
Forty years ago, a pioneer was ordained.
On January 10, 1977, Bishop Paul Moore ordained the Rev. Ellen Barrett to the priesthood, the first time an openly gay person was ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.
On January 10, 1977, Bishop Paul Moore ordained the Rev. Ellen Barrett to the priesthood, the first time an openly gay person was ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.
“I wasn’t expecting to get on – I thought the clergy were too conservative to vote for a progressive like me,”