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The 211th General Assembly (1999) confirmed the addition to the Book of Order of a section providing for the Extended Serving of the Church's Communion to members isolated from congregational worship. The new section reads:

The 211th General Assembly (1999) confirmed the addition to the Book of Order of a section providing for the Extended Serving of the Church's Communion to members isolated from congregational worship. The new section reads:

"Within the liturgy, congregations pledge to accept, love, forgive, and nurture the newly baptized member. The church, however, often lives out this covenant selectively, forcing its gay and lesbian members into silence, alienation, and doubt. We Were Baptized Too challenges the church to take seriously its understanding of baptism and communion as a means of grace, justice, and liberation."