Jennifer Lyell, a onetime denominational publishing executive who went public in 2019 with allegations that she had been sexually abused by a seminary professor while a student, died Saturday at 47.

Jennifer Lyell uplifted others' stories in her Christian publishing career, and then her own story faced attacks. Her triumphs are being remembered.

Jennifer Lyell, a prominent whistleblower within the Southern Baptist Convention who brought national attention to sexual abuse within the church, has died. She suffered from a series of strokes.