Melb church to marry same-sex couples

A Melbourne minister wants his church to be the first in Australia to legally marry a same-sex couple.

In a Facebook post that has garnered almost 10,000 likes, St Michael's Uniting Church Reverend Ric Holland says it is in the teachings of Jesus to champion equality and stand up for the marginalised.

"Marriage equality is important as it is simply natural justice for all people to be treated equally. The Church in Australia should be standing up for this human right loud and clear," he wrote.