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Title:Description:Web site of Church Women United, a racially, culturally, theologically inclusive Christian women's movement, celebrating unity in diversity and working for a world of peace and justice. Founded in 1941, Church Women United is a movement representing Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian women. It is organized into more than 1,200 local and state units working for peace and justice in the United States and Puerto Rico, and it is supported by constituents in state and local units and denominational women's organizations. Church Women United acts on behalf of women and children throughout the world, and is recognized as a non-governmental organization by the United Nations.Creator:Church Women United. (creator)Subject names:Church Women United.Topics:Church work with women--United States., Church work with children--United States., Women in Christianity--United States., Women in church work--United States., Interdenominational cooperation--United States.Geographic subjects:United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129961
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Title:Description:Web site of Agricultural Missions, Inc., a steadfast response to rural poverty and injustice. Their mission is to support people of all faiths and spiritual consciousness around the world in the struggle to end the poverty and injustice that affect rural communities and work towards the creation of a peaceful and sustainable community.Creator:Agricultural Missions, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (creator)Subject names:Agricultural Missions, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)Topics:Missions--Agricultural work., Rural missions., Church work with the poor.Geographic subjects:New York (N.Y.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129960
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Title:Description:Web site of the Presbyterian Coalition, a movement committed to life and transformation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by exalting Jesus Christ, energizing its congregations, and upholding historic biblical leadership standards. The Coalition aims to achieve this by coordinating with all individuals and groups who share the convictions expressed in the Coalition's Declaration, "Union in Christ," and who are working for a revitalized church; by reaffirming the Coalition's commitment "that this work of renewal be carried on in and through the existing structures of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) whenever possible"; by encouraging all individuals, groups and governing bodies who share our convictions, to act creatively and passionately to identify and implement strategies consistent with these convictions and purposes.Creator:Presbyterian Coalition. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Coalition.Topics:Christian leadership--United States., Church consultation--United States., Presbyterian Church--United States., Presbyterian Church--Doctrines.Geographic subjects:United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129953
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Title:Description:Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Christian Social Justice (\u201cUnbound\u201d) is an online journal and community that examines, expresses, and provokes social justice as inspired by the prophetic gospel of Jesus Christ. As both a journal and a forum for conversation, action and community building, Unbound is at once the inheritor of the print journal Church and Society (98 years running) and the innovator of an interactive approach to supporting social ministry. The journal is freely available, and four to six times a year, it issues a theme-based collection of articles written by academics, clergy, lay-leaders, and practitioners.Topics:Social justice--Religious aspects--Christianity., Electronic journals., Electronic discussion groups., Christian literature.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129948
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Description:Web site of Presbyterians Protecting Life (PPL), an independent, nonprofit corporation made up of members and pastors in congregations in the Presbyterian and Reformed family of churches. PPL is committed to strengthening the bonds of family love and nurture, and to protecting innocent life. PPL offers a variety of written resources to the broader Christian community to help Christians approach matters of life and sexuality from the perspective of biblical faith.Creator:Presbyterians Pro-Life. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterians Pro-Life.Topics:Pro-life movement--United States., Abortion--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Sexual orientation--Religious aspects--Christianity., Euthanasia--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Homophobia--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Stem cells--Research--Religious aspects--Christianity.Geographic subjects:United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129942
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Title:Description:Web site of UKirk. UKirk provides professional support, empowerment and community for those engaged in campus ministry on behalf of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). UKirk is a central hub for this vital and challenging aspect of ministry, dedicated to nurturing connections and sharing resources with fellow professionals in the field. UKirk's mission is one of caring, coaching, educating, and advocating as clergy minister to college students across the country.Creator:UKirk. (creator)Subject names:UKirk.Topics:Church work with students--Presbyterian Church., College chaplains--United States.Geographic subjects:United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129938
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Description:Web site of Zephyr Point, a year-round Presbyterian Conference Center nestled in the Sierra Nevada providing rental facilities and conferences on inspirational Lake Tahoe.Creator:Zephyr Point (Zephyr Cove, Nev.) (creator)Subject names:Zephyr Point (Zephyr Cove, Nev.)Topics:Church conference centers--Nevada--Zephyr Cove., Spiritual retreats--Presbyterian Church., Spiritual retreats--Nevada--Zephyr Cove., Church camps--Nevada--Zephyr Cove.Geographic subjects:Zephyr Cove (Nev.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129936
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Description:Web site of the American and Foreign Christian Union (AFCU). This organization exists solely for the purpose of supporting the ministries of the American Church in Paris (ACP), the American Church in Berlin (ACB) and the Vienna Community Church (VCC). The AFCU aids in the selection, employment, and financial support of the ACP Senior Pastor and the oversight of the buildings housing the ACP. It also nurtures alumni support of all three churches. The AFCU manages all endowment funds within charter of a 501(c)(3) organization, approves appropriate grants, and develops expanded financial support.Creator:American and Foreign Christian Union. (creator)Subject names:American and Foreign Christian Union.Topics:Interdenominational cooperation., Church charities., Church fund raising--Germany--Berlin., Church fund raising--France--Paris., Church fund raising--Austria--Vienna.Geographic subjects:Berlin (Germany), Paris (France), Vienna (Austria), United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129931
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Description:Web site of the Association of Retired Ministers, Their Spouses, or Survivors (ARMSS). ARMSS seeks to discern and help meet the needs of honorably retired ministers, their spouses, or survivors, by providing opportunities for worship, major presentations on contemporary issues, discussion groups, and fellowship. ARMSS is called by the grace of God to celebrate the lives of its members, and to bear witness to their years of faithful service to Jesus Christ. ARMSS: Advocates in behalf of its members, supporting and nurturing them in all ways possible and appropriate. Provides local and national opportunities for ARMSS members to learn about and discuss issues of faithful living in today's world. Supports the governing bodies of the church in their ministries to and with retired ministers, their spouses, or survivors. Assists retired ministers, their spouses, or survivors, as they are willing and able, to utilize their skills and abilities in ministry to the church and the world.Creator:Association of Retired Ministers, Their Spouses or Survivors. (creator)Subject names:Association of Retired Ministers, Their Spouses or Survivors.Topics:Retired clergy--United States., Spouses of clergy--United States., Children of clergy--United States., Families of clergy--United States., Church work with older people--Presbyterian Church.Geographic subjects:United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129923
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Description:Web site of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, a wide network of peacemakers who engage issues of both national and international import. The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship started in the 1940s as a group that provided support to Conscientious Objectors to World War II, a war in which objection was quite unpopular. Since then, they have continued to be a prophetic voice in our church, urging the abolition of war and encouraging our sisters and brothers to enact peace in the midst of our broken world. They have helped lead the PC(USA) to take bold stances in the face of violence.Creator:Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Peace Fellowship.Topics:Pacifism--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Peace--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Nonviolence--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Gun control--United States., Arab-Israeli conflict.Geographic subjects:Stony Point (N.Y.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129909
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Title:Description:Mission Crossroads is a web-based wisdom community which facilitates networking among mission participants, aids communication among members of mission-related groups, and provides a forum in which those engaged in mission may share ideas and experiences, both good and bad, so that future mission endeavors can be more effective.Creator:Mission Crossroads PC(U.S.A.) (creator)Subject names:Mission Crossroads PC(U.S.A.)Topics:Electronic discussion groups., Presbyterian Church--Missions.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129906
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Description:The Covenant Network of Presbyterians is a broad-based, national group of clergy and lay leaders working for a church that is simultaneously faithful, just, and whole. The Covenant Network seeks to strengthen the church of Jesus Christ by working for the unity of the church, furthering the inclusion of LGBTQ persons, seeking understanding and reconciliation, and joining with others seeking a still more just and inclusive church.Creator:Covenant Network of Presbyterians. (creator)Subject names:Covenant Network of Presbyterians.Topics:Church work with gays--Presbyterian Church., Lesbian clergy--United States., Gay clergy--United States., Gay rights--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Sexual orientation--Religious aspects--Christianity., Christian sexual minorities--United States.Geographic subjects:United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:129903
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Description:Produced by the WRC-TV Community Affairs Department in association with the National Presbyterian Center and the Council of Churches of Greater Washington. Guests of Dr. Lowell R. Ditzen, host, include: Rear Admiral Richard G. Hutcheson, Jr.; Chaplain, Colonel Simon H. Scott, Jr.; Rev. A. Ray Appelquist.Creator:Ditzen, Lowell Russell, 1913-1987. (speaker), Hutcheson, Richard G., 1921-2012. (speaker), Scott, Simon H. (speaker), Appelquist, A. Ray. (speaker)Subject names:National Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.), Council of Churches of Greater Washington (D.C.), WRC-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)Topics:Military chaplains.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116517
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Description:Eugene Carson Blake sermon recorded Jan. 22, 1962 at the Interchurch Center, New York, NY.Creator:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker)Subject names:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.Topics:Sermons, American--20th century.Geographic subjects:New York (N.Y.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116498
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Description:News conference concerning Eugene Carson Blake's election as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. Blake also comments on the proposed Confession of 1967.Creator:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker)Subject names:World Council of Churches., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (178th : 1966 : Boston, Mass.), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.Geographic subjects:Boston (Mass.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116490
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Description:Blake and Barnes in conversation on their 1956 trip to Moscow as president and assistant general secretary, respectively, of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Recorded in the board room of the Presbyterian Historical Society, November 9, 1982. Also present, Jean Ware Hoyt Blake, William B. Miller, and Gerald Gillette. Conversation touches on anti-communism of the early 1950s, Blake's interactions with R. W. Scott McLeod and Joseph McCarthy. Includes account of Willem Visser 't Hooft's work with the Roman Catholic church.Creator:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker), Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990. (speaker)Subject names:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990., McLeod, Scott, 1914-1961., McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957., Visser 't Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985.Topics:Anti-communist movements.Geographic subjects:Moscow (Russia)--Description and travel.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116405
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Description:Blake and Barnes in conversation on their 1956 trip to Moscow as president and assistant general secretary, respectively, of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Recorded in the board room of the Presbyterian Historical Society, November 9, 1982. Also present, Jean Ware Hoyt Blake, William B. Miller, and Gerald Gillette. Conversation touches on anti-communism of the early 1950s, Blake's interactions with R. W. Scott McLeod and Joseph McCarthy. Includes account of Willem Visser 't Hooft's work with the Roman Catholic church.Creator:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker), Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990. (speaker)Subject names:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990., McLeod, Scott, 1914-1961., McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957., Visser 't Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985.Topics:Anti-communist movements.Geographic subjects:Moscow (Russia)--Description and travel.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116404
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Description:Blake and Barnes in conversation on their 1956 trip to Moscow as president and assistant general secretary, respectively, of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Recorded in the board room of the Presbyterian Historical Society, November 9, 1982. Also present, Jean Ware Hoyt Blake, William B. Miller, and Gerald Gillette. Conversation touches on anti-communism of the early 1950s, Blake's interactions with R. W. Scott McLeod and Joseph McCarthy. Includes account of Willem Visser 't Hooft's work with the Roman Catholic church.Creator:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker), Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990. (speaker)Subject names:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990., McLeod, Scott, 1914-1961., McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957., Visser 't Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985.Topics:Anti-communist movements.Geographic subjects:Moscow (Russia)--Description and travel.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116397
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Description:Blake and Barnes in conversation on their 1956 trip to Moscow as president and assistant general secretary, respectively, of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Recorded in the board room of the Presbyterian Historical Society, November 9, 1982. Also present, Jean Ware Hoyt Blake, William B. Miller, and Gerald Gillette. Conversation touches on anti-communism of the early 1950s, Blake's interactions with R. W. Scott McLeod and Joseph McCarthy. Includes account of Willem Visser 't Hooft's work with the Roman Catholic church.Creator:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker), Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990. (speaker)Subject names:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990., McLeod, Scott, 1914-1961., McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957., Visser 't Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985.Topics:Anti-communist movements.Geographic subjects:Moscow (Russia)--Description and travel.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116396
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Description:Blake and Barnes in conversation on their 1956 trip to Moscow as president and assistant general secretary, respectively, of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Recorded in the board room of the Presbyterian Historical Society, November 9, 1982. Also present, Jean Ware Hoyt Blake, William B. Miller, and Gerald Gillette. Conversation touches on anti-communism of the early 1950s, Blake's interactions with R. W. Scott McLeod and Joseph McCarthy. Includes account of Willem Visser 't Hooft's work with the Roman Catholic church.Creator:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker), Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990. (speaker)Subject names:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990., McLeod, Scott, 1914-1961., McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957., Visser 't Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985.Topics:Anti-communist movements.Geographic subjects:Moscow (Russia)--Description and travel.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116394
