A Florida minister has again filed a complaint against the Rev. Janet Edwards, who faced charges in church court for marrying a lesbian couple before the court determined last year that the charges were filed four days too late.

The Rev. James Yearsley said he refiled the accusation with Pittsburgh Presbytery, charging that Ms. Edwards defied her vows and the constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA), which prohibits same-sex marriages and bars pastors from performing them.

Mr. Yearsley, who is pastor of Village Presbyterian Church in Tampa, Fla., filed the original accusation on his own in 2005 but has been joined now by 14 pastors and elders as co-accusers.

Mr. Yearsley, 55, who was pastor of Mount Hope Community Church in Penn Hills when he filed the original complaint, said he is continuing to pursue it because he believes Ms. Edwards and the church "should have their day in court.''

He said he and his co-accusers were disappointed that it was dismissed on technical grounds in November after a mix-up over the deadline for an investigating committee to file charges.

"We are a church with a clear constitution and the process works. We need to allow it the opportunity to work,'' he said.

Ms. Edwards, 56, is a parish associate at the Community of Reconciliation in Oakland and a longtime activist for gay people in the church. She said she does not believe she violated the promises she made at ordination by marrying two West Virginia women in June 2005.

"Of course it is difficult to be called a heretic or apostate by a fellow Presbyterian and another Christian. But I really learned from the first round and I want to focus my soul on reconciling prayer," she said yesterday. "I'm hoping that I can talk with people who disagree with me and that we can find our way to reconciliation.''

Pittsburgh Presbytery will again appoint an investigating committee of ministers and elders to look into the accusation and determine if charges should be filed in church court. Ms. Edwards could face penalties ranging from a reprimand to removal from ministry if she is convicted.