An historical overview of women in ministry within the Elim Pentecostal Church in the second half of the twentieth century (part 2)

This paper will be presenting an historical sketch of the role of women in ministry within the Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance (Elim) in the latter half of the twentieth century. Focussing on the issue of ordination (hence leadership and governance), women have moved from a background role to being accepted for ordination. This journey within Elim has taken many decades of theological discussion. Sitting within global studies on women in Pentecostalism, this paper is unique in its focus on the UK. It adds to other, non-UK studies, by giving a detailed analysis of the process, foregrounding the journey that Elim took.