Kay Ward
Kay Lynaugh Ward (born 1942) is an American Moravian bishop. Ward was the first woman to be named a bishop in the Moravian Church.
Career
She was director of continuing education at the Moravian Theological Seminary when she was elected a bishop by the Northern Province of the Moravian Church in 1998, becoming the first woman bishop in the Moravian Unity.[1] Ward received her graduate degree from the Claremont School of Theology and has written books including a Bible study.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Susan Hill Lindley; Eleanor J. Stebner (2008). The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-664-22454-7.
- ↑ "NP – Moravian Bishop Kay Ward pens Bible Study for Lutheran magazine Gather « Moravian Church Northern Province « Moravian Church of North America". www.moravian.org. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ↑ "The Rt. Rev. Dr. Kay Ward - Moravian Ministries Foundation". 19 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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