0 0 4 ▁General ▁Conference .) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁B ask in - B all ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁minister ▁in ▁North ▁Texas ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁senior ▁past or ▁of ▁a ▁church ▁with ▁average ▁annual ▁attend ance ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁or ▁more . ▁ ▁This ▁occurred ▁at ▁S unc reek ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Allen . ▁ ▁Through ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁B ask in - B all ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁cum ulative ▁average ▁annual ▁worship ▁attend ance ▁gain ▁of ▁ 5 4 8 ▁persons ▁for ▁her ▁three ▁appoint ments ▁as ▁Sr . ▁Past or ▁ ▁( N ue va ▁Es par anza ▁– ▁ 8 1 , ▁Green land ▁Hills ▁U MC ▁– ▁ 1 6 8 ▁and ▁S unc reek ▁U MC ▁– ▁ 2 9 9 ). ▁This ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁highest ▁gain ▁for ▁any ▁female ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁person ▁per ▁week ▁gain ▁mark . ▁( G ains ▁in ▁worship ▁attend ance ▁are ▁calculated ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁final ▁or ▁most ▁recent ▁full ▁year ▁that ▁a ▁past or ▁served ▁a ▁church ▁and ▁subtract ing ▁the ▁church ' s ▁worship ▁attend ance ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁appointment .) ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁B ask in - B all ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 0 - year ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Texas ▁Conference