The Rev. Dr. Patrice Fowler-Searcy ’13/’24 is the first Black woman to chair Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s Board of Directors. Prior to assuming this role, Patrice served the Board for 12 years in a number of capacities, including vice chair during Sandy Lamb’s leadership, chair of the governance committee, and member of the Executive and Student…
Tag: Women in ministry
Lessons I Learned as a Clergywoman and a Daughter
Above: Emma Kate Lander ’25 and Stephanie Backus ’24 help to lead a service at Hicks Memorial Chapel (PTS campus). My experience as a clergywoman has always been related to my experience as a woman. I remember one of the first times I articulated a desire to be a pastor. I was in first grade,…
Heroines of History—Frances Willard and Florence Spearing Randolph
Above: The Rev. Dr. Donna Giver-Johnston, director of the Doctor of Ministry program, leads worship. When I was a young girl, my favorite superhero—besides my mother, of course—was Wonder Woman. I remember being captivated by her power to repel bullets with her cuffs and capture evil ones with her lasso of truth, all in service…


