Kay Ward Explained

Kay Lynaugh Ward (born 1942) is an American Moravian bishop. Ward was the first woman to be named a bishop in the Moravian Church.

Career

Ward was trained as an educator prior to her ordination as a minister in 1979. Throughout her career she has served as pastor for numerous congregations, sometimes with her husband Aden. She has also worked as director of continuing education at the Moravian Theological Seminary. She was serving in this role when she was elected a bishop by the Northern Province of the Moravian Church in 1998.

She thus became the first woman bishop in the Moravian Unity.^[1] Ward, who received her graduate degree from the Claremont School of Theology, has written a number of books, including a Bible study.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Susan Hill Lindley. Eleanor J. Stebner. The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History. 2008. Westminster John Knox Press. 978-0-664-22454-7. 228.
2. Web site: NP – Moravian Bishop Kay Ward pens Bible Study for Lutheran magazine Gather « Moravian Church Northern Province « Moravian Church of North America. www.moravian.org. 22 August 2018.
3. Web site: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Kay Ward - Moravian Ministries Foundation. 19 April 2018. 22 August 2018.