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A pastor came out as transgender during a recent church service in Rochester, N.Y.

Rev. Phillipa Phaneuf made the announcement while wearing a stole with a rainbow pattern

"The best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man," she said

A pastor came out as transgender during a recent church service.

Rev. Phillipa Phaneuf was speaking at the North Chili United Methodist Church in Rochester, N.Y., on Sunday, Nov. 23, when she made the announcement.

“I did not get into ministry to talk about myself or my personal life, but sometimes there are things that happen in a pastor’s personal life that [are] going to find [a] way out,” Phaneuf, 51, said, as seen in video footage shared by the church.

"I get to announce with joy that

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