U.S. Lutheran Church Elects Its First Openly Transgender Bishop
The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected to lead a synod that includes about 200 Lutheran congregations in Northern and Central California.
“I want to be the kind of bishop that moves whatever stumbling blocks might have been placed before you, who roots for you, and worships with you,” the Rev. Megan Rohrer said.Credit.via Megan Rohrer
May 10, 2021
A pastor in California became the first openly transgender person to be elevated to the role of bishop in a major American Christian denomination when they were elected on Saturday to lead a synod in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Reverend Megan Rohrer Elected First Trans Lutheran Bishop in U.S.
In 2012, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared August 12 as “Pastor Megan Rohrer Day” for their work with the LGBTQ+ and transgender homeless communities. May 10 2021 12:29 PM EDT
A synod in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ECLA) made history over the weekend when they elected a transgender person as their bishop. According to the
Religious News Service, the Reverend Megan Rohrer of the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in San Francisco was elected on the 5th ballot in Sierra Pacific synod’s episcopal elections held Saturday, May 8. They become the first-ever transgender bishop of a major Christian denomination within the U.S. The Sierra Pacific Synod encompasses over 180 churches and 36,000 worshipers in the northern parts of California and Nevada.
(RNS) â The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Americaâs Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday (May 8), becoming the first transgender person to serve as bishop in the denomination or in any of the U.S.â major Christian faiths.
Rohrer, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in San Francisco and community chaplain coordinator for the San Francisco Police Department, was the first transgender person to be ordained in the ELCA in 2006 and the first to serve as a pastor when called to Grace Lutheran in 2014.
Well known for advocating for LGBTQ rights in street activism, preaching and writing, Rohrer, 41, who uses the pronouns they and them, is also recognized for their work with the homeless. They have also attained minor celebrity status stemming from appearances on the television series âQueer Eyeâ and in profiles in Time magazine and Cosmopolitan, where they recounted their struggles as a young LGBTQ Christian and as a person comi
Lutherans elect Megan Rohrer first transgender bishop
The San Francisco pastor is the first transgender person to be elected bishop in the denomination or in any of the US major Christian faiths. Bishop-elect Megan Rohrer of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Courtesy photo
May 9, 2021
(RNS) The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday (May 8), becoming the first transgender person to serve as bishop in the denomination or in any of the U.S.’ major Christian faiths.
Rohrer, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in San Francisco and community chaplain coordinator for the San Francisco Police Department, was the first transgender person to be ordained in the ELCA in 2006 and the first to serve as a pastor when called to Grace Lutheran in 2014.
St Luke’s to explore the future of health education
Apr 27, 2021 10:56 AM PHT
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Saint Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine-
William H. Quasha Memorial
As part of its newly launched “The Future of Health” conversation series, the Saint Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine-William H. Quasha Memorial, through its new Planetary and Global Health Program, will be holding a 4th episode titled “The Future of Planetary Health Professions Education” on May 12, at 9 am (Manila time).
Health professions schools – such as medical, nursing, dental, and public health schools – have the mandate to educate students to ultimately take their place in the health workforce as excellent, compassionate, and ethical professionals.