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Beth Crissman
District superintendent, UMC Western North Carolina Conference
Beth Crissman is superintendent of the Uwharrie District of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church and director of Peace Building Ministries for the conference. She is the author of the Purple Church Initiative.
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