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Sandra Day O'Connor, first female Supreme Court justice, and an Episcopalian, dies at 93
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, died December 1 in Phoenix, Arizona, due to complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness....
Russian Baptist leader targeted, flees home after praying for peace
Yuri Sipko, a former president of the Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists in Russia, fled his homeland in August when authorities attempted to arrest him for publicly praying for peace in Ukra...
Harvard Divinity School selects first Black woman as dean
A cultural anthropologist of the Black religious experience has been named dean of the Harvard Divinity School beginning January 1....
SBC leader Willie McLaurin resigns after admitting he falsified resume
Willie McLaurin, the acting president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s executive committee, resigned suddenly on August 17 after admitting he had falsified his resume....
UCC elects first woman—and first woman of African descent—to lead denomination
The United Church of Christ elected its first female general minister and president on Monday at its 34th general synod in Indianapolis....
Unitarian Universalists elect first woman of color, openly queer president
A womanist theologian, ethicist, and minister was installed as the 10th president of the Unitarian Universalist Association on June 25, following an uncontested election in which she secured 95.5 p...