Maxine Gough was ordained in 2005 and continues ministering today in her eighties. She describes growingup in a segregated Black community in Nova Scotia and her experiences ministering in churches of the African United Baptist Association. She also describes the joys and challenges of attending seminary in her sixties as a blind student, believing that God has called her to serve him in her blindness.Want to win a free copy of our upcoming book? Email [email protected] by March 31st 2026, with the subject line FREE BOOK. Everyone who emails in will receive notification when the book comes out and be entered intothe draw.Called to Serve is a Canadian podcast featuring the stories of women ordained by churches within the Canadian Baptists ofAtlantic Canada. Between 1954 and 2024, over one hundred women were ordained to ministry in Atlantic Baptist churches and around the world. Our project shares and preserves these women's experiences—the joys and challenges they faced, and the impact they've made through their ministries. Learn more at calledtoserve.ca.

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