Research & Events

Stay up to date with the project!

Panel discussions, workshops, and research presentations are taking place through 2026.

Upcoming Events

Mid-2026
“Called to Serve,” the book, will be released through Wipf and Stock Publishers! Stay tuned for details.

Past Events

June 2-4, 2025 in Toronto, ON: Canadian Society of Church History Conference
Dr. Maxwell and Joetta Fernando share their paper “Sisters in Service: Female Role Models in Ministry among Atlantic Baptist Women, 1954-2024”.

April 26, 2025: Canadian Baptist Symposium
Dr. Maxwell and Hannah Hunt share their paper “Called to Ministry: Atlantic Baptist Women’s Call Narratives”.

January 16-17, 2025, UK: Project Violet International Symposium
Dr. Maxwell shares our research with Project Violet, a project exploring Baptist women’s ministry in the UK.

August 8, 2024 in Cambridge, UK: International Conference on Baptist Studies
Dr. Maxwell shares her paper “Called to Learn: Educational Experiences among Atlantic Baptist Women in Ministry, 1970-2020”.

June 18, 2024 in Montreal, QB: Canadian Society of Church History Conference
Dr. Maxwell shares her paper “Faithfully Feminist? Ordained Baptist Women in Atlantic Canada”.

May 21, 2024 in Raleigh, NC: National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion Annual Meeting
Dr. Maxwell shares her paper “Faithfully Feminist? Ordained Baptist Women in Atlantic Canada”.

Share Your Story

Are you a woman who was ordained by a Baptist church in Atlantic Canada between 1954 and 2024? We would like to talk with you!

Email: calledtoserve@acadiau.ca
Call: 902-585-2223