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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:
Rev. Bruce William Klunder memorial address by Eugene Carson Blake.
Description:
Transcript of Dr. Eugene Carson Blake's memorial address for Rev. Bruce William Klunder, a white Presbyterian minister and civil rights activist who died after he was run over by a bulldozer while protesting the construction of a segregated school in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Blake delivered the eulogy at Klunder's funeral services at Church of the Covenant.
Creator:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Klunder, Bruce W., 1937-1964--Death and burial., Klunder, Bruce W., 1937-1964.
Topics:
Civil rights workers--Ohio--Cleveland., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--Ohio--Cleveland., Funeral service--Ohio--Cleveland., Segregation in education--Ohio--Cleveland.
Geographic subjects:
Cleveland (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344177
Title:
Babs Miller oral history, 2023.
Description:
Oral history with Babs Miller, parish associate at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Austin, Tex.), on her career in ministry, including with Metropolitan Community Church (Austin, Tex.) during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, and as an evangelist with That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) in the 2000s. Babs Miller is a Presbyterian minister, ordained by Mission Presbytery in 2014. Born in Victoria, Texas in 1942, she attended the Presbyterian School for Christian Education (Richmond, Va.) in the 1960s, and worked as a Christian educator, a social worker, and a high school teacher in Texas. She went to Austin Theological Seminary from 1987 to 1990, came out as a lesbian, and began work with Metropolitan Community Church (Austin, Tex.). From about 2004 to 2012 she was an evangelist with That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS). She has served as parish associate at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Austin, Tex.) since 2014, and continues advocacy for GLBTQ+ rights, in particular protection of trans youth and their families threatened by Texas state law codifying trans health therapies as child abuse. Starting in 2015, Miller was part of the group at St. Andrew's, as part of the Austin Sanctuary Network, declaring public sanctuary for migrants, and helped a mother and child, Hilda and Ivan, seek asylum.
Creator:
Miller, Babs Ann, 1942- (interviewee), Staniunas, David. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Metropolitan Community Church (Austin, Tex.), That All May Freely Serve (Association), St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Austin, Tex.)
Topics:
Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterians., Sanctuary movement., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterians., Church work with immigrants.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344175
Title:
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, Minnesota.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344124
Title:
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Description:
Text transcribed from postcard: House of Hope, Presbyterian Church, Summit Avenue, St. Paul. Organized in 1855. One of the handsomest religious structures in the city. Cost, $350,000.
Creator:
Minneapolis Selling Co. (Minneapolis, Minn.) (publisher)
Subject names:
House of Hope Presbyterian Church (Saint Paul, Minn.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Minnesota--Saint Paul.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Paul (Minn.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Saint Paul (Minn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344123
Title:
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Creator:
Minneapolis Selling Co. (Minneapolis, Minn.) (publisher)
Subject names:
House of Hope Presbyterian Church (Saint Paul, Minn.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Minnesota--Saint Paul.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Paul (Minn.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Saint Paul (Minn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344122
Title:
Central Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Creator:
Kwin & Co. (Chicago, Ill.) (publisher), Sweet (Minneapolis, Minn.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Central Presbyterian Church (Saint Paul, Minn.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Minnesota--Saint Paul.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Paul (Minn.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Saint Paul (Minn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344120
Title:
Central Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Creator:
Kwin & Co. (Chicago, Ill.) (publisher), Sweet (Minneapolis, Minn.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Central Presbyterian Church (Saint Paul, Minn.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Minnesota--Saint Paul.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Paul (Minn.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Saint Paul (Minn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344119
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:
Warren Julius Nelson.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Warren Julius Nelson -- Pastor/Church Administrator (1884-1962)
Subject names:
Nelson, Warren Julius., Nelson, Warren Julius--Portraits.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American clergy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344033
Title:
Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church Visitor.
Description:
Newsletter published by Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church in Tampa, Florida. Vol. 1, no. 10, Summer 1953.
Creator:
Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church (Tampa, Fla.) (creator)
Subject names:
Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church (Tampa, Fla.), Poland, Robert A.
Topics:
Church newsletters--Florida--Tampa.
Geographic subjects:
Tampa (Fla.)--Church history., Tampa (Fla.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344019
Title:
Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church Visitor.
Description:
Newsletter published by Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church in Tampa, Florida. Vol. 1, no. 3, December 1952.
Creator:
Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church (Tampa, Fla.) (creator)
Subject names:
Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church (Tampa, Fla.), Poland, Robert A.
Topics:
Church newsletters--Florida--Tampa.
Geographic subjects:
Tampa (Fla.)--Church history., Tampa (Fla.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344008
Title:
Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church Visitor.
Description:
Newsletter published by Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church in Tampa, Florida. Vol. 1, no. 2, November 1952.
Creator:
Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church (Tampa, Fla.) (creator)
Subject names:
Seminole Heights Presbyterian Church (Tampa, Fla.), Poland, Robert A.
Topics:
Church newsletters--Florida--Tampa.
Geographic subjects:
Tampa (Fla.)--Church history., Tampa (Fla.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343999
Title:
Mexican Mission, El Paso, Texas, 1914.
Topics:
Mexican Americans--Religious life--Texas--El Paso., Mexican Americans--Missions--Texas--El Paso., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Texas--El Paso.
Geographic subjects:
El Paso (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343997
Title:
Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana (El Paso, Tex.) Sunday school teachers, 1911.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: S.S. Teachers Mexican Church El Paso, Texas. 1911.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343893
Title:
Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana (El Paso, Tex.) Sunday school teachers, 1911.
Creator:
Villegas Studio (El Paso, Tex.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana (El Paso, Tex.)
Topics:
Mexican Americans--Religious life--Texas--El Paso., Sunday school teachers--Texas--El Paso.
Geographic subjects:
El Paso (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343892
Title:
Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana (El Paso, Tex.) Sunday school teachers, 1911.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: S.S. Teachers Mexican Church El Paso, Texas. 1911.
Creator:
Villegas Studio (El Paso, Tex.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana (El Paso, Tex.)
Topics:
Mexican Americans--Religious life--Texas--El Paso., Sunday school teachers--Texas--El Paso.
Geographic subjects:
El Paso (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343788
Title:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.) scrapbook, circa 1926-1945.
Description:
Scrapbook of the House of Neighborly Service, a community center in San Antonio, Texas which was jointly supported by the Synod of Texas and the Board of National Missions. Includes photographs, clippings, correspondence, pamphlets, and lists of financial contributors. Also includes "A History of the Mexican Mission Work Conducted by the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in the Synod of Texas" by B. A. Hodges.
Creator:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.) (creator), Hodges, B. A. (author)
Subject names:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Texas. Texas Synodical., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
Mexican Americans--Religious life--Texas--San Antonio., Mexican Americans--Missions--Texas--San Antonio., Presbyterian Church--Home missions--Texas--San Antonio., Social settlements--Texas--San Antonio., Community centers--Texas--San Antonio.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343628
Title:
Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana (El Paso, Tex.) session, 1914.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Session of Mexican Church. El Paso, Texas. 1914.
Creator:
Juarez, M. H. (photographer)
Subject names:
Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana (El Paso, Tex.)
Topics:
Mexican Americans--Religious life--Texas--El Paso.
Geographic subjects:
El Paso (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343627
Title:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.) Board of Directors' constitution and by-laws.
Description:
Constitution and by-laws of the Board of Directors of the House of Neighborly Service, a community center in San Antonio, Texas which was jointly supported by the Synod of Texas and the Board of National Missions.
Creator:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.) Board of Directors. (creator)
Subject names:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Texas. Texas Synodical., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
Mexican Americans--Religious life--Texas--San Antonio., Mexican Americans--Missions--Texas--San Antonio., Presbyterian Church--Home missions--Texas--San Antonio., Social settlements--Texas--San Antonio., Community centers--Texas--San Antonio.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343618
Title:
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church (Brooklyn, N.Y.) register, 1964-1973.
Description:
Register of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, New York. Organized in 1858 as Park Presbyterian Church by the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (New School) Presbytery of Brooklyn. Changed their name to Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in 1862. Credit: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church records, 2009.011, Brooklyn Historical Society.
Creator:
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) (creator)
Subject names:
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
African American Presbyterians--New York (State)--Brooklyn., Church records and registers--New York (State)--Brooklyn., Marriage records--New York (State)--Brooklyn., Korean American Presbyterians--New York (State)--Brooklyn.
Geographic subjects:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Church history., Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343485

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