Paula Stone Williams

Reverend Paula Stone Williams (born 1951) is an American pastoral counseler. She served as president of the Christian church planting organization Orchard Group from 1989 to 2009. Williams came out as a transgender woman in December 2012.
Williams was fired from Orchard Group and from the "Christian Standard" periodical, where she had worked as the editor. She now is a pastor at Left Hand Church in Longmont, Colorado. She has hosted several TED Talks, sometimes accompanied by her son, Jonathan Williams. She currently lives in Colorado.