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The clearest call for independence up to the summer of 1776 came in Philadelphia on June 7. On that date in session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), the Continental Congress heard Richard Henry Lee of Virginia read his resolution beginning: "Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be,The clearest call for independence up to the summer of 1776 came in Philadelphia on June 7. On that date in session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), the Continental Congress heard Richard Henry Lee of Virginia read his resolution begi...

A Presbyterian is praying in the House January 6, 2021 The Rev. Margaret Grun Kibben, the new Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, is the 16th Presbyterian and first woman to serve by Tammy Warren | Presbyterian News Service At the 40th anniversary of Women in Military Chaplaincy ceremony in 2013, Rear Adm. Margaret G. Kibben (left) enjoys a moment with the Rev. Dianna Pohlman-Bell, the first female chaplain of the Department of Defense and the Navy. Last month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named Kibben House Chaplain, the first woman to hold that office and the 16th Presbyterian. (U....

By NIELS LESNIEWSKI | CQ-Roll Call | Published: December 31, 2020 WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — For the first time in American history, a woman will serve as House chaplain. Retired Rear Adm. Margaret G. Kibben was announced Thursday as Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s choice to be the next House chaplain, replacing the retiring Rev. Patrick J. Conroy. Kibben will be the first female chaplain for either chamber. Kibben was the first woman to serve as chief of Navy chaplains, serving from 2014-2018 in that role, and was previously chaplain of the Marine Corps. Her arrival on Capitol Hill w...