Reverends Spurrell and Atkins make press as mother and daughter
Fargo church has mother-daughter pastors
by Meredith Holt, Fargo Forum
Photo: Marilyn Spurrell and her daughter, Amy Atkins, are pastors at First United Methodist Church in Fargo. David Samson / The Forum
FARGO, N.D. — As church leaders developed the job description for the pastor of discipleship position at Fargo's First United Methodist Church, the Rev. Marilyn Spurrell, senior pastor, knew she had a match. But how would church leadership respond?
