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History of Presbyterian and Reformed church governance, congregations, ministers, and theology. See the following related collections: Presbyterian General Assemblies; Church buildings; Protestant Reformation; and Sermons. Featured image: Synod of Catawba clergy and lay commissioners.

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Title:
Rev. Bruce William Klunder memorial address by Eugene Carson Blake.
Description:
Transcript of Dr. Eugene Carson Blake's memorial address for Rev. Bruce William Klunder, a white Presbyterian minister and civil rights activist who died after he was run over by a bulldozer while protesting the construction of a segregated school in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Blake delivered the eulogy at Klunder's funeral services at Church of the Covenant.
Creator:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Klunder, Bruce W., 1937-1964--Death and burial., Klunder, Bruce W., 1937-1964.
Topics:
Civil rights workers--Ohio--Cleveland., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--Ohio--Cleveland., Funeral service--Ohio--Cleveland., Segregation in education--Ohio--Cleveland.
Geographic subjects:
Cleveland (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344177
Title:
Studies of the constitution of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.:
Description:
Digest of constitutional law relevant to the Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Council. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Constitution., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Missions--Finance--History., Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (146th : 1934 : Cleveland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:141371
Title:
Eastminster Presbytery.
Description:
Web site of the Presbytery of Eastminster.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Eastminster. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Eastminster.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Presbyteries--Ohio.
Geographic subjects:
Ohio.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130136
Title:
The Presbytery of West Virginia.
Description:
Web site of the Presbytery of West Virginia. The Presbytery of West Virginia is responsible for the mission and government of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its congregations throughout 41 counties of West Virginia (plus two counties in neighboring states). It assists in making connections between local congregations and the mission of the more inclusive governing bodies of the church.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of West Virginia. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of West Virginia.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Presbyteries--West Virginia., Presbyteries--Ohio.
Geographic subjects:
West Virginia., Ohio.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130132
Title:
Presbytery of Scioto Valley.
Description:
Web site of the Presbytery of Scioto Valley.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Scioto Valley. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Scioto Valley.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Presbyteries--Ohio.
Geographic subjects:
Ohio.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130082
Title:
Synod of the Trinity.
Description:
Web site of the Synod of the Trinity.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Synod of the Trinity. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Synod of the Trinity.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Councils and synods--Pennsylvania., Councils and synods--Ohio., Councils and synods--West Virginia.
Geographic subjects:
Pennsylvania., Ohio., West Virginia.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130061
Title:
The Presbytery of the Western Reserve.
Description:
Web site of the Presbytery of the Western Reserve. The Presbytery, a regional governing body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), serves thirty-nine congregations and about 8,000 members in Northeastern Ohio. Bordered by Lake Erie on the north coast, the Presbytery includes the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area, Lorain, Ashtabula, small towns and rural communities.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of the Western Reserve. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of the Western Reserve.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Presbyteries--Ohio.
Geographic subjects:
Ohio.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130053
Title:
The Presbytery of Cincinnati.
Description:
Web site of the Presbytery of Cincinnati. The Presbytery of Cincinnati is a council of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) comprised of congregations in the tri-state area of southeastern Indiana, northern Kentucky, and southwestern Ohio.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Cincinnati. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Cincinnati.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Presbyteries--Indiana., Presbyteries--Kentucky., Presbyteries--Ohio.
Geographic subjects:
Indiana., Kentucky., Ohio.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130000
Title:
Synod of the Covenant.
Description:
Web site of the Synod of the Covenant.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Synod of the Covenant. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Synod of the Covenant.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Councils and synods--Michigan., Councils and synods--Ohio.
Geographic subjects:
Michigan., Ohio.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129996
Title:
Upper Ohio Valley Presbytery.
Description:
Web site of the Presbytery of the Upper Ohio Valley.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of the Upper Ohio Valley. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of the Upper Ohio Valley.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Presbyteries--Ohio., Presbyteries--West Virginia.
Geographic subjects:
Ohio., West Virginia.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129989
Title:
Maumee Valley Presbytery.
Description:
Web site of the Presbytery of Maumee Valley.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Maumee Valley. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Maumee Valley.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Presbyteries--Ohio., Presbyteries--Michigan.
Geographic subjects:
Ohio., Michigan.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129977
Title:
Muskingum Valley Presbytery.
Description:
Web site of the Presbytery of Muskingum Valley.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Muskingum Valley. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Muskingum Valley.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Presbyteries--Ohio.
Geographic subjects:
Ohio.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129972
Title:
Presbytery of the Miami Valley.
Description:
Web site of the Presbytery of Miami, Ohio.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Miami. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Miami.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Presbyteries--Ohio.
Geographic subjects:
Ohio.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129945
Title:
Sargent Shriver address.
Description:
Poverty: Address of R. Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, to the UPCUSA General Assembly, Columbus, Ohio, 1965 May.
Creator:
Shriver, Sargent, 1915-2011. (speaker)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (177th : 1965 : Columbus, Ohio)., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Office of the General Secretary.
Topics:
Poverty--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Columbus (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116531
Title:
Sargent Shriver address, tape 1.
Description:
Poverty: Address of R. Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, to the UPCUSA General Assembly, Columbus, Ohio, 1965 May.
Creator:
Shriver, Sargent, 1915-2011. (speaker)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (177th : 1965 : Columbus, Ohio)., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Office of the General Secretary.
Topics:
Poverty--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Columbus (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116520
Title:
Sargent Shriver address, tape 2.
Description:
Poverty: Address of R. Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, to the UPCUSA General Assembly, Columbus, Ohio, 1965 May.
Creator:
Shriver, Sargent, 1915-2011. (speaker)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (177th : 1965 : Columbus, Ohio), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Office of the General Secretary.
Topics:
Poverty--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Columbus (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116518
Title:
Edward B. Lindaman address, 1965.
Description:
Edward B. Lindaman address to the UPCUSA General Assembly, Columbus, Ohio, regarding the Call to the Renewal and Extension of the Church's Ministry, May 1965.
Creator:
Lindaman, Edward B., 1920-1982. (speaker)
Subject names:
Hermann, Mildred M., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Office of the General Secretary., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (177th : 1965 : Columbus, Ohio).
Geographic subjects:
Columbus (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116488
Title:
Sugar Creek United Presbyterian Church, Dayton, Ohio.
Description:
Sugar Creek U.P. Church. Sept. 2, 1904. Centennial Celebration.
Subject names:
Sugar Creek United Presbyterian Church (Dayton, Ohio)
Topics:
Church buildings--Ohio--Dayton.
Geographic subjects:
Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:109003
Title:
Phineas Densmore Gurley's license to perform marriages in Ohio, 1849.
Subject names:
Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868.
Geographic subjects:
Ohio.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:81867
Title:
Ohio ministers' letters, 1820-1851.
Description:
Collection consists of 16 letters, many between Presbyterian ministers, chiefly Samuel Crothers of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chillcothe Presbytery. Topics include meetings of presbytery, family news, and abolitionist sentiment in the Synod of Cincinnati. Samuel Crothers, Presbyterian minister and antislavery activist, was born October 20, 1783 in Chambersburg, Pa. He attended preparatory school in Lexington, Ky. and trained in theology with John Mason of New York, N.Y. In 1820, Crothers became pastor of Presbyterian Church (Greenfield, Ohio). He preached in favor of temperance, opposed the Old School / New School schism, and preached and wrote extensively against slavery. Crothers died in Oswego, Ill., July 2, 1856.
Creator:
Crothers, Samuel, 1783-1856. (author), Gilliland, James, 1769-1845. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Old School). Presbytery of Chillicothe., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Old School). Synod of Cincinnati.
Topics:
Antislavery movements--Ohio.
Geographic subjects:
Cincinnati (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:10501

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