As far as Teresa Hord Owens is concerned, the Disciples of Christ Church has something really big to say.
On July 9, the congregation overwhelmingly elected Owens general minister and president of the Protestant denomination. She is now the first African-American woman, and second woman, to lead the denomination.
The historic nature of Owens' election, which has also been lauded as the first time an African-American woman has ever led a mainline Protestant denomination in a solo capacity, is not lost on Owens.
She considers her election one of both hope and expectation.
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