Home›Sources›Moravians Choose First Woman, First Layperson to Lead Southern Province (Winston-Salem Journal)SourcesMoravians Choose First Woman, First Layperson to Lead Southern Province (Winston-Salem Journal)Winston-Salem JournalCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Moravians Choose First Woman, First Layperson to Lead Southern Province (Winston-Salem Journal)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/moravians-choose-first-woman-layperson-southern-province-wsjournal.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Moravians Choose First Woman, First Layperson to Lead Southern Province (Winston-Salem Journal). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/moravians-choose-first-woman-layperson-southern-province-wsjournalCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-moravians-choose-first-woman-first-laype, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Moravians Choose First Woman, First Layperson to Lead Southern Province (Winston-Salem Journal)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/moravians-choose-first-woman-layperson-southern-province-wsjournal}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Winston-Salem Journal's report on the Moravian Church Southern Province's 2026 Synod, confirming Andrea Williams of New Philadelphia Moravian Church as the first woman and first lay person elected Provincial Elders' Conference president in the province's history.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2An independent regional newspaper's contemporary report, tier 2, used here as an independent cross check on the election and Andrea Williams's own congregation.NotesWell-attestedUsed for confirming Andrea Williams's home congregation and the historic framing of her election.CitationPublisherWell-attestedWinston-Salem JournalPublication YearWell-attested2026URLWell-attestedhttps://journalnow.com/news/local/column/article_8e0e09a5-1c8b-4a07-bb80-869243e028d0.htmlSource TypeWell-attestednewsCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithMoravian Church, Denominations Well-attested This source names Moravian Church directly: "Winston-Salem Journal's report on the Moravian Church Southern Province's 2026 Synod, confirming Andrea Williams of New Philadelphia Moravian Church as the first woman and first lay person elected..."Source Moravians Choose First Woman, First Layperson to Lead Southern Province (Winston-Salem Journal)tier 2Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Spread Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested7SourcesMoravians Choose First Woman, First Layperson to Lead Southern Province (Winston-Salem Journal)Holds1SourcesMoravians Choose First Woman, First Layperson to Lead Southern Province (Winston-Salem Journal)General References1Spread EventsAndrea Williams Becomes the Southern Province's First Woman and First Lay Provincial Elders' Conference PresidentComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year