The Southern Baptist Convention upheld the removal of two churches for having women as pastors. The nearly 13,000 voters, called "messengers," voted overwhelmingly to uphold the churches' removals.

In recent years, the Southern Baptist Convention has taken a stricter stance on churches with female pastors and some members sought to enshrine a ban into the SBC's constitution.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Southern Baptist Convention rejected Wednesday a constitutional ban on women pastors, a major victory for those within the nation's largest Protestant denomination seeking to ...

The Southern Baptist Convention, a denomination that is often a bellwether for evangelical America, has expelled five churches from the convention this year over their appointment of women as pastors.

The proposed ban could affect hundreds of Baptist congregations and have a disproportionate impact on predominantly Black churches.

The Southern Baptists Convention has wrapped with votes on banning churches with women pastors and opposing IVF reproductive practices plus revisiting reforms proposed to handle sex abuse claims.

On June 13, the Southern Baptist Convention reaffirmed its rejection of women pastors. It upheld the expulsion of Saddleback Church, which has some women pastors, and passed an amendment to its ...

Southern Baptists on Wednesday overwhelmingly affirmed the decision to disfellowship three churches from the convention, two over women pastors and one over its response to sexual abuse allegations.

The Southern Baptist Convention is at another turning point for women pastors, in which the upcoming annual meeting in New Orleans will feature votes on codifying a ban on women pastors.

The Southern Baptist Convention is preparing to vote on a proposed constitutional ban on churches with women pastors. The vote will take place at the annual ...

The Southern Baptist Convention’s vote ends a multi-year dispute over allowing women pastors, reversing a preliminary vote to ban women pastors last year.

Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention narrowly rejected a proposal to enshrine the ban in its constitution, with opponents noting the church can already oust such churches.