This is a brief examination of denominations that ordain women and soon after compromise on other biblical teachings and ethical positions.

“If we look at the denominations that approved women’s ordination from 1956-1976, we find that several of them, such as the United Methodist Church and the United Presbyterian Church (now called the Presbyterian Church-USA), have large contingents pressing for (a) the endorsement of homosexual conduct as morally valid and (b) the approval of homosexual ordination.”¹Grudem, Wayne, Evangelical Feminism: A New Path to Liberalism? Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2006, p. 28.

This chart is not yet fully completed.  We released it to help demonstrate the trends of denominations that ordain women.  Notice that after the chart are the links that document the positions.

 

 

	Denomination	Ordains Women	Abortion	Homo- sexuality	Scripture	Trinity	Salvation by Grace
1	American Baptist	1964		2000
2	Anglican	1974
3	Christian Science	1881				Denies	Denies
4	Church of England	1992
5	Church of the Nazarene	1908
6	Disciples of Christ	1888
7	Episcopal Church	1976	1973	1996
8	Evangelical Lutheran Church	1970	1991	2006
9	First Congregational Church	1853
10	Foursquare	1927
11	Free Methodist
12	National Baptist convention	1895
13	Presbyterian Church USA	1930 -elder 1956 – Minister	1973	1987
14	Salvation Army	1865, 1870
15	Unitarian Universalist Association	1863	1973	1980
16	United Church of Canada	1936	1990?	1988
17	United Church of Christ			2005
18	United Presbyterian Church	1955	1973	Against
19	United Methodist Church	1956	1973
20	Universalist Church of America	1863
21	Wesleyan Methodist Church	1856

 

1. American Baptist Church    http://www.abc-usa.org/
   1. Ordains Women, 1964
   2. Against – Abortion, http://www.abc-usa.org/resources/resol/abortion.htm
   3. Homosexuality, 2000  Ordaining Homosexuals  http://www.endtimeprophecy.org/Content/Articles/Articles-Homo/whensin2.html
      http://www.christianexaminer.com/Articles/Articles%20Oct05/Art_Oct05_11.html
      Pacific Southwest region of 300 member congregations began the process of separating from the ABCUSA.
2. Anglican
   1. Ordains Women, 1974, http://www.religioustolerance.org/femclrg3.htm (website is no longer online as of 2023)
   2. Homosexuality http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_angl4.htm (website is no longer online as of 2023)
3. Christian Science
   1. Ordains Women, 1881, http://www.christianscience.com/pdf/retrospection-and-introspection.pdf, p 16
4. Church of England
   1. Ordains Women, 1992, http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2007-04-08-faith-women_n.htm
5. Church of the Nazarene
   1. Ordains Women, Chaves, Mark, Ordaining Women, (Harvard University Press:  Cambridge, Massachusetts), 1997, table 2.1
6. Disciples of Christ
   1. Ordains Women, Chaves, Mark, Ordaining Women, (Harvard University Press:  Cambridge, Massachusetts), 1997, table 2.1.
7. Episcopal Church
   1. Ordains Women, 1976 http://www.mnhs.org/library/tips/history_topics/111episcopal.html
   2. Pro-abortion, 1973  http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=4&mid=9239
   3. Pro homosexuals http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6446
   4. Ordain Homosexual Bishop http://www.crosswalk.com/1224686/
8. Evangelical Lutheran Church
   1. Ordains Women, 1970, http://www.elca.org/questions/Results.asp?recid=47
   2. Pro-Abortion
   3. Pro homosexuals  1993 (Proposed)
      http://www.cbmw.org/Journal/Vol-8-No-2/Egalitarianism-and – Homosexuality
      http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=71217
9. First Congregational Church
   1. Ordains Women, 1927, Chaves, Mark, Ordaining Women, (Harvard University Press:  Cambridge, Massachusetts), 1997, table 2.1.
10. Foursquare
    1. Ordains women, 1927
11. Free Methodist
12. National Baptist Convention
13. Presbyterian Church USA
    1. Ordains Women, 1930, http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2006/06538.htm
    2. Ordains Women, 1956, http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2007-04-08-faith-women_n.htm
    3. Pro-abortion 1973 http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=4&mid=9239
    4. Other Heretical leaders 1979   http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,954683-1,00.html
    5. Pro homosexual 1998 http://www.cbmw.org/Journal/Vol-8-No-2/Egalitarianism-and-Homosexuality
       1. Ordination: 1999 http://www.cbmw.org/Journal/Vol-8-No-2/Egalitarianism-and-Homosexuality
       2. http://www.theird.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=597&srcid=183
       3. Lesbian ordained 1998
       4. http://www.cbmw.org/Journal/Vol-8-No-2/Egalitarianism-and
       5. Homosexuality
          1. against homosexuality http://www.pcusa.org/101/101-homosexual.htm
14. Salvation Army
    1. Ordains Women, 1865, http://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/SITE_Default/SITE_CBP-WAFM/wafm_women.asp
       1. Chaves, Mark, Ordaining Women, (Harvard University Press:  Cambridge, Massachusetts), 1997, table 2.1 says 1870.
15. Unitarian Universalist Association
    1. Ordains Women, 1863, http://archive.uua.org/info/origins.html
16. United Church of Canada     http://www.united-church.ca
    1. Ordains Women, 1936, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Church_of_Canada
    2. Abortion,  http://www.united-church.ca/beliefs/policies/1990/a111
    3. Homosexuality, http://www.victorshepherd.on.ca/UCC%20Critique/ordinati.htm
    4. OTHER – http://www.bible.ca/cr-united-Can.htm
17. United Church of Christ
    1. Ordains Women
    2. Homosexuality, pro- http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/05/national/05church.html
    3. United Presbyterian Church
       1. Ordains Women, 1955, http://www.pres-outlook.com/tabid/555/Article/1104/Default.aspx
    4. United Methodist Church
       1. Ordains Women, 1956, http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?mid=1090
       2. Pro-Abortion 1973  http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=4&mid=9239
       3. Pro Homosexual 1996  http://www.theird.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=597&srcid=183
       4. Other Transgender  http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=69017
          1. Heretical teachings 2003  Bishop Sprague   http://www.themethodistchurch.com/PassAlong.html
18. United Presbyterian Church
    1. Ordains Women, 1955, http://www.pres-outlook.com/tabid/555/Article/1104/Default.aspx
19. United Methodist Church
20. Universalist Church
    1. Ordains Women, 1863, http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Chronolgy_Ordination.htm
21. Wesleyan Methodist Church
    1. Ordains Women 1856, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesleyan_Church, also http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2454
    2. Homosexuality