Marjorie Swank Matthews was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church and the first woman to serve as a Methodist bishop.
10 Facts About Marjorie Matthews
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Marjorie Matthews was born July 11,1916, in Onaway, Michigan, to Jesse Alonzo and Charlotte Mae Swank.
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Marjorie Matthews married young and divorced after World War II.
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Marjorie Matthews worked at Lobdell-Emery Manufacturing Company in Alma, Michigan to support herself and her son.
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Marjorie Matthews then went on to receive a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Colgate Rochester Divinity School in 1970.
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Marjorie Matthews was the second female district superintendent in the United Methodist Church.
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Marjorie Matthews served as superintendent of the Grand Traverse District from 1976.
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Marjorie Matthews was elected the first woman bishop at the United Methodist Church North Central regional conference in Dayton, Ohio.
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Marjorie Matthews served as bishop for the Wisconsin area for four years before retiring in 1984.
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On June 30,1986, Marjorie Matthews died of breast cancer in Grand Rapids, Michigan.