Thanks for the background...I wasn’t aware of all the options.
Also didn’t know about the OPC opposing women’s ordination. Intriguing! Browsing through the docs on the OPC website now.
My pleasure.
When you look at the conservative Presbyterian denominations here is the run down on ordination:
Elders*: Men Only
Orthodox Pres (OPC)
Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
Associate Reformed Presbyterian (ARP
Deacons: Men Only
OPC
PCA
The Evangelical Pres, which we can debate if they are conservative or not, allows for the ordination of women as elders. The ordination of teaching elders is very rare.
*Presbyterian Churches have a plurality of Elders. The Teaching Elder is the Pastor, and ruling Elders are laymen.