Ordination of women in Christianity

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* The [[Religious Society of Friends]] (Quakers) do not ordain anyone but have had women in leadership roles such as [[Recorded Minister]] since they first started in 1652. See [[Elizabeth Hooton]] and [[Mary Fisher (missionary)|Mary Fisher]]<ref>{{Cite journal| issn = 0033-5053| volume = 63| issue = 2| pages = 75–93| last = Calvo| first = Janis| title = Quaker Women Ministers in Nineteenth Century America| journal = Quaker History| date = 1974| jstor = 41946743}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Soderlund |first1=Jean R. |title=Women's Authority in Pennsylvania and New Jersey Quaker Meetings, 1680–1760 |journal=The William and Mary Quarterly |date=October 1987 |volume=44 |issue=4 |pages=722–749 |doi=10.2307/1939742|jstor=1939742 }}</ref> It was longer before women held leadership roles in decision-making bodies that were historically exclusively men (e.g. Mary Jane Godlee was the first woman to clerk the [[London Yearly Meeting]] in 1918) - though the separate women's [[Monthly meeting|meetings]] did exercise significant authority.<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = Oxford University Press| isbn = 978-0-19-150667-3| last1 = Larsen| first1 = Timothy| last2 = Ledger-Lomas| first2 = Michael| title = The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions, Volume III: The Nineteenth Century| date = 2017-04-28|page=96}}</ref>
* 'Christian Connection Church: An early relative of the [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)]] and the [[United Church of Christ]], this body ordained women as early as 1810. Among them were Nancy Gove Cram, who worked as a missionary with the Oneida Indians by 1812, and Abigail Roberts (a lay preacher and missionary), who helped establish many churches in New Jersey. Others included Ann Rexford, Sarah Hedges and Sally Thompson.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
* The [[Christian and Missionary Alliance]] in Canada ordains women since 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmacan.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/statement-on-the-roles-of-men-and-women-in-ministry.pdf|title=Statement on the Roles of Men and Women in Ministry|website=The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada}}</ref>
* The [[Christian and Missionary Alliance]] in the US ordains women since 2023.<ref>Ian M. Giatti, [https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-and-missionary-alliance-to-allow-female-pastors.html In historic vote, Christian and Missionary Alliance approves 'pastor' titles for women], christianpost.com, USA, June 07, 2023</ref>
* The [[Moravian Church]] ordains women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moravian.org/publications/moravian/back_issues/2005/2005_sep_women_historical.phtml|title=Women in ordained ministry|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415092411/http://www.moravian.org/publications/moravian/back_issues/2005/2005_sep_women_historical.phtml|archive-date=15 April 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* The [[Czechoslovak Hussite Church]] ordains women.
* The [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] officially does not ordain women in most of the world, but in regions of the United States, the Netherlands, parts of Germany, and China may occasionally ordain women. These ordinations are considered irregular and are not officially recognized in the church yearbook. In some parts of the world the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Adventist Church]], commissions women instead of ordaining. They can perform almost the same duties as an ordained minister but do not hold the title of ordained. This is because recent votes at the worldwide [[General Conference Session]]s turned down a proposal to allow ordination of women. There was a strong polarization between nations, with Western countries and North Asia Pacific generally voting in support and other countries generally voting against. A further proposal to allow local choice was also turned down. In practice, there are numerous women working as ministers and in leadership positions. The most influential co-founder of the church, [[Ellen G. White]], was a woman, but never ordained.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
* [[Churches of Christ]], because of their conservative stance, generally do not ordain women.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
*The [[Christian Leaders Institute|Christian Leaders Alliance]] allows women to serve as deacon ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christianleadersalliance.org/ordained-women-ministers-allowed/|title=Women Ministers Allowed}}</ref>