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Elizabeth Platz - LCA, 1970

The ordination of Elizabeth Alvina Platz into the clergy of the Lutheran Church in America on November 22, 1970, made headlines and the cover of The Lutheran because she was the first woman ordained into the Lutheran Ministry in North America. Shown is a photo from her ordination service at the University of Maryland where Pastor Platz has served as campus pastor since her ordination.

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