A Californian pastor has been ousted from his church after posting a sign outside saying 'Caitlyn Jenner is still a man'.

Presbyterian pastor David Hoke was pushed out of the Trinity Bible Presbyterian Church this week after he erected a sign outside the church that stated, 'homosexuality is a sin'.

'I did not want to leave, I did not quit, and I was willing to stay,' Hoke added.

Hoke posted an image on his church's Facebook page on December 31 proudly displaying the sign to the world.

The pastor of the Trinity Bible Presbyterian Church, Justin Hoke, posted the sign on Facebook on December 31 to a mixed reaction

Justin Hoke, the pastor of the Trinity Bible Presbyterian Church, who put up the offensive sign

Local activists saw this as provocation and a protest against 'hate and slander' - the 'Shastina Love Rally' - was organised by LGBT supporters to 'show love' on January 6.

Hoke believes they are responsible for damage to the sign and wrote on Thursday last week: 'I woke this morning to find that our sign had been vandalized.

'They broke not only the plexiglas and stole some of the letters, they also busted the power box.'

Hoke then defiantly repaired his sign and put the same message back up.

He wrote to his congregation on Facebook, 'If a conservative mountain farming community is no longer a safe place to call sin, sin.

'Then is anywhere in this country still safe for real Christians?'

Hoke posted this picture of the sign after he was sent proof of the damaged sign by a concerned member of his congregation on Wednesday

Hoke giving a sermon in northern California, he is active on social media and uploads recordings of many of his sermons online

The activists told the Sacramento Bee they condemn violence and are not responsible for the damage.

Caitlyn Jenner, 69, came out as a transgender woman in 2015, after being known as Bruce

The LGBT activists say on their Facebook page: 'As a community I hope that we can come together to show our love and support for the LBGTQ community in protest to the hate and slander that is being thrown at them; not only to our community, but world wide.'

The organizers - Amelia Mallory, Charolette Kalayjian, and Mishelle Le Guellec - told the Siskiyou Daily, they were all mothers and the pastor's message is not appropriate for children.

'If that sign can make me sad,' Kalayjian told the paper, 'imagine what it could do to a child.'

They are planning to hold another rally this Sunday.

Caitlyn Jenner came out as a transgender woman in 2015 after dealing with gender dysphoria for much of her life.

She was married to Kris Jenner, the matriarch at the center of the popular reality show, 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians,' before their divorce later that year.

The 69-year-old former Olympic champion is the father of Kylie and Kendall Jenner.