(San Francisco, California) A woman who has been twice denied ordination in the Presbyterian Church is eagerly awaiting a ruling by a church court that could not only affect her but other gays and lesbians in the denomination.

Although there is ban on gay and lesbian ordination, a change in the church’s national policy allows individual exceptions if a candidate submits a statement of conscience against the prohibition.

Larges was the first to submit a statement of conscience and was approved to move forward in the ordination process. Friday a trial was held in a church court and a decision is pending on whether her ordination will move forward or be appealed to the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission of the Presbyterian Church, the highest church court.

Last June, the national church’s policy setting group, the General Assembly, voted to remove restrictive language prohibiting gays and lesbian ordination from the church Constitution. The 173 Presbyteries are currently voting on this change, which needs a simple majority for ratification.

“This struggle will continue and inevitably end in gays and lesbians freely and openly serving our church as ordained officers, including as pastors and ministers,” Larges said in a statement.

“It is clear to me that as long as the Presbyterian church practices faith based discrimination, it will be fighting a losing battle, because it’s already clear that Biblical scholarship, theological perspectives and cultural changes are moving our church inevitably toward inclusion.

The Presbyterian Church (USA) has 2.3 million members and is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country.