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History of interdenominational and interfaith cooperation, including the work conducted by the following organizations: Religious News Service, National Council of the Churches of Christ, American and Foreign Christian Union, American Sunday School Union, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, and Home Missions Council of North America. Featured image: Delegates of the World's First Religious Parliament, Art Palace, Chicago, Illinois, September 21, 1893.

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Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: (1) Dr. Peterson and Nurse Gohkle pack in their medical tent in the Cotes-de-Fer for a week's trip into the mountains. (2) Each week the medical team's supplies were replenished in Cotes-de-Fer. Here, Dr. Peterson and Nurse Golkhe (both Lutheran) pack for the coming week.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Disaster nursing--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179439
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Edie Gohkle, nurse, boils needles as sterilization for the next day's clinic and washes dishes at the close of a hectic clinic day in the mountains.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Sud-Est., Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Sud-Est., Disaster nursing--Haiti--Sud-Est.
Geographic subjects:
Sud-Est (Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179438
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Two nurses and doctor leave one mountain village for another in relief work after hurricane.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Sud-Est., Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Sud-Est., Disaster nursing--Haiti--Sud-Est.
Geographic subjects:
Sud-Est (Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179437
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: One of the native fishing boats assist in the unloading of food from the "Denise," a freighter carrying supplies to the disaster area. Cotes-de-Fer. Many boats assisted in unloading the larger ship of its food cargo. One of the fishing boats is now doing its part. The "Dennis" the transport ship can se seen in the left background.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Food relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179436
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Cotes-de-Fer as seen from one of the hills that crowd around. Disaster team's tent unit is seen to the left and the newly constructed house units to the right. Roofless homes can be seen all about.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Hurricane damage--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179435
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: (1) Dr. Peterson and Dr. Camillo (the Haitian doctor assigned to Cotes-de-Fer for 2 years) examine the arm of a child who was burned with boiling water. (2) Cotes-de-Fer. A severely burned child and her concerned mother receive attention from the local Haitian doctor (Dr. Camille) and the CWS disaster volunteer doctor (Dr. Peterson, Lutheran).
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Physician and patient--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179434
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Ricat. Many mothers with young children came to the clinics just to have the doctor check their children. Here Nurse Edie Gohlke (Lutheran) admires the twins of this proud mother.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Sud-Est., Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Sud-Est., Disaster nursing--Haiti--Sud-Est.
Geographic subjects:
Sud-Est (Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179433
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Up in the mountains above Cotes-de-Fer, Dr. Peterson listens to a patient's story with the aid of an interpreter.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Sud-Est., Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Sud-Est., Physician and patient--Haiti--Sud-Est.
Geographic subjects:
Sud-Est (Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179432
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Sud-Est., Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Sud-Est., Physician and patient--Haiti--Sud-Est.
Geographic subjects:
Sud-Est (Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179431
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: A proud town leader stops to rest, leaning against one bag of the bread flour he is responsible for distributing to the people from the mountains.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Food relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179430
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: The pack animals leave Cotes-de-Fer with the supplies of the medical team for a one-week trip into the mountain areas.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Disaster nursing--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179429
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: (1) A close-up of the tent unit with the kitchen shelter off to the right and the town in the background. (2) Tent unit of the emergency team set up in the center of Cotes-de-Fer. Beginnings of kitchen unit to the right.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179428
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Making blocks, the first of many thousands needed to rebuild the razed homes of Cotes-de-Fer.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Hurricane damage--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179427
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: The base of the housing unit has been laid and curious town boys stop by to survey its progress.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Hurricane damage--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179426
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: The housing construction project is just getting underway with sand-sifting to the left, cement-making in the center, and block-making to the right. Freshly made blocks are on the ground to the right. The first house will be constructed in the right background.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Hurricane damage--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179425
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: The third unit of homes are built by Haitian workers and their Mennonite directors.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service., Mennonite Disaster Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Hurricane damage--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179424
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: (1) The first block to come from the machines brought in by the Mennonite Team for re-building razed Cotes-de-Fer. (2) The construction team of Mennonite men instructs some of the local Haitian men on how to use the block-making machines.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service., Mennonite Disaster Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Hurricane damage--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179423
Title:
Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Food is being distributed in the depot at Cotes-de-Fer. Each donkey will carry one 100 pound sack back into the mountains.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topics:
Hurricane Flora, 1963., Disaster relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Church work with disaster victims--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est), Food relief--Haiti--Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est)
Geographic subjects:
Côtes-de-Fer (Sud-Est, Haiti)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179422
Title:
Attacks on African American Churches
Description:
A handbook for arson investigations. Prepared and published by the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice of the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Creator:
Ratner, Margaret. (author), Scott-McLaughlin, Elfrida. (author)
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Archives., Center for Constitutional Rights (New York, N.Y.), Kunstler, William M. (William Moses), 1919-1995., Jones, Mac Charles, 1950-1997.
Topics:
African Americans--Crimes against--United States--20th century., Arson--United States--20th century., Hate crimes--United States--20th century., African American churches--Fires and fire prevention--United States--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179314
Title:
National Council of Churches Campaign Against the Burning of Black Churches.
Description:
Promotional pamphlet for the National Council of Churches Campaign Against the Burning of Black Churches, created in response to the rise in attacks by white supremacists.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
Topics:
African Americans--Crimes against--United States--20th century., Arson--United States--20th century., Hate crimes--United States--20th century., African American churches--Fires and fire prevention--United States--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179229

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