Originally posted to ELCA African Descent Ministries Facebook page, shared with us via Nicolette Peñaranda.
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Patricia Davenport, the first African American woman to be elected bishop in the ELCA, died on July 29, 2026. This is an excerpt of an interview with Davenport by Nicolette…
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