Description:
Nancy Brown and Eileen Smith were both active members of That All May Freely
Serve (TAMFS). TAMFS began in 1993 after Rev. Jane Adams Spahr, a lesbian
minister, was banned by the Permanent Judicial Commission from accepting a
call to serve as a pastor of Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester,
NY). Downtown Church formed TAMFS ministry in response, electing Spahr to
serve as a "lesbian evangelist" to the PC(USA), and advocating for the full
inclusion of LGBTQIA+ Presbyterians.
Creator:
Brown, Nancy. (interviewee), Smith, Eileen. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Subject names:
That All May Freely Serve (Association), Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.), Brown, Nancy., Smith, Eileen., Spahr, Jane Adams.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church--20th century., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Presbyterian women.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:153476