Christian Century staff
The "bold, unapologetic women" will share the second most important position in the 1.4 million–member denomination for two years.
The school's board of directors praised her “exceptional background in pedagogy.”
Wingeier-Rayo is a fourth-generation missionary, having spent 15 years in Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the Rio Grande Valley.
The scholar of religion and culture will become president in September.
While still one of the largest seminaries in the U.S., Fuller has faced declining enrollment.
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