Southern Baptists Reject Saddleback Church’s Appeal Over Ouster Due to Women Pastors

Southern Baptists Reject Saddleback Church’s Appeal Over Ouster Due to Women Pastors
Congregants arrive at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., on, Oct. 16, 2022. AP Photo/Allison Dinner
Micaela Ricaforte
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The Southern Baptist Convention—a Protestant Christian denomination with over 47,000 churches nationwide—rejected Saddleback Church’s appeal this week to remain a part of it after the Orange County megachurch in Lake Forest, California, was ousted for having women in pastoral leadership roles.

In February, the convention’s leaders voted to revoke Saddleback’s membership “on the basis that the church has a faith and practice that does not closely identify with the convention’s adopted statement of faith, as demonstrated by the church having a female teaching pastor functioning in the office of pastor.”
Micaela Ricaforte
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Micaela Ricaforte covers education in Southern California for The Epoch Times. In addition to writing, she is passionate about music, books, and coffee.
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