FORT MITCHELL, Ky. -- The Rev. Stephen Van Kuiken, minister at Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church, was formally renounced by the Presbytery of Cincinnati on June 16 for performing same-sex marriages. (See related stories Minister rebuked over same-sex marriages and Church court hears same-sex marriage case)

According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, in the denomination's first ecclesiastical trial on the issue, Van Kuiken was found guilty in April of performing homosexual marriages, given a public rebuke and told not to do it again. On May 17, however, he wed two women.

The renunciation was voted on by a body of minister members and elder commissioners in the Presbytery. As a result, Van Kuiken no longer can serve as a minister and loses his church membership.

The vote was 119-45, with four voters abstaining.

"I'm sad, and I'm disappointed," Van Kuiken told the Enquirer. "This is a sad day. This is an issue that is going to continue to stay at the surface of the Presbyterian Church. ... It's important for me to be true to myself and be true to what my beliefs are about God."

"I just think it was unavoidable," said Howard Smith, who voted in favor of Van Kuiken's renunciation. "His actions made the action necessary by the Presbytery unless they want to totally disregard the (church) constitution."

Van Kuiken said he is considering filing a complaint with the Synod of the Presbyterian Church USA, claiming his due process rights were violated because he had an appeal pending on the April rebuke.