At approximately 6:15pm, on Wednesday, July 8, the answer was "No." Delegates of the 60th General Conference voted down the question, "Is it acceptable for division executive committees, as they may deem it appropriate in their territories, to make provision for the ordination of women to the gospel ministry?" The action by the General Conference Session delegates means that the Seventh-day Adventist Church will continue to follow the status quo as far as ordination is concerned.
There were 2,363 total votes:
Yes - 977 (42%)
No - 1,381 (58%)
Abstain - 5
No - 1,381 (58%)
Abstain - 5
So an elder must be a man whose life is above reproach.
He must be faithful to his wife.
1 Timothy 3:2 NLT
