{"id":115135,"date":"2022-09-14T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=115135"},"modified":"2022-09-15T07:19:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T11:19:43","slug":"south-carolina-anglican-dioceses-first-black-female-priest-reflects-on-symbolism-of-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=115135","title":{"rendered":"(Local Paper) South Carolina Anglican Diocese\u2019s first Black female priest reflects on symbolism of moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rev. Henrietta Rivers can name the handful of male pastors who helped shape her approach to ministry. But perhaps the most influential person to impact her pastoral career was a woman \u2014 N.C. Williams, an instructor at the predominantly Black and now closed Charles A. Brown High School.<\/p>\n

Rivers recalls how Williams would tell the freshmen students that their worth didn\u2019t come from their material possessions. She also taught the importance of being proud of one\u2019s African American heritage.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe allowed us to see our human value,\u201d said Rivers, 55, who now preaches a similar message to middle school students in her role as chaplain at Porter-Gaud School. <\/p>\n

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SC Anglican Diocese's first Black female priest reflects on symbolism of moment | Features | https:\/\/t.co\/UK6ZVNAItY<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/pvKaDWpgKy<\/a><\/p>\n

— Margo Ellis (@margo_usmc) September 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n