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Woman to Head Baptist Fellowship

From Times Wire Reports

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, formed 10 years ago as a moderate alternative to the Southern Baptist Convention, has appointed another woman to its top leadership position. Donna Forrester is the first ordained woman and fifth woman named to lead the 1,800-church fellowship in Greenville. She has been the minister of pastoral care and counseling at Greenville First Baptist Church since 1989. Forrester, 50, was elected moderator at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s convention in Orlando, Fla., earlier this month.

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