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Reverend Paula Stone Williams (born 1951) is an American pastoral counselor. 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 Envision Community Church (formerly Left Hand Church) in Longmont, Colorado. She has hosted several TED Talks, sometimes accompanied by her son, Jonathan Williams. She currently lives in Colorado. Her book, As a Woman, was published in 2021.

References

1. Blair, Leonardo (21 June 2017). "Pastor who led conservative church planting organisation for 20 years comes out as transgender woman". www.christiantoday.com. Christian Today. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
2. Leland, John (16 June 2017). "Faith and Family, in Transition". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
3. Worthington, Danika (11 June 2017). "Paula Williams: From a megachurch pulpit to the curb in just seven days". www.denverpost.com. The Denver Post. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
4. "Paula Stone Williams". www.ted.com. TED Conferences, LLC. 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
5. Greene, Brian (29 November 2018). "Gathering together: Notes from Session 4 of TEDWomen 2018". www.ted.com. TED Conferences, LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
6. McMahon, Xandra. "Paula Williams Has Lived Life As A Man And A Woman. Now She Fights For Gender Equity". 19 December 2018. Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

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