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THE PREACHER Jarena Lee


Published: 17 February 2026 at 06:16 Europe/London

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In the early 1800s, an itinerant Methodist preacher set off across a brand-new country to spread the gospel to the people. Over the decades of her unique ministry, Jarena Lee would witness incredible progress and maddening injustice - and publish the first spiritual autobiography ever written by an African American woman. Discover the incredible life of this forgotten spiritual powerhouse.

Our guests are Martha Watson and Lisa Gring-Pemble, authors of the new book Your Daughters Will Prophesy.

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