2009-07-20T18:08:58-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/deaconess/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rom.16.1&version=NIV 2009-07-20T18:08:58-05:00 Phoebe was a deaconess in the early Christian church. She was called a servant of the church in Romans 16 and even given commendations by Paul.