Mennonite Church Becomes First in Denomination to Appoint Openly Lesbian Head Pastor
A Mennonite church in New Mexico became the first church in its denomination to select an openly LGBT person as head pastor.
The Albuquerque Mennonite Church announced Monday that it selected Erica Lea, an open lesbian, to be its new lead pastor.
Lea is a graduate of Truett Seminary at Baylor University, where she was introduced to Anabaptist theology, and has served in a missionary and pastoral capacity for over 10 years.