---
title: 'Women and the Deacon’s Office'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America'
date: 1888-11-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 16'
- 'Acts 6'
- 'Romans 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/rpcna-1888-women-and-the-deacons-office
---

# Women and the Deacon’s Office

Argues that women may be ordained to the office of deacon, supporting the practice from New Testament names, duties and later church practice (citing Acts and Romans).

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