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The Southern Baptist Convention failed to amend its constitution to ban women as pastors.
The Southern Baptist Convention (the largest of the various Baptist denominations) does not support the ordination of women; however, some churches that are members of the SBC have ordained women. Though each SBC church is autonomous and may choose whether or not to ordain women, the local associations, state conventions, and national ...
Following the vote, Southern Baptist held a vote to enshrine a ban on churches with any women pastors in the organization’s constitution. On Wednesday, delegates voted to reject the ban.
Mike Law, pastor of Arlington Baptist Church in Virginia and author of the amendment, cited a report that there are about 1,800 women pastors working in the denomination. He cited Bible verses ...
Gregory T. Pouncey, lead pastor at First Baptist Church of Clinton made it clear that while the decision allows for pastoral positions for women at the lower levels, it does not allow for a ...
The Church of the Nazarene has ordained women since its foundation as a denomination in 1908, at which time fully 25% of its ordained ministers were women. According to the Church of the Nazarene Manual, "The Church of the Nazarene supports the right of women to use their God-given spiritual gifts within the church, affirms the historic right ...
However, the Southern Baptist Convention stopped ordaining women in 2000, although existing female pastors are allowed to continue their jobs. [3] 1965: Rachel Henderlite became the first woman ordained in the Presbyterian Church in the United States; she was ordained by the Hanover Presbytery in Virginia. [46] [47]
On a recent Sunday, its pastor for women and children, Kim Eskridge, urged members to invite friends and neighbors to an upcoming vacation Bible school — a perennial Baptist activity — to help ...