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Asha George-Guiser - 1st Asian,
LCA, 1982
 The Rev. Asha George-Guiser is
the first Asian woman ordained by the Lutheran Church in America, May
15, 1982, a graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Philadelphia. She was an associate pastor with St. James Lutheran
Church, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania and Christ, Kulpsville, Pennsylvania,
before taking a position with ELCA Region 8 in 1988. From 1994-2000, she
was with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod as assistant to the bishop.
Since 2002, she has served as Family and Marriage Therapist with the
Council for Relationships, Philadelphia.
Pastor George-Guiser’s Indian heritage is
evident as she has performed liturgical dance for worship services as
seen here. (Photo courtesy of the Rev. Asha George-Guiser.)
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