Women in Ministry - Project Violet

Project Violet is named after Violet Hedger, the first Baptist woman to be college trained for ordination.


Project Violet has investigated women’s experiences in ministry whilst developing women ministers. The project has helped us understand more fully the theological, missional, and structural obstacles women ministers face in the Baptist community in Great Britain and identify ways forward.

Participants have been engaged in research and supported in asking questions and seeking answers. They have been accompanied through the project so that their own voice as an advocate for change has developed.

You can find out more about the project on the Baptists Together Website

There are lots of resources to explore the history and experience of women in Baptist ministry, including videos and a regular podcast.

 

 


Here to walk with you

Female Regional Ministers across our Baptist family have offered to make themselves available to women in every Association.

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Project Violet - The Findings

The results of the Project Violet Research

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Ali Joy Tinson's Timeline of Baptist Women

Ali shares a spoken word piece she wrote for the South West Baptist Association ministry gathering in February 2025. It was shared during a Project Violet session, which focused on response, lament and hope.

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A History of Violet Hedger

An article about the pioneering woman minister, including her first calling to Littleover Baptist church here in the EMBA

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