CINCINNATI (AP) — Heresy and blasphemy are the latest accusations made against a Presbyterian minister who was convicted in a church court of violating denomination law by marrying same-sex couples.

A church activist who is demanding that the denomination crack down on members who disobey its laws filed the accusations with the Presbyterian Church (USA) against the Rev. Stephen Van Kuiken of Cincinnati.

In the filing, activist and attorney Paul R. Jensen said that Van Kuiken willfully and deliberately violated his ordination vows and an April order of censure that directed the minister to stop performing marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples.

The highest Presbyterian court ruled in 2000 that ministers may bless same-sex unions, but cannot marry the couples.

Van Kuiken performed what was billed as a Christian marriage service between two women on May 17, said Jensen, 44, of Laguna Beach, California.

“The accused (Van Kuiken) has also stated that he will, in future, continue to defy the constitution in similar ways,” said Jensen.

Van Kuiken, pastor of Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church, said he is following the teachings of Jesus by marrying gay couples.

“It saddens me, but it’s not surprising,” he said of the new accusations. “What I’m trying to do is bring Jesus back into the church.”

Van Kuiken, 44, a minister for 19 years, has continued to marry same-sex couples even after a Presbyterian court told him to stop. He is appealing the ruling within the church.

The Cincinnati Presbytery, a cluster of Presbyterian churches in the area, must investigate Jensen’s filing and determine whether Van Kuiken should be tried on the new accusations.