1956-2006: Resources to Celebrate 50 Years of Women’s Full Clergy Rights in the Methodist Tradition

For general information on this important historical anniversary, see
http://www.gcah.org/HeritageSunday2006.htm

For worship resources, see
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?loc_id=9,1115&act=nav_loc
http://gbhem.org/clergywomen/home.asp
(including a service by Drew University’s own Heather Murray Elkins)

For a transcription of the full debate at the 1956 General Conference of the Methodist Church, see
http://www.gcah.org/1956%20women.htm

For an interview with Maud Jensen (including an audio excerpt), see
http://www.gcah.org/Jensen.htm

Finally, for a historical retrospective of important firsts for women clergy, see
http://www.gcah.org/women_ministry.htm
and our online exhibit at
http://www.gcah.org/Museum/home.htm