One of largest Christian churches in US departs Southern Baptists following vote to ban women from pulpit

Southern Baptists lost one of their biggest congregations last week amid tensions in the largest U.S. Protestant denomination over women at the pulpit.The Matthews, North Carolina-based Elevation Church sent a letter to the Southern Baptist Convention on July 26 informing them of their intention to disaffiliate "effective immediately."The megachurch's letter did not state a reason

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