The achievements of many Pentecostal and charismatic women have been overlooked, marginalized, or rejected. One might ask: Who were these women, and why should the world care to hear from or about them?
— Margaret English de Alminana in “Introduction: The Purpose and Theological Framework of this Book,” in Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry: Informing a Dialogue on Gender, Church and Ministry

Each woman featured here was a force of faith, activism, and love in the Tri-State Pentecostal movement. Through story, image, and voice, we recover their legacies and place them where they always belonged, at the center of the church’s narrative.

Rosa Silva

Rosa Silva

Camelia Mercado

Camelia Mercado



Julie Ramirez

Julie Ramirez


Aimee Cortese

Aimee Cortese


Leoncia Rosado Rousseau aka Mama Leo

Leoncia Rosado Rousseau aka Mama Leo