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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:
Daniel Vigilante oral history, 2019.
Description:
Daniel Vigilante graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2004, where he joined the student group Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Supporters (BGLASS). He was ordained by Westminster Presbyterian Church on August 25, 2013, becoming one of the first openly gay Presbyterian ministers to be ordained in Minnesota. In the early 2000s, he became actively involved in the Covenant Network, primarily working with Youth Advisory Delegates at General Assembly.
Creator:
Vigilante, Daniel. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Vigilante, Daniel.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:153473
Title:
Barry Smith oral history, 2019.
Description:
Barry Smith is the historian of Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church (Chicago, IL). He was involved in the early years of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns in Chicago.
Creator:
Smith, Barry (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer), Hobbs, John (interviewer)
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)., Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church., Social justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:153450
Title:
David Colby oral history, 2019.
Description:
Rev. Dr. David Colby is a Presbyterian minister, serving Central Presbyterian Church (St. Paul, Minn.). He served on the board of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians from 2002-2015 and chaired the Strategy and Local Organizing Committee of the board from 2007-2015, including during the successful ratification campaigns for ordination and marriage.
Creator:
Colby, David. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Colby, David.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150255
Title:
Lisa Larges oral history, 2019.
Description:
Lisa Larges, a 1989 graduate of San Francisco Theological Seminary, was first denied ordination as a minister of word and sacrament in 1993. She joined That All May Freely Serve in 2002, serving as regional coordinator, and later as minister coordinator. Her ordination by the Presbytery of San Francisco in 2009 was challenged and spent three years in Synod and GAPJC proceedings. In 2016, she was ordained as a teaching elder at the Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis, MN).
Creator:
Larges, Lisa. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Subject names:
That All May Freely Serve, More Light Presbyterians
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church, Sexual orientation--Religious aspects--Christianity, Ordination of gays, Ordination of lesbians
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150251
Title:
Leon Fanniel interviewed by Beth Shalom Hessel, 2017.
Description:
Leon Fanniel, Presbyterian musician, administrator, and minister, was born in 1930 in Kansas City, Mo., and graduated from Huston-Tillotson College (Austin, Tex.), George Williams College (Chicago, Ill.), and McCormick Theological Seminary. He was ordained by the Presbytery of Chicago in 1969. Fanniel was executive of the Synod of Southern California and Hawaii in 1971-1972, and became the first executive director of the General Assembly Mission Council, serving from 1972 to 1975. Fanniel served as pastor of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) from 1975 to 1996. He died December 20, 2018 in Pasadena, California.
Creator:
Fanniel, Leon, 1930-2018. (interviewee), Hessel, Beth Shalom. (interviewer)
Subject names:
National Black Presbyterian Caucus.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149653
Title:
Heidi and Frank Vardeman oral history, 2019.
Description:
Heidi and Frank Vardeman were allies in the More Light movement which worked for LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the PC(USA). They became involved in the 1980s as pastors of John Calvin Presbyterian Church (Tampa, Florida), a welcoming congregation that helped form the Tampa AIDS Network.
Creator:
Vardeman, Heidi. (interviewee), Vardeman, Frank. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer), Hessel, Beth Shalom. (interviewer)
Subject names:
More Light Presbyterians., John Calvin Presbyterian Church (Tampa, Fla.), Macalester Plymouth Church (St. Paul, Minn.)
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Sexual orientation--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., AIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Pastoral counseling of.
Geographic subjects:
Tampa (Fla.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149298
Title:
David B. Smith oral history, 2019.
Description:
David B. Smith is a Presbyterian minister, serving Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church (Bryn Mawr, Pa.). He grew up in western North Carolina, and attended Montreat College and Montreat Presbyterian Church (Montreat, N.C.). He completed a Master of Divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary, and was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia in 2018.
Creator:
Smith, David B. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146379
Title:
Jack Haberer oral history interview, 2018.
Description:
Jack Haberer was moderator of the PC(USA) Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity, and an organizer of the Presbyterian Coalition, a group which marshaled opposition to the ordination of lesbians and gay men.
Creator:
Haberer, Jack. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Presbyterian Coalition., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:143420
Title:
Jerry Andrews oral history, 2017.
Description:
Jerry Andrews, Presbyterian minister, was born and raised in Detroit, Mich. He was senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) from 1992 to 2009, and of First Presbyterian Church (San Diego, Calif.) since 2009. From 1992 on, Andrews was an organizer and moderator of conservative Presbyterian groups, the Genevans, the Fellowship of Presbyterians, and ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians.
Creator:
Andrews, Jerry, 1953- (interviewee), Hessel, Beth Shalom. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Andrews, Jerry, 1953-, Genevans., Presbyterian Coalition.
Topics:
Evangelicalism--Presbyterian Church., Christian conservatism--United States., Religious institutions.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:141950
Title:
Scott Anderson Living History interview, 2012.
Description:
Scott Anderson interviewed by Samantha Piccolo (Presbyterian Historical Society, Director of Development). Anderson is a Presbyterian minister, serving as pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church (Madison, Wis.) since 2016. Born in Sacramento, California in 1955, Anderson was ordained in 1983. In 1990, a member of his congregation outed him, forcing him to set aside his ordination. He later served as executive director of the California Council of Churches, and executive director of the Wisconsin Council of Churches. In 2011, Anderson returned to ordained ministry.
Creator:
Anderson, Scott, 1955- (interviewee)
Subject names:
Anderson, Scott, 1955--Interviews.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140895
Title:
Rachel Henderlite interview for the Journal of Presbyterian History.
Description:
Rachel Henderlite interview for the Journal of Presbyterian History, conducted by Lois A. Boyd and R. Douglas Brackenridge of Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas) in Austin, Texas, 1977 Jan. 24.
Creator:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991. (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A. (interviewer), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139002
Title:
Rachel Henderlite interview for the Journal of Presbyterian History.
Description:
Rachel Henderlite interview for the Journal of Presbyterian History, conducted by Lois A. Boyd and R. Douglas Brackenridge of Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas) in Austin, Texas, 1977 Jan. 24.
Creator:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991 (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A. (interviewer), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139001
Title:
Rachel Henderlite interview for the Journal of Presbyterian History.
Description:
Rachel Henderlite interview for the Journal of Presbyterian History, conducted by Lois A. Boyd and R. Douglas Brackenridge of Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas) in Austin, Texas, 1977 Jan. 24.
Creator:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991. (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A. (interviewer), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139000
Title:
Melva Costen unedited Living History interview, part 1.
Description:
Melva Costen, wife of former general assembly moderator James Costen, discusses her musical life inside and outside the Presbyterian church, and her family's involvement in the Civil Rights movement.
Creator:
Costen, Melva Wilson, 1933- (interviewee)
Subject names:
Costen, Melva Wilson, 1933-
Topics:
African American civil rights workers., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:124561
Title:
Interview of William P. Lytle by Lois Boyd and R.D. Brackenridge.
Description:
Rev. William P. Lytle was moderator of the 1978 United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, San Diego, California; pastor of Madison Square United Presbyterian Church in San Antonio; and served on the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations as chair of the Frontier Internship Committee, chair of the Administrative Commission on Cuba, personnel development counselor for missionaries serving in Latin America, and inter-church negotiator with Chile and Mexico.
Creator:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923- (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A. (interviewer), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Texas)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116485
Title:
Interview of William P. Lytle by Lois Boyd and R.D. Brackenridge, side 2.
Description:
Rev. William P. Lytle was moderator of the 1978 United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, San Diego, California; pastor of Madison Square United Presbyterian Church in San Antonio; and served on the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations as chair of the Frontier Internship Committee, chair of the Administrative Commission on Cuba, personnel development counselor for missionaries serving in Latin America, and inter-church negotiator with Chile and Mexico.
Creator:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923- (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A. (interviewer), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Texas)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116467
Title:
Interview of William P. Lytle by Lois Boyd and R.D. Brackenridge, side 3.
Description:
Rev. William P. Lytle was moderator of the 1978 United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, San Diego, California; pastor of Madison Square United Presbyterian Church in San Antonio; and served on the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations as chair of the Frontier Internship Committee, chair of the Administrative Commission on Cuba, personnel development counselor for missionaries serving in Latin America, and inter-church negotiator with Chile and Mexico.
Creator:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923- (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A. (interviewer), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Texas)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116465
Title:
Interview of William P. Lytle by Lois Boyd and R.D. Brackenridge, side 4.
Description:
Rev. William P. Lytle was moderator of the 1978 United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, San Diego, California; pastor of Madison Square United Presbyterian Church in San Antonio; and served on the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations as chair of the Frontier Internship Committee, chair of the Administrative Commission on Cuba, personnel development counselor for missionaries serving in Latin America, and inter-church negotiator with Chile and Mexico.
Creator:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923- (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A. (interviewer), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Texas)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116460
Title:
Price H. Gwynn III interviewed by Carol Lytch, June 1998.
Description:
Oral history interview of moderator of the 202nd General Assembly, during June 1998 meetings of the Presbyterian Foundation.
Creator:
Gwynn, Price H., 1923- (interviewee), Lytch, Carol E. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation., Gwynn, Price H., 1923-, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly. Moderator (1990: Gwynn), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (202nd : 1990 : Salt Lake City, Utah)
Geographic subjects:
Charlotte (N.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116446
Title:
Kenneth G. Neigh interviewed by Susan Miller, 1989-1990.
Description:
Kenneth Neigh, general secretary of the UPCUSA Board of National Missions, interviewed by Susan Miller of the Presbyterian Historical Society.
Creator:
Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996. (interviewee), Miller, Susan, 1963- (interviewer)
Subject names:
Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996.
Geographic subjects:
Princeton Junction (N.J.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116443

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