The minister couple breaking norms in rural Iowa church
Rev. Nancy Allen co-pastors four rural United Methodist churches near Wayland Iowa with her husband Rev. Art Allen. She is eight months pregnant and serves as a full ordained minister, discussing the challenges and rewards of a female clergy couple, their shared duties, and plans for future ministry and writing.
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New Life
Nancy Allen
Nancy
Wayland
Art Allen
Art
Simpson College
Indianola
Allens
North Carolina
United Methodist Church
Cottonwood United Methodist Church
Finley Chapel
Trenton
United Methodist
Paul
Divinity School Review
UMW
Journal
Ordinary life, extraordinary caregiver Miss Letts
Mary Gale Letts spent decades caring for relatives and serving in the Navy department and New York, Washington D.C., and Iowa. She recalls meeting President Hoover, Smokey the Bear, and wildlife encounters, plus a Kenya safari and a wish to visit Antarctica. Her calendar is full, and she remains active in church, DAR, PEO, and YWCA.
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Mary Gale Letts
U.S
Smokey the Bear
Antarctica
Miss Letts
Washington
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
YWCA
Tom Duncan
Washington, D.C
Gladys Letts Hughes
Navy Department
F. Dickenson Letts
Navy
Capitol
Congress
Zoo
Smokey
Bear
China
Connecticut
Kenya
Tanzania
Africa
Little
America
Naval Department
PEO
Dar
New York City