Laura S. Mendenhall is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA and was previously the president of Columbia Theological Seminary.
In March 1991, she became the first woman Pastor (Head of Staff) at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas.
Here she is raising the level of philanthropy in the Synod and is also helping write and test curriculum that informs and inspires Christian families in the process of creating both material and spiritual legacies.
[2] She is also a sought after speaker and preacher for conferences and seminaries across the country that are part of the Presbyterian Church USA.
[1] She has written for a number of resources such as, Mission Yearbook of Prayer, Reformed Liturgy and Music, and the Celebrate curriculum.