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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
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
Description:
Sermon preached by Rev. Henry Sloane Coffin at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church of New York City, November 16, 1924.
Creator:
Coffin, Henry Sloane, 1877-1954. (author)
Subject names:
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
Freedom of religion--Sermons., Liberty of conscience--Sermons., Presbyterian Church--Doctrines., Sermons, American--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356170
Creator:
Lombard Central Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Lombard Central 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:354850
Description:
Includes dismissial and reception certificate stubs.
Creator:
Lombard Central Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Lombard Central 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:354721
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
Description:
Sermon preached by Rev. David Youngs, Setauket, Brookhaven, New York, December 1749.
Creator:
Youngs, David. (author)
Subject names:
Setauket Presbyterian Church (Setauket, N.Y.)
Topics:
Sermons, American--18th century.
Geographic subjects:
Setauket (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353380
Description:
Sermon preached by Rev. David Youngs, Setauket, Brookhaven, New York, October 1749.
Creator:
Youngs, David. (author)
Subject names:
Setauket Presbyterian Church (Setauket, N.Y.)
Topics:
Sermons, American--18th century.
Geographic subjects:
Setauket (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353367
Description:
Sermon preached by Rev. David Youngs, Setauket, Brookhaven, New York, November 1749.
Creator:
Youngs, David. (author)
Subject names:
Setauket Presbyterian Church (Setauket, N.Y.)
Topics:
Sermons, American--18th century.
Geographic subjects:
Setauket (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353356
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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:
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:
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
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
Description:
James S. Evinger (left) and Pamela P. Pritchard (right) staffing a booth at the 216th General Assembly in Richmond, Va. The booth provided information about 11 proposed amendments to the Book of Order coming before that assembly concerning how the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) deals with charges of sexual abuse. The 11 amendments were recommended by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Independent Committee of Inquiry.
Creator:
Evinger, James S. (donor)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (216th : 2004 : Richmond, Va.), Evinger, James S., Pritchard, Pamela P.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Church and social problems--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
Richmond (Va.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348008
Description:
Oral history of Stated Clerk Emeritus Cliff Kirkpatrick interviewed by Rev. Dr. Neal Presa and recorded via Zoom by Randy Hobson of OGA Communications on September 7, 2023. The Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick is an ordained minister who served for fifteen years as the Director of the Worldwide Ministries Division before becoming Stated Clerk. He served in this capacity from 1996-2008 and, at the conclusion of his service, was elected by the General Assembly as Stated Clerk Emeritus. His other leadership roles included Co-moderator of the General Assembly Special Committee on the Belhar Confession and member of the Board of Directors of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. Kirkpatrick attended Davidson College (BA), Yale University (MDiv), and McCormick Theological Seminary (DMin).
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Clifton, 1945- (interviewee), Presa, Neal D. (interviewer), Hobson, Randy. (recording engineer)
Subject names:
Kirkpatrick, Clifton, 1945-, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly. Office of the Stated Clerk., Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Church officers., Presbyterian Church--Clergy., Church leadership--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346654
Description:
Oral history of Stated Clerk Emeritus Cliff Kirkpatrick interviewed by Rev. Dr. Neal Presa and recorded via Zoom by Randy Hobson of OGA Communications on July 25, 2023. The Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick is an ordained minister who served for fifteen years as the Director of the Worldwide Ministries Division before becoming Stated Clerk. He served in this capacity from 1996-2008 and, at the conclusion of his service, was elected by the General Assembly as Stated Clerk Emeritus. His other leadership roles included Co-moderator of the General Assembly Special Committee on the Belhar Confession and member of the Board of Directors of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. Kirkpatrick attended Davidson College (BA), Yale University (MDiv), and McCormick Theological Seminary (DMin).
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Clifton, 1945- (interviewee), Presa, Neal D. (interviewer), Hobson, Randy. (recording engineer)
Subject names:
Kirkpatrick, Clifton, 1945-, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly. Office of the Stated Clerk., Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Church officers., Presbyterian Church--Clergy., Church leadership--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346653
Description:
Oral history of Stated Clerk Emeritus Cliff Kirkpatrick interviewed by Rev. Dr. Neal Presa and recorded via Zoom by Randy Hobson of OGA Communications on July 24, 2023. The Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick is an ordained minister who served for fifteen years as the Director of the Worldwide Ministries Division before becoming Stated Clerk. He served in this capacity from 1996-2008 and, at the conclusion of his service, was elected by the General Assembly as Stated Clerk Emeritus. His other leadership roles included Co-moderator of the General Assembly Special Committee on the Belhar Confession and member of the Board of Directors of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. Kirkpatrick attended Davidson College (BA), Yale University (MDiv), and McCormick Theological Seminary (DMin).
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Clifton, 1945- (interviewee), Presa, Neal D. (interviewer), Hobson, Randy. (recording engineer)
Subject names:
Kirkpatrick, Clifton, 1945-, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly. Office of the Stated Clerk., Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Church officers., Presbyterian Church--Clergy., Church leadership--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346652
Description:
Includes Presbyterian Gay Caucus "Statement of Purpose, 1975" and "'Definitive Guidance' Revisited or An Alternative View: The Law of the Church" by David B. Sindt (1979).
Creator:
Sindt, David, 1940-1986. (author)
Subject names:
Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., Sindt, David, 1940-1986., Presbyterian Gay Caucus., Presbyterians for Gay Concerns.
Topics:
Gay clergy--United States., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays--Presbyterians., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterians.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346581
Description:
Dan Smith was a Presbyterian and Congregationalist minister, longtime pastor of West Hollywood United Church of Christ. He was born 2 February 1953 in Buffalo, N.Y., and educated at SUNY Fredonia and Princeton Theological Seminary. He was a conscientious objector during the American war in Vietnam. He was ordained in 1978 and spent six years installed at First Presbyterian Church (Geneva, N.Y.) before moving to Los Angeles. He took the pastorate of West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) in 1984, becoming the first openly gay minister installed in a PC(USA) congregation. During his tenure the congregation would spearhead AIDS ministry in West Hollywood, and build the Lazarus Project, dedicated to reconciling the church with its LGBTQ community. Smith retired in 2020. He died 12 June 2023.
Creator:
Smith, Daniel Edmund, 1953-2023. (dedicatee), West Hollywood United Church of Christ (Los Angeles, Calif.) (creator)
Subject names:
West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.), Smith, Daniel Edmund, 1953-2023.
Topics:
LGBTQ+ Presbyterians., Gay clergy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345470
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: 1st Italian P.C. beginnings New York.
Subject names:
First Italian Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
Italian Americans--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345469

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