When Agnes Nilsen came to the annual conference in 1932, she had no idea she would be ordained at that very conference. Nobody did. Yet she was, and is thereby the first women to be ordained a pastor in Norway. However, when Norwegian church history is written, her story is hidden along with other women in the denomination outside the former state church.
The project, "Seen and unseen", explores the lives of female pastors in history and our own time. This paper contributes to rewrite Norwegian church history by including Agnes’ story. It explores methodist history as well in documenting ordinations before full clergy rights for women was given. It further discusses similarities among the pioneers in being strong, outspoken women who with all their heart denied to be feminists.