Meet the first trans pastor officially ordained by the Evangelical Lutheran Church
By Mitch Kellaway, The Advocate. Colorado pastor Asher O’Callaghan, the first out trans person ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America’s standard ordination process, says members of the church have been living examples of Christlike love and acceptance. Though a liberal-leaning Protestant sect, the ELCA had previously only ordained openly trans ministers outside of the…