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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?

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