Tag: Episcopal Church history
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Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells makes history as the first Black woman installed as Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, focusing on community engagement and radical love.
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The remarkable life and legacy of Samuel David Ferguson, the first Black member of the House of Bishops and Bishop of Liberia. Born in 1842, Ferguson dedicated himself to education, founding schools and establishing Cuttington College in 1889.
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