A few weeks ago, Amelia Jacob officiated at St James' communion service. Afterwards she reminded us that 30 years ago she was ordained as an Anglican minister, becoming the first ordained Pakistani woman in the world.  She was in the second batch of women ordained in 1994. The road to becoming an Anglican priest was not easy for any of them, with protests outside the venues being just one challenge they had to overcome. Today Amelia downplays the challenges she faced. 

She went on to say how delighted she was to find out she is no longer the only Pakistani woman priest in the UK. 

Amelia regularly attends St James and is the author of the book "The Priest from Pakistan".