Sunday, September 12, 2021

Evangelical Lutheran Church of America installs first openly transgender bishop



Kierra Frazier
AXIOS
Sat, September 11, 2021, 3:09 PM·1 min read

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America installed its first openly transgender bishop on Saturday.

Driver the news: Rev. Megan Rohrer was installed as bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America after being elected in May to serve a six-year term.

Rohrer became one of seven LGBTQ pastors accepted by the progressive Evangelical Lutheran church in 2010 after it allowed ordination of pastors in same-sex relationships.

What they're saying: “I step into this role because a diverse community of Lutherans in Northern California and Nevada prayerfully and thoughtfully voted to do a historic thing,” Rohrer said, per AP.

“My installation will celebrate all that is possible when we trust God to shepherd us forward,”Rohrer said.

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