The College, having read the report and having listened to Bishop Anne, noted these concerns, and the concerns shared by other members of the College after reading the report. A second phase of review was therefore proposed by the College to consider this information and address any such matters which required further exploration, as reported on 29th August.

The bill was voted in during the governing body's meeting held on Monday, September 6.

The meeting of the governing body took place over eight hours and was streamed live on Youtube.

After hours of debate, those attending were invited to vote on the matter.

The voting was split into three houses, with a two-thirds majority needed in each house to pass the bill.

The vote was passed as followed:

The couple soon launched their training as church planters at Rez, which belongs to the Anglican Church in North America, a small denomination that spun off from the Episcopal Church USA a decade ago, largely in response to the Episcopal Church's acceptance of LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriages.

But after three years of what they call "spiritual hazing," the couple was left financially, professionally and spiritually devastated.

"It has been my great honor to serve the seminary whose mission and identity I have and will always cherish," said Thompson. "In my tenure, I have sought to honor the past and the wonderful legacy of evangelical Anglicans who sacrificed so much to give birth to and develop Trinity."