This content was prompted by a recent discussion on a website in which several persons said they were not aware of any Clergywomen who had led a growing church. The United Methodist clergy listed below are examples of clergywomen who have demonstrated both high church membership and worship attendance growth in relatively large church settings.

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The information below is listed in chronological order based on the first year that a pastor served a church on this list.

Basic Information- Rev. Kathleen Baskin-Ball

Rev. Kathleen Baskin-Ball		Ordination: 1983  Deacon and Probationary Member of the North Texas Conference. 1988  Elder and Full Member of the North Texas Conference. Education: 1981  B.A. in Psychology from North Texas State University. 1986  Master of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology at SMU. Last Appointment: Senior Pastor, Suncreek United Methodist Church

Church Statistics- Rev. Kathleen Baskin-Ball     

		Greenland Hills UMC, Dallas, TX (1994-2001)

                                   • Gain in weekly worship attendance from 1993 (120) to 2000 (288) is 168 persons.
                                   • Gain in membership from June 1994 (301) to June 2001 (571) is 270 persons.
                                   • Mean PF-WA Index (1995-2000) is 12.24.

		Suncreek UMC, Allen, TX (2001-2008)

                  • Gain in weekly worship attendance from 2000 (350) to 2007 (649) is 299 persons.
                  • Gain in membership from June 2001 (469) to 11/16/08 (1603) is 1134 persons.
                  • Mean PF-WA Index (2002-2007) is 13.74 .

Kathleen was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in January 2007. In November 2008, she began hospice care at her home. She died on December 2, 2008.

Basic Information - Rev. Linda Harker

Rev. Linda Harker		Ordination: 1995 Probationary Member of the Oklahoma Conference. 1999 Elder and Full Member of the Oklahoma Conference. Education: 1993  B.A. in Religion from Oklahoma City University. 1997  Master of Divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK. Current Appointment: District Superintendent, Muskogee District of the Oklahoma Conference

Church Statistics - Rev. Linda Harker
                                                             

		Faith UMC, Tulsa, OK (1998 – 2006)

                                   • Gain in worship attendance from 1997 (352) to 2005 (628) is 276 persons.
                                   • Gain in membership from 1998 (827) to 2006 (1615) is 788 persons.
                                   • Mean PF-WA Index (1999-2005) is 6.55.

Basic Information - Rev. Rhonda VanDyke Colby

Rev. Rhonda VanDyke Colby		Ordination: 1981 Deacon and Probationary Member of the Virginia Conference. 1985 Elder and Full Member of the Virginia Conference. Education: 1979  B.S. in Psychology and Sociology from James Madison University 1983  MDiv from Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC. 2005  Doctor of Mininistry from Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond Current Appointment: Dean of Spiritual Life, Shenandoah University; Co-Director of the Institute for Church Professions at Shenandoah University

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Church Statistics - Rev. Rhonda VanDyke Colby
                                                             

		Bon Air UMC , VA (2000 – 2006)

Pastor Journal Year Actual Year Membership Annual Avg. Worship Profession of Faith PF-WA Index D. Wilson (man) 00 99 1932 424 Ce / R. VanDyke Colby 01 00 1957 474 R. VanDyke Colby (woman) 02 01 1998 566 R. VanDyke Colby 03 02 2058 543 R. VanDyke Colby 04 03 2102 516 R. VanDyke Colby 05 04 2148 514 32 6.23 R. VanDyke Colby 06 05 2183 534 42 7.87 R. VanDyke Colby/ W. Davis 07 06 2146 473 44 9.30 W. Davis (man) 08 07

                                   • Gain in worship attendance from 1999 (424) to 2005 (534) is 110 persons.
                                   • Gain in membership from 2000 (1957) to 2006 (2146) is 189 persons.
                                   • Mean PF-WA Index (2001-2005) is ?.?.

 

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Basic Information - Rev. Susan Leonard-Ray

Rev. Susan Leonard-Ray		Ordination: 1990 Probationary Member of the South Carolina Conference. 1992 Elder and Full Member of the South Carolina Conference. Education: 1986  B.A. from Carson-Newman College. 1989  MDiv from Candler School of Theology at Emory . Current Appointment: Senior Pastor, Advent United Methodist Church

Church Statistics - Rev. Susan Leonard-Ray
                                                             

		Advent UMC Simpsonville, SC (2001 – Date)

                                   • Gain in worship attendance from 2000 (363) to 2007 (641) is 278 persons.
                                   • Gain in membership from 2001 (629) to 2007 (1197) is 568 persons.
                                   • Mean PF-WA Index (2002-2006) is ?.

Basic Information - Rev. Dr. Barbara Galloway-Edgar

Rev. Dr. Barbara Galloway-Edgar		Ordination: 1981 Probationary Member of the Southwest Texas Conference. 1985 Elder and Full Member of the Southwest Texas Conference. Education: 1978  B.A. from Southwestern University. 1983  MTh from Perkins School of Theology at SMU. 2005  Ph.D. from Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC. Current Appointment: Senior Pasor, Coker United Methodist Church

Church Statistics - Rev. Dr. Barbara Galloway-Edgar
                                                             

		First UMC Boerne, TX (2002 – 2007)

                                   • Gain in worship attendance from 2001 (571) to 2006 (644) is 73 persons.
                                   • Gain in membership from 2002 (1562) to 2007 (1898) is 336 persons.
                                   • Mean PF-WA Index (2003-2006) is 7.67.

We plan to add more clergywomen to this page in the future. The current criteria for inclusion on this page is leading a large church with growth of 150 persons or more in worship attendance or a very large church with growth of 50 or more persons in worship attendance. We also require a tenure of at least 4 years at a church. If you are aware of other clergywomen who have served large churches and who have achieved a distinguished record of both membership and worship attendance growth, please send an e-mail to webmanager@AGloryBe.com.

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