{"id":42309,"date":"2026-03-25T15:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/?p=42309"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:22:38","slug":"twkumc-seventy-years-of-women-in-clergy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/es\/history-archives\/twkumc-seventy-years-of-women-in-clergy\/","title":{"rendered":"Setenta a\u00f1os de ordenaci\u00f3n de mujeres como cl\u00e9rigas de la Iglesia Metodista Unida"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Hitos clave en las conferencias que precedieron a TWK<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A\u00f1os 1930-1950: La \u00e9poca de los mandatos locales<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1935<br>Clydia Ester Boose<\/strong> se convirti\u00f3 en la primera mujer en obtener la licencia de pastora local en nuestras conferencias predecesoras (la Conferencia de Tennessee Central de la Iglesia Metodista Episcopal).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1940<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> Boose se convierte en la primera mujer ordenada como di\u00e1cona local en la Conferencia de Memphis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1948<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> Boose se convierte en la primera mujer ordenada como anciana local en la Conferencia de Memphis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1954<br><\/strong>Boose se convierte en la primera mujer nombrada pastora \u00fanica de una congregaci\u00f3n en Boose Memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A\u00f1os 60 y 70: Afiliaci\u00f3n plena y pertenencia a la Conferencia<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1968<br>Ora Bell Peck<\/strong> se convirti\u00f3 en la primera mujer en ser admitida como miembro de pleno derecho en la Conferencia Anual de Memphis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1970<br><\/strong>Peck se convierte en la primera mujer ordenada como anciana con plenos derechos en la Conferencia de Memphis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1973<br>Faith Martha Cornwall<\/strong> se convierte en la primera mujer ordenada como anciana por la Conferencia de Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ampliaci\u00f3n del liderazgo en todas las conferencias<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1978<br>Karen Y. Collier<\/strong> se convierte en la primera mujer negra ordenada como anciana en nuestras conferencias predecesoras y en la Conferencia de Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1979<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong> Lenn L. Harris <\/strong>se convierte en la primera mujer negra ordenada como anciana en la Conferencia de Memphis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Este a\u00f1o se cumple el 70.\u00ba aniversario de la concesi\u00f3n de plenos derechos clericales a las mujeres en la Iglesia Metodista. En 1956, la denominaci\u00f3n otorg\u00f3 formalmente a las mujeres el derecho a la ordenaci\u00f3n plena como ancianas, reconociendo sus dones y su liderazgo en el ministerio ordenado. Sin embargo, en nuestra conferencia, la historia de las mujeres en el clero comenz\u00f3 mucho antes de ese reconocimiento oficial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En la Iglesia Metodista, antes de 1968, la autoridad del clero se desarrollaba por etapas. En primer lugar, una persona pod\u00eda obtener la licencia de predicador local. Posteriormente, pod\u00eda ser ordenada como di\u00e1cono local o anciano local, cargos otorgados por un superintendente de distrito y cuya autoridad se limitaba a ese distrito. Estas \u00f3rdenes locales no inclu\u00edan la membres\u00eda plena en la conferencia anual. La membres\u00eda plena en la conferencia, conocida como \u00abconexi\u00f3n plena\u00bb, era independiente de los derechos de predicaci\u00f3n y confer\u00eda privilegios de voto y autoridad en toda la conferencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1935: Clydia Ester Boose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42376\" style=\"width:208px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2.jpg 658w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/twkumc.org\/2025sejhsannualmeeting\/clydia-boose?authuser=0\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/twkumc.org\/2025sejhsannualmeeting\/clydia-boose?authuser=0\"><em>Foto de<\/em>\u00a0Predicadora pionera: La historia de Clydia Boose<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fue dentro de este sistema de m\u00faltiples niveles donde <strong>Clydia Ester Boose <\/strong>fue la primera en responder a su llamado. Tras obtener su licencia en 1935, se convirti\u00f3 en la primera mujer ordenada como di\u00e1cona local en la Conferencia de Memphis en 1940, y en la primera mujer ordenada como anciana local en esa misma conferencia en 1948. En 1954, fue nombrada pastora \u00fanica de la Segunda Iglesia Metodista de Dyersburg y de Boose Memorial, convirti\u00e9ndose as\u00ed en la primera mujer de nuestras conferencias predecesoras en ejercer plena autoridad pastoral sobre una congregaci\u00f3n. Mucho antes de que las estructuras apoyaran plenamente el liderazgo de las mujeres, Boose ya estaba viviendo fielmente su vocaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1968: Ora Bell Peck<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ora-Bell.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ora-Bell.jpg 178w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ora-Bell-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ora-Bell-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/twkumc.org\/2025sejhsannualmeeting\/ora-bell-peck?authuser=0\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/twkumc.org\/2025sejhsannualmeeting\/ora-bell-peck?authuser=0\">Foto cortes\u00eda del reverendo Ronnie Peck<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>En 1968 se produjo un cambio significativo, cuando <strong>Ora Bell Peck<\/strong> se convirti\u00f3 en la primera mujer en ser admitida con plenos derechos en la Conferencia Anual de Memphis. Dos a\u00f1os m\u00e1s tarde, en 1970, se convirti\u00f3 en la primera mujer ordenada como anciana con plenos derechos en dicha conferencia, lo que supuso un nuevo hito en el reconocimiento institucional de la autoridad sacramental de las mujeres y su pertenencia a la conferencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1973: Faith Martha Cornwall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rev-Dr-Faith-Martha-Cornwall-15904448.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42374\" style=\"width:111px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rev-Dr-Faith-Martha-Cornwall-15904448.jpg 640w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rev-Dr-Faith-Martha-Cornwall-15904448-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rev-Dr-Faith-Martha-Cornwall-15904448-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesfuneralhomelkn.com\/obituaries\/rev-dr-faith-martha-cornwall\/albums\/0\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.jamesfuneralhomelkn.com\/obituaries\/rev-dr-faith-martha-cornwall\/albums\/0\">Foto cortes\u00eda de la familia Cornwall<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>En 1973, <strong>Faith Martha Cornwall <\/strong>se convirti\u00f3 en la primera mujer ordenada como anciana por la Conferencia de Tennessee. Su ministerio reflejaba la creciente presencia de las mujeres en el liderazgo pastoral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1978: Dra. Karen Y. Collier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/138-Commentary-Burton-Collier-690px.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42373\" style=\"width:276px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/138-Commentary-Burton-Collier-690px.webp 690w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/138-Commentary-Burton-Collier-690px-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/138-Commentary-Burton-Collier-690px-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umnews.org\/en\/news\/collier-had-impact-at-denominational-personal-levels?_gl=1*15fdqjo*_gcl_au*MTAwNjg0MTg3MC4xNzY4NTE3ODk2\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.umnews.org\/en\/news\/collier-had-impact-at-denominational-personal-levels?_gl=1*15fdqjo*_gcl_au*MTAwNjg0MTg3MC4xNzY4NTE3ODk2\">Foto cortes\u00eda de M. Garlinda Burton<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>El c\u00edrculo se ampli\u00f3 a\u00fan m\u00e1s en 1978, cuando <strong>Dra. Karen Y. Collier<\/strong> se convirti\u00f3 en la primera mujer negra ordenada como anciana en la Conferencia de Tennessee. Respetada acad\u00e9mica, pastora y mentora, la Dra. Collier contribuy\u00f3 a formar a generaciones de l\u00edderes tanto en la iglesia como en el \u00e1mbito acad\u00e9mico. Desempe\u00f1\u00f3 funciones de consultora, mentora y coordinadora del Programa de Mujeres de Color, fundado en 1988 para apoyar a mujeres negras, ind\u00edgenas y de otras minor\u00edas \u00e9tnicas que cursaban estudios de doctorado en educaci\u00f3n religiosa, lo que tuvo un impacto en mujeres de todo el mundo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1979: Lenn L. Harris<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"95\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/milam_bio.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/milam_bio.jpg 95w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/milam_bio-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.explorefaith.org\/bio.milam.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"http:\/\/www.explorefaith.org\/bio.milam.html\">Foto cortes\u00eda de ExploreFaith.org<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>En 1979, <strong>Lenn L. Harris<\/strong> se convirti\u00f3 en la primera mujer negra ordenada como anciana en la Conferencia de Memphis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estos hitos tuvieron lugar a lo largo de d\u00e9cadas de cambios en la vida de la Iglesia Metodista, a medida que las conferencias se reorganizaban y, finalmente, se convirtieron en la entidad que hoy conocemos como la Iglesia Metodista Unida. En 2021, las conferencias de Tennessee y Memphis se fusionaron para formar la Conferencia de Tennessee-Kentucky Occidental, dando continuidad a esta historia compartida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al celebrar los setenta a\u00f1os de presencia de las mujeres en el clero, recordamos que los cambios normativos no fueron los que dieron origen al ministerio de las mujeres. Las mujeres llevaban mucho tiempo predicando, ense\u00f1ando, organizando y ejerciendo el liderazgo en sus comunidades. La decisi\u00f3n de 1956 reconoci\u00f3 lo que las mujeres ya ven\u00edan haciendo fielmente y abri\u00f3 el camino a generaciones de mujeres cl\u00e9rigas que siguen sirviendo a la iglesia en la actualidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AC25_Ordination-Small-101-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AC25_Ordination-Small-101-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AC25_Ordination-Small-101-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AC25_Ordination-Small-101-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AC25_Ordination-Small-101-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AC25_Ordination-Small-101-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/twkumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AC25_Ordination-Small-101.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Los zapatos rojos son una tradici\u00f3n entre las mujeres durante la ordenaci\u00f3n, en homenaje al profundo legado de las mujeres en la Iglesia Metodista Unida. En la imagen: el servicio de ordenaci\u00f3n de la Conferencia Anual TWK de 2025.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Escrito por Hannah Ensley, pasante de comunicaciones, y Gratia Strother, archivista de la conferencia<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Milestones in TWK&#8217;s Predecessor Conferences 1930s\u20131950s: The Years of Local Orders 1935Clydia Ester Boose became the first woman to be licensed as a Local Pastor in our predecessor conferences [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":42311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,62],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-42309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-archives","category-professions-of-faith","tag-feature"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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