The letter continued that Saunders is “one of the first openly trans women ordained in Baptist life” and that her passions include “preaching, the study of Christian origins, [and] LGBTQ education and advocacy.”
The pastor claims on her website that “God has called her to congregational ministry as well as LGBTQ education and advocacy.”
Saunders’ academic publications and presentations include controversial titles like “Subverting Gender, Queering Power: Eunuchs in Early Christianity,” “Transgender Justice,” and “Reimagining Sexual Ethics in 1 Corinthians.”
Saunders said in a statement that she was “grateful for the gospel witness provided by Peace Community Church,” adding that “with God’s help, together we can follow the example of Christ and create a beloved community marked by abiding peace, expansive love and radical justice in Oberlin and beyond.”
