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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:
Edwin Bethea oral history part 2, 2023.
Description:
Interview (part two) conducted by Sonia Prescott with Edwin Ayres Bethea and Wendell Charles Love on July 3, 2023. Edwin was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 15, 1931 to Monroe Ayres Bethea and Marzetta Pressley Bethea. Edwin spent his early childhood years with his grandparents and other paternal family members in Millers Ferry, Wilcox County, Alabama. Calvin B. Bethea (born 1863) and Annie McArthur Bethea (born 1868), Edwin’s paternal grandparents, were sharecroppers on the properties of Judge William Henderson in Millers Ferry. Edwin was educated in one of the six mission schools in Wilcox County supported by the Freedman’s Bureau and the United Presbyterian Church of North America. As his parents had been before him, Edwin was a student at the Millers Ferry Normal and Industrial School. In the interviews, Edwin provides a firsthand account of the Black Presbyterian experience in Wilcox County.
Creator:
Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023. (interviewee), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer), Love, Wendell C. (contributor)
Subject names:
Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023., National Black Presbyterians United.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359657
Title:
Edwin Bethea oral history part 1, 2023.
Description:
Interview (part one) conducted by Sonia Prescott with Edwin Ayres Bethea and Wendell Charles Love on July 3, 2023. Edwin was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 15, 1931 to Monroe Ayres Bethea and Marzetta Pressley Bethea. Edwin spent his early childhood years with his grandparents and other paternal family members in Millers Ferry, Wilcox County, Alabama. Calvin B. Bethea (born 1863) and Annie McArthur Bethea (born 1868), Edwin’s paternal grandparents, were sharecroppers on the properties of Judge William Henderson in Millers Ferry. Edwin was educated in one of the six mission schools in Wilcox County supported by the Freedman’s Bureau and the United Presbyterian Church of North America. As his parents had been before him, Edwin was a student at the Millers Ferry Normal and Industrial School. In the interviews, Edwin provides a firsthand account of the Black Presbyterian experience in Wilcox County.
Creator:
Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023. (interviewee), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer), Love, Wendell C. (contributor)
Subject names:
Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023., National Black Presbyterians United.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359656
Title:
Calvin Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357739
Title:
Calvin Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subject names:
Calvin Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American Presbyterian churches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357738
Title:
Calvin Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subject names:
Calvin Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American Presbyterian churches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357737
Title:
Service of Organization of Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church.
Description:
Held by the Presbytery of Philadelphia.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Philadelphia. (creator)
Subject names:
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Philadelphia.
Topics:
Church dedication--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American Presbyterian churches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), Philadelphia (Pa.)--Church history.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357727
Title:
Good Shepherd United Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Tenth Anniversary Program, 1971.
Creator:
Good Shepherd United Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Good Shepherd United Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Church anniversaries--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American Presbyterian churches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), Philadelphia (Pa.)--Church history.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357718
Title:
First African United Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) church program, 1977.
Creator:
First African United Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
First African United Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), Overton, Kermit E.
Topics:
African American Presbyterian churches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), Philadelphia (Pa.)--Church history.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357713
Title:
Publishing with purpose
Description:
Written by Ward L. Kaiser with Arthur O.F. Bauer, former staff at Friendship Press.
Creator:
Kaiser, Ward L., 1923- (author), Bauer, Arthur O. F., 1925- (author)
Subject names:
Friendship Press, inc., Peters projection (Cartography)
Topics:
Publishers and publishing--United States--History--20th century., Publishers and publishing--Canada--History--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356189
Title:
Rev. Henry Sloane Coffin.
Subject names:
Coffin, Henry Sloane, 1877-1954., Coffin, Henry Sloane, 1877-1954--Portraits.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy., Theologians--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356188
Title:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) session minutes, 1966-1972.
Creator:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Church records and registers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American Presbyterians--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Church history., Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355310
Title:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) session minutes and register, 1956-1961.
Creator:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Church records and registers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American Presbyterians--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Church history., Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:354900
Title:
Reeve Memorial Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) session minutes, 1950-1960.
Creator:
Reeve Memorial Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Reeve Memorial Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Church records and registers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American Presbyterians--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Church history., Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:354731
Title:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) session minutes and register, 1928-1944.
Creator:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Church records and registers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American Presbyterians--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Church history., Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:354547
Title:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) session minutes and register, 1944-1955.
Creator:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Berean Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Church records and registers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American Presbyterians--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Church history., Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:354093
Title:
Theological Reflections on the Death Penalty.
Description:
Written by John H. Leith for the PCUS General Assembly Mission Board, 1979. Featured as a chapter in "Pilgrimage of a Presbyterian: Collected Shorter Writings" (2001).
Creator:
Leith, John H. (author), Raynal, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1943- (editor)
Subject names:
Leith, John H., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. General Assembly Mission Board.
Topics:
Capital punishment--Religious aspects--Christianity., Church and social problems--Presbyterian Church., Theology--Study and teaching.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353885
Title:
Fred Rogers.
Creator:
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Family Communications Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives., Rogers, Fred, 1928-2003., Rogers, Fred, 1928-2003--Portraits.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348268
Title:
Fred Rogers.
Creator:
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Family Communications Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives., Rogers, Fred, 1928-2003., Rogers, Fred, 1928-2003--Portraits.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348267
Title:
Fred Rogers.
Creator:
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Family Communications Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives., Rogers, Fred, 1928-2003., Rogers, Fred, 1928-2003--Portraits.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348266
Title:
Rev. Bear Ride, Rev. Susan Craig, and Brian Symonds.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Joyful: The Rev. Bear Ride, left, and her spouse, the Rev. Susan Craig, celebrate with Brian Symonds, a gay ministerial candidate, after a Pacific Presbytery vote. A Minnesota vote put the U.S. ratification over the top. [Clipping from the May 11, 2011 issue of the Los Angeles Times.]
Creator:
Gauthier, Robert. (photographer), Los Angeles times. (publisher)
Subject names:
Ride, Bear, 1953-, Craig, Susan., Gaeta-Symonds, Brian., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of the Pacific.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church., Presbyterian women--United States., Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348011

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