SDPC National Site: Bishop Leontine T. C. Kelly

Bishop Leontine T. C. Kelly

Bishop Retired of the United Methodist Church; elected in 1984, becoming the first African American woman and second woman to hold that denominational position; civil and human rights activist engaged in such issues as the rights of children and farm workers, HIV/AIDS, the fight against illiteracy, poverty, violence and racism; doctor of divinity degree from Emory University and visiting professor at the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA.