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Pamela Graf Short
Minister and nurse
The Rev. Pamela Graf Short, R.N., is a Presbyterian minister serving Christ through the Maumee Valley Presbytery, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She attended the Toledo Hospital School of Nursing and the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Graf Short practiced nursing for 25 years, taught world religions for 10 years and served three churches before retiring in 2019.
She is the author of “Blessings Flow,” a book of poetry.
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