Women Preachers in the Early EMCC

The story of female ministers in the early EMCC (1885-1945), theological basis and examples of women who were officially enrolled and ones with less formal recognition.

  • Women Preachers in the MBiC Part 2: Edith Abbott

    Forgotten Women Preachers series According to my reckoning, 133 women in Ontario were recognized by the Canada/Ontario Conference of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church as Christian workers who could evangelize, preach and lead worship from 1885 to 1945.1 Keeping… Continue reading

    Women Preachers in the MBiC Part 2: Edith Abbott
  • Women Preachers Part 1: Mennonite Brethren in Christ

    Why did a small Mennonite body suddenly start licensing female preachers in 1884, the first Mennonite group in North America ever to do so? How did the percentage of women in the MBiC Ontario Conference, in particular, reach 29% in… Continue reading

    Women Preachers Part 1: Mennonite Brethren in Christ