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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:
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:
Service of Installation for Rev. J. Oscar McCloud.
Description:
Program for the Installation Service for Rev. J. Oscar McCloud at Davie Street Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Creator:
Davie Street Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.) (creator)
Subject names:
Davie Street Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.), McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936-
Topics:
Installation (Clergy), African American clergy--North Carolina--Raleigh., African American Presbyterians--North Carolina--Raleigh.
Geographic subjects:
Raleigh (N.C.), Raleigh (N.C.)--Church history.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345289
Title:
Service of Installation for Rev. William Gillespie.
Description:
Program for the Installation Service for Rev. William Gillespie at Davie Street Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Creator:
Davie Street Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.) (creator)
Subject names:
Davie Street Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.), Gillespie, William.
Topics:
Installation (Clergy), African American clergy--North Carolina--Raleigh., African American Presbyterians--North Carolina--Raleigh.
Geographic subjects:
Raleigh (N.C.), Raleigh (N.C.)--Church history.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345284
Title:
Service of Installation for Rev. James Walter Brown.
Description:
Program for the Installation Service for Rev. James Walter Brown at Davie Street United Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Creator:
Davie Street United Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.) (creator)
Subject names:
Davie Street United Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.), Brown, James W.
Topics:
Installation (Clergy), African American clergy--North Carolina--Raleigh., African American Presbyterians--North Carolina--Raleigh.
Geographic subjects:
Raleigh (N.C.), Raleigh (N.C.)--Church history.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345279
Title:
Service of Installation for Rev. Irwin W. Underhill.
Description:
Program for the Installation Service for Rev. Irwin W. Underhill at First Presbyterian Church in Nunda, New York. Located forty miles south of Rochester, the village of Nunda was an all-white community. The Nunda Presbyterian Church was the first all-white Presbyterian congregation in the United States to call a Black pastor.
Creator:
First Presbyterian Church (Nunda, N.Y.) (creator)
Subject names:
Underhill, Irvin Windfield, 1896-1982--Archives., Underhill, Irvin Windfield, 1896-1982., First Presbyterian Church (Nunda, N.Y.)
Topics:
Installation (Clergy), African American clergy--New York--Nunda., African American Presbyterians--New York--Nunda.
Geographic subjects:
Nunda (N.Y.), Nunda (N.Y.)--Church history.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345240
Title:
Trinity United Presbyterian Church (Camden, Ala.) fifth anniversary, 1957.
Description:
Fifth anniversary program for Trinity United Presbyterian Church, a predominantly Black congregation in Camden, Alabama. Rev. James Reese served as pastor of the church.
Creator:
Trinity United Presbyterian Church (Camden, Ala.) (creator)
Subject names:
Trinity United Presbyterian Church (Camden, Ala.), Trinity United Presbyterian Church (Camden, Ala.)--Anniversaries, etc., Reese, James Foster.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American clergy.
Geographic subjects:
Camden (Ala.)--Church history., Camden (Ala.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344064
Title:
We Need Middle Ground
Subject names:
Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives.
Topics:
Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:287104
Title:
Why Angela Davis?
Description:
Pamphlet published by the Council on Church and Race which addresses the controversy surrounding the Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund.
Subject names:
McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936---Archives., Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-, Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund., Stair, Lois, 1923-1981., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Church controversies--Presbyterian Church--United States--20th century., African American women political activists--United States--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:160469
Title:
A History of Social Justice at Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church in Chicago.
Description:
Also includes a brief history of its predecessor churches dating back to 1843.
Subject names:
Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.)--History., More Light Presbyterians., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns., Sindt, David, 1940-1986.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., 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:153445
Title:
A 30-Year History of the More Light Movement at Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church and in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 1969-1999.
Description:
Includes the story of Rev. David Sindt, founder of the Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns.
Subject names:
Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.)--History., More Light Presbyterians., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns., Sindt, David, 1940-1986.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:153440
Title:
Pennside Presbyterian Church 1957 organization and activities.
Description:
The 1957 directory for Pennside Presbyterian Church in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Subject names:
Pennside Presbyterian Church (Reading, Pa.)--Directories., Pennside Presbyterian Church (Reading, Pa.)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Geographic subjects:
Reading (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:153353
Title:
"Why Orangeism?"
Description:
A history and overview of the Orange Order movement written by Rev. M. W. Dewar, D.G.C.I. Also includes a foreward by Rev. W. S. Kerr, D.D.
Creator:
Dewar, Michael Willoughby. (author)
Subject names:
Knox Presbyterian Church (Kearny, N.J.)--Archives., Orange Order.
Topics:
Protestantism--Political aspects--Northern Ireland., Protestant Churches--Relations--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Northern Ireland.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150448
Title:
Are you an Orangeman?
Description:
Promotional material designed for recruiting Protestants to join the Orange Order.
Creator:
Loyal Orange Association of British America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Knox Presbyterian Church (Kearny, N.J.)--Archives., Orange Order.
Topics:
Protestantism--Political aspects--Northern Ireland., Protestant Churches--Relations--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Northern Ireland.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150443
Title:
Orangeism in Northern Ireland.
Description:
Educational pamphlet pertaining to Orangeism in Northern Ireland.
Creator:
Long, S. E., (Clergy) (author)
Subject names:
Knox Presbyterian Church (Kearny, N.J.)--Archives., Orange Order.
Topics:
Protestantism--Political aspects--Northern Ireland., Protestant Churches--Relations--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Northern Ireland.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150434
Title:
Informational packet of candidates for Moderator of the 188th General Assembly, 1976.
Description:
A compiled booklet containing informational packets of the candidates for the office of Moderator of the 188th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Features photographs of the candidates, biographical sketches, personal statements, endorsements, and responses from the candidates to a questionnaire developed by the Office of the General Assembly. Candidates for the office are organized alphabetically: Thelma C. D. Adair, Virginia West Davidson, John H. Galbreath, Pershing Edwin MacAllister, and Martha P. Martin.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (188th : 1976 : Baltimore), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Office of the General Assembly--Archives., Thompson, William P., 1918-, Adair, Thelma., Davidson, Virginia West, 1916-2009., Galbreath, John H., MacAllister, Pershing Edwin., Martin, Martha P.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150390
Title:
His nine reasons for going to church.
Description:
Nine reasons for going to church according to President Theodore Roosevelt.
Subject names:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Topics:
Presidents--United States--Religion.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149333
Title:
And the Word became flesh.
Description:
Program for Big Tent event held in Atlanta, Georgia, June 11-13, 2009.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Big Tent (1st : 2009 : Atlanta, Ga.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Government., Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Atlanta (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147408
Title:
Peacemaking in the family:
Creator:
Rogers, Fred. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program., Marsh, Barbara.
Topics:
Peace--Study and teaching., Families--Religious life.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:138695

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