Bishop Purity Malinga
Bishop Purity Malinga has been installed as the first female presiding bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. (Facebook photo courtesy of MCSA).
The Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) inducted its first female presiding bishop in over 200 years on Nov. 17, according to a report by Jenni Evans on South Africa's News24.
While the bishop said she hadn't encountered any resistance to her role as a female church leader, she wants to reduce patriarchy in the MCSA by "convincing those who need to be convinced."
Bishop Malinga told News24 that she intends to focus on making the church"a safe place for women and people in need – the poorest of the poor," Evans reported.