Sorry about the further derailing of the other thread. We also have female deacons in one of the 2 churches that we attend/are members of (Korean Presbyterian pastor) but actually non-denominational evangelical.
My husband (a seminary student) says that per the Bible deacons should be men (Judges 6; 1 Timothy 5:17, 1 Timothy 3:1-7) but that there are deaconesses as the tradition varies from denomination to denomination. I try not to ask him for clarification too often but he does know where to find it.
