News, Methodist women seek to crack 'stained-glass ceiling' (churches, history, protestant)

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NASHVILLE (AP) — The United Methodist Church, which boasts a history of ordaining women clergy, is seeking to shatter the so-called "stained-glass ceiling" blocking female pastors from its largest pulpits.

The nation's second largest Protestant denomination has launched a new initiative, the Lead Women Pastor Project, to examine barriers to women being appointed pastors to Methodist churches with more than 1,000 members.

Methodist women seek to crack 'stained-glass ceiling' - USATODAY.com

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Best wishes to them on this.