Summary
AP News – Women Breaking Through to Top Roles in Black Churches – When an opening for bishop arose in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in 2010, Teresa Jefferson-Snorton looked around to see if any women were offering to be candidates.
The McDonough Voice – Rev. Paula Engelhorn retires; Rev. Dr. Joyce Beaulieu is supply priest – The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd announces that The Rev. Paula Engelhorn has resigned as priest due to health issues.
Venice Gondolier – St. Marks youth shared Tulsa mission experiences – The youth of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, their adult leaders, and Director of Formation and Engagement Melissa Rau shared their Tulsa, Oklahoma mission trip experiences with 116 members of the congregation during a recent parish dinner.
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Women Breaking Through to Top Roles in Black Churches
AP News – Fairfield, AL
When an opening for bishop arose in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in 2010, Teresa Jefferson-Snorton looked around to see if any women were offering to be candidates.
None were.
She knew that since its founding 140 years earlier by Black Methodists emerging from slavery, the denomination had never elected a woman bishop.
“I was like, oh my goodness, this can’t be,” she recalled. “If no one steps forward, it gives the church a pass.” […]
Rev. Paula Engelhorn retires; Rev. Dr. Joyce Beaulieu is supply priest
The McDonough Voice – Macomb, IL
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd announces that The Rev. Paula Engelhorn has resigned as priest due to health issues.
She and her husband plan to move to the St. Louis area near one son’s family as soon as their home sells. Rev. Paula has served as the priest for eleven and one half years, faithfully leading the congregation in moves from spaces in other churches to the Engelhorns’ sunroom to their current location on University Drive. […]
St. Marks youth shared Tulsa mission experiences
Venice Gondolier – Venice, FL
The youth of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, their adult leaders, and Director of Formation and Engagement Melissa Rau shared their Tulsa, Oklahoma mission trip experiences with 116 members of the congregation during a recent parish dinner.
On their summer mission trip, St. Mark’s Youth installed 2,600 square feet of flooring and painted the walls of Solid Foundation Preparatory Academy, which partners with underserved families in North Tulsa. […]
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