The matter has tested the denomination’s commitment to church autonomy as some churches embrace more egalitarian views about ...

Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in the denomination's constitution after opponents argued it was unnecessary because the ...

The Southern Baptist Convention rejected a controversial ban on women pastors in the country’s largest Protestant Christian denomination in a monumental vote on Wednesday, allowing women to ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in the denomination’s constitution after opponents argued it was ...

More than 10,000 local church messengers are expected at the SBC's annual meeting in Dallas next week — where they'll debate ...

But on Wednesday, the SBC once again failed to approve the ban on female pastors. For the second year in a row, 61 percent of ...

The Southern Baptist Convention narrowly rejected a proposal to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in the denomination's constitution. The proposal received 61% of the vote but failed ...

Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in the denomination’s constitution after opponents argued it was unnecessary because the ...