%1

Women's ordination in Baptist churches: Report describes increased numbers and new roles

Approximately 1,600 women in U.S. moderate-to-progressive Baptist groups have been ordained to the ministry, according to a new report released by Baptist Women in Ministry.

Authors Eileen Campbell-Reed and Pamela Durso released the study at the organization’s annual meeting June 21 in conjunction with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s meeting in Atlanta. Sixty women were ordained last year, they said.