New President for NSW Council of Churches

Posted on July 3, 2008 
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Margaret RodgersThe first woman President of the NSW Council of Churches has been elected. Deaconess Margaret Rodgers was unanimously elected President of the Council at the Annual General Meeting last month.

Well-known to Sydney Anglicans, Margaret was the Media Officer for Archbishop Peter Jensen until her retirement at the end of 2007. She served as Principal of Deaconess House, 1976–85, and was CEO of Sydney’s Anglican Media Council 1994–2003.

The NSW Council of Churches represents seven Christian denominations – The Anglican Church (Diocese of Sydney), The Baptist Union of NSW, The Christian Reformed Churches of Australia (NSW), The Churches of Christ in NSW, The Fellowship of Congregational Churches (NSW), The Presbyterian Church of Australia (NSW) and The Salvation Army (Eastern Territory).

For more about the NSW Council of Churches, see their website.