On July 19, 1973, the General Conference Committee voted to establish an ad hoc committee on the role of women in the church. Just under two months later, on September 16-20, 1973, the 25 members of Role of Women in the Church Study Committee (10 men and 15 women) met at Camp Mohaven in Danville, Ohio. The documents in this section are the papers that were commissioned for and presented at this historic gathering.
A Brief Analysis and Interpretation of the Biblical Data Regarding the Role of Woman
F.B. HolbrookPDF (5MB)
A Survey of Current Secular Trends which have raised the Issue of The Role of Women in the Church
Leona Glidden RunningPDF (0.5MB)
Some Considerations on Issues related to the Ordination of Women
Biblical Research InstitutePDF (0.6MB)
Study of the Role of Women in Israel, in the Background of the Contemporary Near East
Leona Glidden RunningPDF (1.8MB)
Survey of the Religious Issue Role of Women as faced in other Churches
Leona Glidden RunningPDF (1.9MB)