L-R, Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward, Sharon Hausman with Pastor Mark, and Prof. Darlene O’Dell
Listen in as Pastor Mark revisits the story of the “Philadelphia 11,” who were the first 11 women ordained as priests in the Episcopal Church. This is a Philadelphia story, as much as it is a story about equality in the clergy of the Christian church. Join us as we interview one of the remaining “Philadelphia 11,” Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward as she recounts the early struggles of women as they sought equality in the Episcopal Church. Join us as we see how this earth-shattering event reverberated through other mainline Protestant denominations during the last four decades. And learn how current Episcopalian seminarians reflect on the debt owed to the Philadelphia 11.”