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Marsha Scipio tapped to lead Baptist World Aid

Marsha Scipio has been named director of Baptist World Aid, the community development arm of the Baptist World Alliance.

Scipio, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, currently serves as associate minister and youth pastor at Berean Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York. She is also the founder of Women Who Minister, an ecumenical conference dedicated to the “spiritual rejuvenation” of women in ministry.

She is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center, where she earned the public service award from the Office of Public Interest and Community Service. While she was at Princeton Theological Seminary earning her master of divinity degree, she won awards in history and practical theology.