Marg Kutz is a retired United Methodist pastor in the Virginia Conference. While she has written many sermons and many articles for various religious periodicals, this series is her first two books. It has been a labor of love, and she’s grateful for the privilege of telling the stories of Mildred Long, Lillian Russell, and Clarie Settlemire.

Marg was one of the first clergywomen in the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, a pioneer in her own right. She served six churches in 39 years, and in retirement, she served another six churches as an interim pastor. In 2013, she traveled to South Sudan with another clergywoman, where they started Abukloi Secondary School. www.abukloi.org

Marg and her husband live in central Virginia. They have two grown children and four grandchildren.