The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America s Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday, 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 co-ordinator 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 Queer Eye and in profiles in Time magazine and Cosmopolitan, where they recounted their struggles as a young LGBTQ Christian and as a person coming to terms physically and spirit
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Lutheran Church becomes first major US Christian faith to elect a transgender bishop
Rev Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America s Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday
Rohrer is now the first transgender person to serve as bishop in the denomination or in any of the major Christian faiths in the United States It s an honor to be called to serve the Sierra Pacific Synod, Rohrer, who will be installed as bishop on July 1, said in a statement after the vote
(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.