Ingersol is a retired pastor. In 1985 she became the second African American woman ordained in the American Lutheran Church (ALC) – one of the ELCA’s predecessor bodies.
Rev. Laura Ingersol
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Ingersol is a retired pastor. In 1985 she became the second African American woman ordained in the American Lutheran Church (ALC) – one of the ELCA’s predecessor bodies.