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Sunday Worship: Constance Coltman: Called to Serve

17/09/2017

Constance Coltman: Called to Serve

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The Revd Dr Kirsty Thorpe marks 100th anniversary of the ordination of Constance Coltman, one of the first British women to be ordained, by exploring her life and her legacy.

On 17th September 1917 Constance Coltman took a radical step; she was ordained as a Christian minister. She was one of the first women in Britain to serve as a minister in a mainstream Church and to mark the 100th anniversary of her ordination, the Revd Dr Kirsty Thorpe explores her life and her legacy. The preacher is the Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin who reflects on the nature of vocation, ministry and her own career.

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