First woman pastor installed in MS Baptist church

                                                                                                                                              Vol. XV, No. 3, March 2002

Rivercrest Fellowship in Jackson has become the first church ever affiliated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention to be led by a woman pastor. The congregation geared toward young adults commonly referred to as "Generation X" installed Carla Street as pastor Jan. 20.

She had been co-pastor since starting the church in 1993 with her husband, Steve Street. He recently resigned to become coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Mississippi. In October, the small church voted unanimously to call her as pastor.

"It was one of the best days of my life because it was so affirming," she said. "That tells me it was an act of God."

[Question: Is she saying that because it made her feel good, it had to be an act of God? TCP]