Post by M. Hawbaker on May 15, 2021 19:56:44 GMT
Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer is making history within the Evangelical Lutheran Church as the very first transgender bishop.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) announced this week in a press release that Rohrer, who uses they/them pronouns, was elected to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod, further cementing their mark on the church after previously being its first openly transgender pastor.
"It's humbling. It's inspiring," Rohrer told CNN. "And I think I'm very aware that this call is bigger than me — that it's about serving God, and it's about … a place in history that means a lot to a lot of people."
Rohrer has served as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in San Francisco since 2014 — and was ordained during a time when the ELCA did not allow LGBTQ pastors to serve openly, according to their website.
When the policy changed in 2009, Rohrer, who lives in San Francisco with their wife and two children, was among the first of seven pastors received into the ELCA.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) announced this week in a press release that Rohrer, who uses they/them pronouns, was elected to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod, further cementing their mark on the church after previously being its first openly transgender pastor.
"It's humbling. It's inspiring," Rohrer told CNN. "And I think I'm very aware that this call is bigger than me — that it's about serving God, and it's about … a place in history that means a lot to a lot of people."
Rohrer has served as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in San Francisco since 2014 — and was ordained during a time when the ELCA did not allow LGBTQ pastors to serve openly, according to their website.
When the policy changed in 2009, Rohrer, who lives in San Francisco with their wife and two children, was among the first of seven pastors received into the ELCA.
Not all Christian churches will suffer persecution, I suspect. 
