A guiding principle of the EPC from its beginning has been our declared intent to allow liberty on the women's ordination question. It is in that spirit that the interim committee has approached our responsibility. The committee members hold a diversity of views that reflect the ethos of our denomination. The challenging task assigned to us is to help facilitate the EPC's continuing commitment to liberty on this question while working within our constitution as we move forward. The issue of women's ordination, particularly as it applies to clergy, has been a test of our genuine commitment to the EPC motto: "In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things charity."

The following amendment is a reaffirmation of the historic EPC position, and will make explicit what has been implicit in the Book of Government and the 4th General Assembly Position Paper on the Ordination of Women throughout the EPC's existence.

Download Position Paper on Ordination of Women