Church of God says women can’t be bishops
The Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) has decided to permit women to serve on local church councils but to maintain its rule that they cannot be ordained as bishops.
By a narrow vote during its recent General Assembly, the denomination changed its policy on congregational councils by deleting the word male from its previous statement saying "members of the Church and Pastor's Council shall be loyal male members of the church."
Just prior to the meeting, which concluded July 30, more than 62 percent of the denomination's bishops voted not to consider changing church policy prohibiting women from being ordained as bishops—a status necessary to be appointed to the church's Executive Council.
