The Mennonite Church

The Mennonite Church

The Mennonite Church has very supportive statements about women in leadership and ministry. The most recent (1995) Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective states, "The church calls, trains, and appoints gifted men and women to a variety of leadership ministries on its behalf. These may include such offices as pastor, deacon, and elder as well as evangelists, missionaries, teachers, conference ministers, and overseers." This is the ideal toward which the Mennonite Church strives.

Interestingly, Mennonites were among the first religious denominations to ordain women, although only in isolated instances. Ann J. Alleback, in 1911 at age 36, became the first woman ordained in the Mennonite church, at First Mennonite Church in Philadelphia, Pa.

Source: http://www.thirdway.com/menno/FAQ.asp?F_ID=13
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Today women are serving as Associate Pastors, and leading in the church.
Example:

First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana
Larry Wilson, Pastor Cindy Breeze, Associate Pastor

Source: http://www.prairienet.org/mennonite/