Historic sermon by Gina Stewart at joint Black Baptist meeting draws cheers, controversy
United States RNS Rev Gina Stewart has been known for breaking barriers in Black Baptist circles. In 1995, she became pastor of Christ Missionary Baptist Church and the first African American woman to be elected to a Black Baptist congregation in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2021, she was elected the first female president of the Lott Carey […]
Postcards: In the US, Black women ministers get “affirmation that God sees us” at DC event
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on a gala evenining to honour Black women ministers at the National Press Club in the US…
Women in leadership: In Black denominations, women making strides amid hesitancy
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports from the US on where Black denominations stand on women’s leadership…
Gina Stewart becomes first woman elected to lead US Black Baptist organisation
RNS In a pathbreaking decision, Rev Gina Stewart has been elected as the first woman president of the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Society, marking the first time a female has been chosen for the highest post of a Black Baptist organisation. Stewart, the senior pastor of Christ Missionary Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, has […]