First Methodist female bishop elected in Africa

 
A UMNS ReportBy Linda Bloom*
 

Photo by Bill Kreamer and UMNS
The Rev. Joaquina Filipe Nhanala was elected July 23 as the first female United Methodist bishop in Africa.Nhanala, 51, the pastor of Matola United Methodist Church in Mozambique, was elected during the July 22-24 meeting of the denomination’s Africa Central Conference at Africa University in Mutare, [...]