7 Christian denominations that don't allow women to serve as pastor
Evangelical Free Church of America
Tracing its roots to 19th-century revivals in Scandinavia and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Evangelical Free Church of America does not ordain women to serve as pastors.
A document from June titled “Where We Stand in the EFCA: Denials and Affirmations” outlines a host of positions that the Evangelical denomination takes on assorted issues.
“We are not egalitarian in our understanding of the roles and functions of men and women in the church, but we do believe that the gifts and ministries of women are essential to the health and fruitfulness of churches and ought to be sought out and multiplied in ways that arise from and are consistent with our complementarian convictions,” read the document, in part.
