Washington said that she counts her ouster 'an honor and a privilege.' And our church has never needed anything at all from them,' Washington said. 'We are not tributary to them, nor have we ever supported them. Timothy's Christian Baptist Church said in an emailed statement to NPR that the church has had no relationship with the SBC and is not under their authority. 'Why now? I mean, is it to divert attention away from all the sexual abuse scandals? I don't know.' 'I'm not sure who the exact folks are who've spearheaded this movement to get rid of female pastors,' she said. She said SBC leadership investigated her role as pastor three years ago, and her church was not punished. Popham said she has been serving as her church's pastor for 30 years. A sixth church, Freedom Church in Vero Beach, Fla., was removed for issues related to sexual abuse allegations. and Fern Creek Baptist Church near Louisville, Ky., according to the Baptist Press, the official news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. Timothy's Christian Baptist Church in Baltimore Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson, Miss. The other four that were expelled are New Faith Mission Ministry in Griffin, Ga. The SBC's policies state, 'While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture.' because they allow women to serve as pastors - including Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., one of the convention's largest member churches. Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., recently ousted five churches across the U.S. Stacie Wood was listed as a teaching pastor for the church, which was ousted from the Southern Baptist Convention over female leadership. 16, 2022, at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Pastor Andy Wood (right) and his wife, Stacie Wood, meet with a congregant on Oct.

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