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Erica Lea to Become First Openly LGBTQ Lead Pastor of Mennonite Church USA

By Betsy Shirley
Erica Lea. Image via Erica Lea.
Sep 18, 2017
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Albuquerque Mennonite Church will announce today that they have called Erica Lea to be their pastor — the first openly LGBTQ person to serve as a lead pastor in the Mennonite Church USA, a denomination that claims more than 70,000 adult members in the U.S.

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