Breaking Denominational Traditions
Becoming the church’s pastor was Evelyn Puckett’s first break with Colonial Avenue Methodist’s traditions. But it wasn’t the last.
Looking at Pastor Evelyn Puckett’s résumé, one would assume the Spirit-filled 58-year-old ministers at a charismatic or Pentecostal church. After all, she attended full gospel Elim Bible Institute and the Assemblies of God Central Bible College; served as choir director at Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Va.; was a counselor at the Christian Broadcasting Network; and ministered at Women’s Aglow conferences.
But when it came time for Evelyn to fulfill a longtime calling and desire to be a pastor, she ended up at Colonial Avenue Methodist Church in downtown Norfolk, Va. The church, steeped in the traditions of its denomination, voted her in as its first woman pastor.
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