Christian Reformed Church elects a woman as vice president: First Synod with women delegates
The Christian Reformed Church made history by electing a woman as vice president of its annual Synod—the first such meeting in which women were allowed to serve as delegates. Of the 180 delegates, 26 were female.
Pastor Thea Leunk of Eastern Avenue CRC in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was elected vice president after finishing second in the vote for president on the June 14 opening day of the CRC Synod meeting at Calvin College.