Ceremony for first Anglican to be ordained a priest in the Emirates

Jo Henderson will become the first Anglican priest to be ordained in the UAE, in a ceremony taking place today.

28 - September - 2012, St Andrews Church, Abu Dhabi.

Mrs Jo Henderson, 49 year old British citizen has spent years in approaching this moment. She started her ministry in the church initially by training as a preacher in the Methodist church in the UK, but due to her husbandÕs work commitments overseas she was unable to complete her training. Over the years she has served and worked with the Anglican Church in Greece, Qatar and now Abu Dhabi. Fatima Al Marzooqi/ The National

At St Andrews Church, Abu Dhabi, Mrs Jo Henderson, 49, is to become the first Anglican Minister ordained in the UAE. Fatima Al Marzooqi/ The National

The National staff

Sep 28, 2012

Jo Henderson will become the first Anglican priest to be ordained in the UAE, in a ceremony taking place today.

The 49-year-old female priest will be ordained at 10.30am at the capital's St Andrews Anglican Church in Al Mushrif.

"We are excited to welcome her as the first priest to be ordained in the UAE and it is with pride and pleasure that we, as her home church, can host her ordination," said Canon Andrew Thompson, the senior chaplain of St Andrew's Church.

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