Religious News Service Photographs

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Conceived by journalist Louis Minsky (1909-1957), Religious News Service (RNS) was established in 1934 as an affiliated but independently managed agency of the National Conference of Jews and Christians (later the National Conference of Christians and Jews), and was dedicated to providing authoritative and bias-free news about religion and ethics to both the secular and religious press. This collection contains photographs documenting Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish groups. Coverage of Protestants (especially mainline Protestants) and Catholics constitutes the bulk of the images. View the collection guide to learn more. Digitization of some of the images in this collection made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Featured image: Father James Groppi, the civil rights activist priest from Milwaukee, and militant leader Rennie Davis are taken into custody during an anti war demonstration a block from the White House.

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Title:
Dr. Martin Luther King addresses Washington marchers.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-29812 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING ADDRESSES WASHINGTON MARCHERS WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A stirring climax to ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was reached when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stepped to the rostrum and called on the nation to end racial discrimination “now.” The Baptist minister, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was widely hailed as the “civil rights and religious leader” of the event. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-9A-63-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Speeches, addresses, etc., Clergy--Washington (D.C.), African American clergy--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects--Baptists., Civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.), Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
United States--Race relations., Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358341
Title:
United Church sends large delegation to Washington.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: UCC-29809 UNITED CHURCH SENDS LARGE DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One of the largest contingents among religious group sin the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was that of the United Church of Christ. The denominational banner was prominent among the thousands carried from the Washington Monument, in background, to the Lincoln Memorial during the March. Religious participation in the demonstration was vividly evident, with more than half of the banners identifying marching groups as those of churches, synagogues and related agencies and organizations. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-8E-63-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), United Church of Christ.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects--United Church of Christ., Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.), Picketing--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358139
Title:
Lincoln spirit prevades Washington march.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-29813 LINCOLN SPIRIT PREVADES [sic] WASHINGTON MARCH WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Abraham Lincoln was present in spirit as more than 200,000 Americans gathered before the memorial to him in the nation’s capital in a moving mass effort for civil rights. Several speakers cited the 100-year lag in providing all citizens with equal rights and opportunities since Lincoln singed the Emancipation Proclamation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-9A-63-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Statues.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.), Civil rights--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358124
Title:
National anthem opens Washington march program.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-29811 NATIONAL ANTHEM OPENS WASHINGTON MARCH PROGRAM WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A young Negro usher, holding cap at right, stands solemnly with religious, civil rights and labor leaders on the platform in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the national anthem at the opening of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom program. Five of the 10 chairmen of the March also on the platform were, from left to right: Whitney M. Young Jr., executive director of the National Urban League; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers Union; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., and acting chairman of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race; and, second from right, Rabbi Joachim Prinz, president of the American Jewish Congress. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-9A-63-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Young, Whitney M., Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Prinz, Joachim, 1902-1988., National Urban League., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America., American Jewish Congress., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren)
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects., Labor movement--United States--20th century., National songs--United States., Labor leaders--Washington (D.C.), Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358097
Title:
Large NCC delegation marches in Washington.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-29808 LARGE NCC DELEGATION MARCHES IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One of the large Protestant contingents in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom moved under the banner of the National Council of Churches. The group was led by Dr. Robert W. Spike of New York, at left, executive director of the NCC’s Commission on Religion and Race, which played a key role in organizing the demonstration and stimulating participation by churchmen and women. With Dr. Spike is the Rev. John W. Williams of Kansas City, Mo., a leader of the National Baptist Convention of American and a vice president-at-large of the NCC. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-8E-63-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Williams, John Wesley., National Baptist Convention of America--Clergy.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Clergy--Washington (D.C.), Picketing--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358096
Title:
Procession opens racial prayer service.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-29736 PROCESSION OPENS RACIAL PRAYER SERVICE CLARKSDALE, Miss. -- A bi-racial group of 36 ministers from 11 states and the District of Columbia joined Clarksdale, Miss., Negro clergymen in a prayer service for the “healing of Christ’s body torn apart by racial segregation.” The visitors went to the heavily-segregated city at the request of the National Council of Churches’ special Commission on Religion and Race, which has tried to open integration discussions with local authorities. The service in the Negro First Baptist church was preceded by a gathering of the clergymen in the nearby Haven Methodist church, also a Negro congregation. Leading a procession to the interracial service -- which drew only a handful of Clarksdale whites and no local white clergymen -- were Dr. Robert Dodds, right, of New York City, general director of planning for the NCC, and the Rev. C.D. Coleman of Memphis, Tenn., general secretary of the Board of Christian Education, Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-8C-63-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Dodds, Robert C., Coleman, C. D. (Coleman D.), Christian Methodist Episcopal Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Mississippi--Clarksdale., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Segregation--Mississippi--Clarksdale., Clergy--Mississippi--Clarksdale.
Geographic subjects:
Clarksdale (Miss.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358086
Title:
Injunction served during racial prayer service.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-29735 INJUNCTION SERVED DURING RACIAL PRAYER SERVICE CLARKSDALE, Miss. -- One of the few Clarksdale, Miss., white men to step inside the city’s First Baptist church during a prayer service for racial unity was a county deputy sheriff. He served an injunction on two of 36 ministers from several states who traveled to Clarksdale at the request of the National Council of Churches’ special Commission on Religion and Race. The injunction, while not applicable to the religious observance in the Negro church, was a sweeping ban against virtually all types of integration demonstrations. None of the approximately 20 white Clarksdale clergymen took part in the prayer service. The NCC commission and Clarksdale Negro ministers held the service in an effort to establish communication with local authorities. The injuction was handed here to the Rev. Brad Minturn, left, a Protestant Episcopal minister of Silver Spring, Md., and the Rev. Gerald Forshey, a leader of the Interracial Council of Methodists in Chicago, Ill. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-8C-63-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Episcopal Church--Clergy., Minturn, Brad., Forshey, Gerald Eugene, 1932-, Methodist Church (U.S.)--Clergy.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Mississippi--Clarksdale., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Prayer--Mississippi--Clarksdale., Injunctions--Mississippi--Clarksdale., Clergy--Mississippi--Clarksdale., Sheriffs--Mississippi--Coahoma County.
Geographic subjects:
Clarksdale (Miss.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358085
Title:
At NCC Ecumenical Institute.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-29681 AT NCC ECUMENICAL INSTITUTE BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. -- A migrant ministry exhibit is viewed by four participants of the National Council of Churches; eight annual Ecumenical Institute at Black Mountain, N.C., attended by some 100 leaders of 17 church bodies. Left to right: Mrs. Ann Warner of Memphis, Tenn., secretary of the Southern Field Office, NCC’s migrant ministry; Mrs. A. Beatrice Williams of Jacksonville, Fla., editor, Women’s Missionary magazine, African Methodist Episcopal Church; Prof. Ralph L. Williamson of Atlanta, Ga., instructor in town and country work, Interdenominational Theological Seminary; and Dr. Henry C. McCanna of New York, executive director, NCC’s Department of Town and Country Churches. Sponsored by the NCC’s Southern Office, the interdenominational and interracial institute was designed to promote understanding and cooperation among southern Christians. Dr. McCanna was one of the principal speakers. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (N-NY-7E-63-NAB)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Warner, Ann., Williams, A. Beatrice., Williamson, Ralph L., McCanna, Henry C.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--North Carolina--Black Mountain., Home missions--United States., Migrant agricultural laborers--Missions., Ecumenical movement--North Carolina--Black Mountain., Church and social problems--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Black Mountain (N.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358079
Title:
Churchmen discuss equal opportunity.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-31853 CHURCHMEN DISCUSS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY WARRENTON, Va. -- Former Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins (center), director of the Community Relations Service established by the Civil Rights Act, presides at a session during a four-day consultation at Warrenton, Va., where some 150 Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish clergy and laymen discussed ways to implement the Civil Rights Act and the new anti-poverty program. Sharing the speakers’ table are Dr. Robert W. Spike (right), executive director of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race, and Dr. J. Oscar Lee, associate director of the NCC commission. The consultation was sponsored by the NCC, the National Catholic Welfare Conference and the Synagogue Council of America. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-11D-64-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., United States. Community Relations Service., Collins, LeRoy., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Lee, James Oscar., Synagogue Council of America., National Catholic Welfare Conference.
Topics:
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Judaism., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights movements--United States., Church and social problems--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Warrenton (Va.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356684
Title:
Iowa farmers honored for crop donations.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-37893 [sic] IOWA FARMERS HONORED FOR CROP DONATIONS DES MOINES, Iowa -- Bishop Reuben H. Mueller, president of the National Council of Churches (left), and members of the NCC’s policy-making General Board gather at a railroad depot in Des Moines, Iowa. They dedicate two carloads of corn and soybeans given in the Iowa CROP campaign for overseas distribution through Church World Service, the Council’s material aid agency. The NCC president, senior bishop of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, paid tribute to Iowa churchmen and farmers for their participation in the relief program, noting that the CROP (Christian Rural Overseas Program) of Church World Service started in Iowa in 1947. Next to Bishop Mueller is Dr. Lavern Kinzel of the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ), Iowa state CROP chairman. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-DI-NY-12A-64-NBM)
Creator:
Des Moines Register and Tribune Company. (photographer), National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service., Christian Rural Overseas Program., Kinzel, LaVern., Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ)--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--Iowa--Des Moines., Bishops--Iowa--Des Moines., Farmers--Charitable contributions., Railroad trains--Iowa--Des Moines.
Geographic subjects:
Des Moines (Iowa)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356646
Title:
Appalachia scene of poverty film.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31839 APPALACHIA SCENE OF POVERTY FILM NEW YORK -- The clapboard shack of a poverty-stricken miner starkly emphasizes the plight of thousands of Appalachia residents. The scene is from a new documentary film, “The Captive,” produced through the National Council of Churches under the sponsorship of eight member denominations. Tracing the plight of an actual man whose one skill, digging coal, is now obsolete, the documentary calls attention to pockets of poverty throughout the country and seeks to stimulate concern over ways to free the nation’s “captive poor.” The Council on International Nontheatrical Events gave “The Captive” one of its 1964 Golden Eagle Film Awards and included it among films chosen to represent the U.S. at major overseas film festivals. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-11C-64-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Council on International Nontheatrical Events.
Topics:
Poverty--Appalachian Region., Poor--Appalachian Region., Documentary films--Appalachian Region.
Geographic subjects:
Appalachian Region.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356642
Title:
Pockets of poverty emphasized in new film.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31838 POCKETS OF POVERTY EMPHASIZED IN NEW FILM NEW YORK -- The effect of poverty on the spirit as well as the body is seen in the faces of residents of Appalachia. This family is among those seen in a new film, “The Captive,” produced through the National Council of Churches under the sponsorship of eight member denominations. The film, which won a 1964 Golden Eagle Film Award from the Council on International Nontheatrical Events and was being shown at overseas film festivals, seeks to stimulate concern over ways to free the “captive poor” in many American pockets of poverty. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-11C-64-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
Topics:
Poverty--Appalachian Region., Poor--Appalachian Region., Documentary films--Appalachian Region.
Geographic subjects:
Appalachian Region., Appalachian Region--Economic conditions.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356641
Title:
The topic: TV and children.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-32067 THE TOPIC: TV AND CHILDREN TORONTO, Ont. -- Some 75 Protestant, Roman Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox educators and audio-visual experts and TV network consultants explored in detail the effects of television on children during a first Consultation on Children and Television held at Toronto, Ont. The meeting was sponsored by the National Council of Churches through its Broadcasting and Film Commission and its Department of Audio-Visual and Broadcast Education. Participants in the consultation included Miss Mary Venable (left) and Mrs. Harry Poppe, both of New York, in charge, respectively, of children’s work and television for the Division of Christian Education of the NCC, and Dr. Lester Beck, behavioral psychologist and teaching research professor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-1D-65-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Broadcasting and Film Commission--Congresses., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Broadcasting and Film Commission., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Venable, Mary., Beck, Lester F. (Lester Fred), 1909-1977., Oregon State System of Higher Education--Faculty.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Ontario--Toronto., Church and mass media--Ontario--Toronto., Violence in mass media--Ontario--Toronto., Mass media and children--Ontario--Toronto.
Geographic subjects:
Toronto (Ont.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355902
Title:
Christian unity in Hong Kong.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-30552 CHRISTIAN UNITY IN HONG KONG HONG KONG -- For the first time in the British Crown Colony, Hong Kong's Roman Catholic and Anglican bishops attended Christian unity services in the other's cathedral. They were Catholic Bishop Lawrence Bianci (left), and Anglican Bishop Ronald Hall, shown outside St. John's Anglican Cathedral. Both bishops also participated in a service in the Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral. Other Protestant and Catholic clergymen attended joint services in various churches in Hong Kong. During Christian Unity Week, special programs on improving Christian relations were broadcast over Hong Kong radio. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HY-HK-2A-64-NAB)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., St. John’s Cathedral (Hong Kong, China), Bianci, Lawrence., Catholic Church--Bishops., Hall, Ronald., Church of England--Bishops.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation--China--Hong Kong., Ecumenical movement--China--Hong Kong., Bishops--China--Hong Kong.
Geographic subjects:
Hong Kong (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353845
Title:
Art club popular at Pennsylvania church.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Christ Lutheran Church (York County, Pa.), Lutheran Church in America.
Topics:
Art--Study and teaching--Pennsylvania--Spry., Church and education--Pennsylvania--Spry., Church work with families--Pennsylvania--Spry., Recreation in church work--Pennsylvania--Spry.
Geographic subjects:
York County (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353496
Title:
Capetown's Archbishop to retire; Opposed Apartheid system.
Description:
Caption written when photo was re-issued in 1973.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Taylor, Robert Selby, 1909-1995., Church of England--Bishops., Church of the Province of South Africa. Diocese of Cape Town., Church of the Province of South Africa. Diocese of Pretoria.
Topics:
Bishops--Retirement., Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Cape Town., Civil rights workers--South Africa--Cape Town.
Geographic subjects:
Cape Town (South Africa)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353469
Title:
Catholic observers at National Council assembly.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-30319 CATHOLIC OBSERVERS AT NATIONAL COUNCIL ASSEMBLY PHILADELPHIA -- Msgr. Joseph N. Moody of Highland Falls, N.Y., (left), and Msgr. Daniel Cantwell of Chicago (right) were two of five official Catholic observers at the triennial General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in Philadelphia. Msgr. Moody is head of Ladycliffe [sic] College’s Social Science Department, and Msgr. Cantwell is chaplain for the Catholic Council on Working Life and the Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago. They are shown with Dr. Franklin H. Littell of Chicago Theological Seminary, a major speaker at the assembly attended by representatives of 31 Protestant and Orthodox bodies. The other three Catholic observers were Father Benjamin Masse, S.J., of New York; Father Dennis J. Comey, S.J., of Philadelphia, and Msgr. John P. Connery of Overbrook, Pa. The five priests were the first official observers at any National Council assembly. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NC-12A-63-NAB)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Cantwell, Daniel Michael, 1914-, Moody, Joseph N. (Joseph Nestor), 1904-, Catholic Church--Clergy., Littell, Franklin H. (Franklin Hamlin), 1917-2009., Chicago Theological Seminary--Faculty., Ladycliff College--Faculty., Catholic Inter-Racial Council (Chicago, Ill.), Catholic Council on Working Life (Chicago, Ill.)
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352983
Title:
New NCC president receives gavel.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30335 NEW NCC PRESIDENT RECEIVES GAVEL PHILADELPHIA -- Senior Bishop Reuben H. Mueller of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, right, new president of the National Council of Churches, is congratulated after receiving the presidential gavel from J. Irwin Miller of Columbus, Ind., outgoing NCC head. Bishop Mueller, who comes from Indianapolis, Ind., was elected to the National Council post at its triennial General Assembly in Philadelphia. As NCC president, he heads the largest non-Catholic church organization in this country, representing 31 Protestant and Orthodox bodies with more than 40,000,000 members. Mr. Miller, a member of the Disciples of Christ, was the first lay president of the Council. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NC-12A-63-NAB)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Evangelical United Brethren Church--Bishops.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352932
Title:
NCC holds Kennedy memorial service.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30317 NCC HOLDS KENNEDY MEMORIAL SERVICE PHILADELPHIA -- President Kennedy, who was to have addressed the National Council of Churches’ General Assembly in Philadelphia, was memorialized at a special service held at the sessions. Officiating at the service were, left to right, J. Irwin Miller of Columbus, Ind., outgoing NCC president; Bishop George W. Baber of Philadelphia, African Methodist Episcopal Church; and Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Bishop Baber read the litany and Dr. Blake led the worship service. It was attended by representatives of the NCC’s 31 Protestant and Orthodox bodies. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NC-12A-63-NAB)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., Baber, George Wilbur., African Methodist Episcopal Church--Bishops., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Death and burial.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Memorial service., Presidents--Assassination--United States., Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352931
Title:
Principals at NCC first session.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30314 PRINCIPALS AT NCC FIRST SESSION PHILADELPHIA -- Leading figures at opening session of the National Council of Churches’ triennial General Assembly stand before statue of Christ at stage of Philadelphia’s Convention Hall. Left to right: J. Irwin Miller of Columbus, Ind., NCC president; the Rev. John W. Williams of Kansas City, Mo., a NCC vice-president; the Rev. William D. Powell of Philadelphia, secretary of the assembly’s committee on arrangements; Frederick Mann, representing Mayor James Tate of Philadelphia; Dr. R.H. Edwin Espy of New York, NCC general secretary; the Rev. Edwin H. Tuller of Valley Forge, Pa., chairman of the assembly’s executive committee; the Rev. J. Quinter Miller of New York, the assembly’s executive committee; the Rev. J. Quinter Miller of New York, the assembly’s executive secretary; and Bishop John Wesley Lord of Washington, D.C., vice-president and vice-chairman of the NCC General Board. Theme of the assembly was “Servants of the Eternal Christ.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NC-12A-63-RB)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., Williams, John Wesley., Powell, William D., Mann, Frederick., Tuller, Edwin H., 1913-2009., Miller, J. Quinter., Lord, John Wesley, 1903-
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352929

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