Women in Zimbabwe have often felt suffocated and discriminated through practices upheld by divine authority that have undermined their leadership in the church. The church opened up new opportunities for women through education for girls and skills training. However, the church has not always promoted and acknowledged women's full leadership capacities, even in churches founded or led by women. The contribution of women in the church has been phenomenal not only as Christian mothers, but also being pillars of the church, in fundraising, social involvement and care of the local church. However, women have not always taken this oppression meekly in their stride. The purpose of the study is, therefore, to explore the experiences of women in leadership in different churches in Zimbabwe. The study will seek to analyse and deepen our understanding of patriarch and theological themes used to undermine the experience and leadership roles of women. This qualitative study will employ interviews and case studies for data collection from 'three churches'; Mainline (traditional churches), African Initiated Churches and Pentecostal, using an ecofeminist perspective methodology to better understand women's voices. Findings from this study can shade light on existing gender inequalities in the church, and probably be used to address such inequalities. They will also be used to promote women's empowerment and access to leadership roles in the church, and to foster positive change within the church and beyond.