Bishop Minerva Carcaño
Jun 12th, 2009 | By | Category: Speakers
Bishop Minerva Carcaño
In 2004, Bishop Minerva Carcaño became the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the episcopacy of The United Methodist Church. A native of Edinburg, Texas, Bishop Carcaño spent her early years of life aspiring to make a difference in the lives of persons who faced poverty and discrimination. She has served congregations in Texas, New Mexico, and California and in 1986 she became the first Hispanic woman to be appointed a United Methodist district superintendent, serving in that capacity in West Texas and New Mexico and later in Portland, Oregon. Carcaño also was the director of the Mexican American Program at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. Not forgetting her roots and early hopes, her ministry has always involved work with the poor, with farm workers, immigrants, and refugees, even as she encourages congregations to work ecumenically and to be active in community organizing.
Carcaño’s latest work is I Believe in Jesus, a Spiritual growth study for the United Methodist Women’s School of Christian Mission.
Desert Southwest Conference website – desertsouthwestconference.org
