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Ruth Tonn was ordained in 2019 following a twenty-year career as a semi-truck driver. She most recently served as Pastor of Families and Community Outreach at Wolfville Baptist Church in Nova Scotia. Ruth talks about the difficulty she faced in securing a pastoral position, despite feeling a lifelong call to ministry and serving in churches extensively throughout her career.

Called to Serve is a Canadian podcast featuring the stories of women ordained by churches within the Canadian Baptists ofAtlantic Canada. Between 1954 and 2024, over one hundred women were ordained to ministry in Atlantic Baptist churches and around the world. Our project shares and preserves these women's experiences—the joys and challenges they faced, and the impact they've made through their ministries. Learn more at calledtoserve.ca.