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Highlights include visits to the Presbyterian Community of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where women pastors play major roles in worship and church life, and profiles of Dr. Patricia Fresen, a Roman Catholic women-deacons and women-priests program developer. The publication also reports on a United Methodist appeals decision reversing the defrocking of Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud.","5TtI 1  \n# Woman’s Pulpit\n\nOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN MINISTERS  \n# Congo Presbyterians Inspire US Leader\n\nSLAREMONT,CALIF  \nA Letter from PC(USA)Vice-Moderator Jean Marie Peacock  \n1.25 million members,eight synods,53presbyteries and more than 700 pastors.In the Presbyterian Community ofKinshasa(CPK),composed of foursynods with about six presbyteries in eachsynod,there are about 20,500 members.The CPK has about 11 women pastors.The first was ordained as a Minister ofWord and Sacrament 17 years ago.  \n\"Mbote,mama!\"With these words inLingala we greeted each other while weleaned in to touch our cheeks together—first on one side of the face,then theother,then back for a third time.In theDemocratic Republic of Congo I rubbedcheeks with many sisters in faith as weshowed our appreciation,respect andaffection for each other.There,as in somany places,women dominate churchmembership,filling the majority of thepews.They serve with exuberance andfaithfulness,often in the background ofchurch life,as men dominate officialpositions of power and decision-making.  \nI also enjoyed talking with women whoare in training in seminary and others whoserve as leaders in the work of the  \nFresen to Address 2006Assembly in Bavaria  \nIn every church we visited,I wasinspired by the spirit of the women wholifted their voices in song and filled thechurch with whistles and shouts of joy asthey danced and moved and engaged theirwhole beings in worship.I was inspired bythe exuberance,joy,strength and faith theybring to the life of the church.  \nDr.Patricia Fresen of South Africa and Munich,Germany,womanbishop anddeveloper of a training program for Roman Catholic womendeacons and womenpriests,will be among the featured speakers at the 2006 Assembly of the InternationalAssociation of Women Ministers meeting in Bavaria April 24 to 27,2006.  \nSt.Martin)in Bernried on StarnbergLake,south of Munich.Its theme is\"Your Daughters Shall Prophesy.\"SomeGerman women theologians are workingwith chairperson Rev.Christiane Duttonto design a program exploring mutualconcerns for opening the ordainedministry to more women and seekingways to support,encourage and mutuallyedify each other as we reaffirm our callsto proclaim the whole Gospel to thewhole world.  \nRick Ufford-Chase,Moderator of the216th Assembly,and I were introduced inworship services many times during thistrip.The welcome was always over-whelming,but we both recognized that Ioften received greater applause and cheersand shouts of approval because the womenof the churches were responding to awoman pastor who was serving as the ViceModerator of the General Assembly ofthePC(USA).A woman serving in such aposition has not yet occurred in Congo,butthe women expressed hope that a changewould not be long in coming.  \nDr.Fresen,63,a former member of theDominican Sisters of the Congregation ofSt.Catherine of Siena of King William'sTown,South Africa for 45 years,spentseven of those years helping to preparemen for the priesthood in her homeland.Since being ordained a womanpriest bywomenbishopsChristineMayr-Lumetzberger and Dr.Gisela Forster inSpain in August,2003,she has designedand guided a program to preparewomendeacons and womenpriests.  \nPC(USA)partner churches in theDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC)doordain women as deacons,elders andpastors.I enjoyed meeting them andlearning of their ministry.In thePresbyterian Community of the Congo(CPC),I was told,there are about eightwomen who have been ordained as pastorsin a denomination which has more than  \nEarly this year the bishop who ordained  \nThe Woman's Pulpit/1  \nOctober-  \nDecember  \n2005  \nWomen's Department in both the CPC andthe CPK.In both women's departmentsthe work is focused on empowerment anddevelopment of women through education,literacy,leadership training and income-generating programs that teach self-sufficiency.These programs,led bywomen for women and their families,include programs that teach women to dyecloth,sew items t","cbCaitPKQpOFIAAf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitPKQpOFIAAf","pdf",3152948,"English","en",105,"# Congo Presbyterians Inspire US Leader\n## UM Jurisdictional Committee Sets Aside Stroud Defrocking","[{\"question\":\"What message about women’s leadership is emphasized in the Congo-related section?\",\"answer\":\"The article stresses that women dominate church membership and contribute powerfully to worship and ministry, even while official power and decision-making are often held by men.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is Dr. Patricia Fresen and why is she mentioned?\",\"answer\":\"Dr. Patricia Fresen is presented as a featured speaker for the 2006 Assembly and as a developer of a training program for Roman Catholic women deacons and women priests.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the United Methodist appeals committee decide regarding Rev. 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