Philly makes history with installation of first black female Lutheran bishop

[Disir]

She was a reluctant candidate, recognizing the many challenges of Christian leadership, tight finances, and declining membership among them. But the Rev. Patricia Ann Curtis Davenport of East Oak Lane was overwhelmingly elected in May to lead the 80,000-member Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Philly makes history with installation of first black female Lutheran bishop

Right on.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Mmmmmmkay!

 

[Compost]

Once the applause dies down over her skin tone and she sets about doing the job, let's hope she's good at it.

 

[Windparadox]

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[Meathead]

She was a reluctant candidate, recognizing the many challenges of Christian leadership, tight finances, and declining membership among them. But the Rev. Patricia Ann Curtis Davenport of East Oak Lane was overwhelmingly elected in May to lead the 80,000-member Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Philly makes history with installation of first black female Lutheran bishop

Right on.

That's pretty banal.

 

[harmonica]

history??

 

[DOTR]

She was a reluctant candidate, recognizing the many challenges of Christian leadership, tight finances, and declining membership among them. But the Rev. Patricia Ann Curtis Davenport of East Oak Lane was overwhelmingly elected in May to lead the 80,000-member Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Philly makes history with installation of first black female Lutheran bishop

Right on.

The ELCA died a long time ago.