Steven Furtick’s Church Withdraws from the SBC Over Women Ordination+ Here’s 6 of His Pastrixes
Elevation Church, the 20-location, 25,000-member multisite church led by Steven Furtick, has withdrawn from the Southern Baptist Convention over the issue of women’s ordination, making it the second most prominent church to part ways with the embattled denomination.
In a message sent to the Credentials Committee, Elevation Church CFO Chunks Corbett explained that “Elevation Church is withdrawing its affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention effective immediately,” and “our Statement of Beliefs on our website is very much in line with the Baptist Faith and Message – we have no intention of changing those core beliefs.”
While they did not give an official reason for leaving, noting that “We have no plans to make a public announcement on this decision,” sources have told Protestia that their departure was a direct result of the SBC forcing the issue with Rick Warren and Saddleback.
And why wouldn’t they? The church is teeming with women ‘pastors’ and should have been expelled a long time ago. The fact that they weren’t is an indictment against the cowardly Credentials Committee who have refused to do their jobs for years.
While Elevation Church keeps staff names hidden from public view, a perusal of LinkedIn and social media finds lady pastors are about as abundant as we thought. To offer a few, apart from Furtick’s well-known pastor wife Holly:
And lastly Shannon Eichorn, who was ordained in 2022.
