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Title:Description:[Reunion General Assembly in Atlanta, Georgia.]Creator:Presbyterian Lay Committee. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:9944
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Title:Description:On Friday evening, June 10, 1983 at 8:37 o'clock during an historic Service of the Holy Communion, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was formally constituted marking the reunion of the two largest Presbyterian denominations which had been separated for 122 years since the Civil War. Some 14,000 people participated in the Communion Service, served by 449 Elders and 35 Ministers. Music was by a 680 voice choir from churches in the Atlanta area.Creator:Presbyterian Lay Committee. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:9936
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Title:Description:[Mayor of Atlanta] Andrew Young on City Hall steps.Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Young, Andrew, 1932-, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:9932
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Title:Description:Immediate past General Assembly moderators and Stated Clerks at the Service of the Holy Communion are (left to right) PCUS Stated Clerk James E. Andrews, PCUS General Assembly Moderator John F. Anderson, Jr., UPC General Assembly Moderator James H. Costen, and UPC Stated Clerk William P. Thompson.Creator:Presbyterian Lay Committee. (creator)Subject names:Anderson, John F. (John Franklin), 1920-2009., Andrews, James E., Thompson, William P., 1918-, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:9931
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Title:Description:[Presbyterian general assembles official slide set, June 7-15, 1983 in the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia.]Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8184
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Title:Description:[Presbyterian general assembles official slide set, June 7-15, 1983 in the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia] Communion Service Processional.Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8167
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Title:Description:[PC(USA) Reunion button] If you're for Reunion smile.Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8162
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Title:Description:A Litany Celebrating Presbyterian Reunion. [Cover of The Presbyterian Outlook, vol. 165, no. 10, March 7, 1983.]Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Mothershed, Gay--Archives.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8137
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Title:Description:[Reunion parade during the 195th General Assembly in Atlanta, Georgia, June 1983. Two men carrying Presbyterian Peacemaking Program banner.]Creator:Presbyterian Lay Committee. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8123
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Title:Description:[The Atlanta Pipers Band leading the Reunion parade during the 195th General Assembly in Atlanta, Georgia, June 1983.]Creator:Presbyterian Lay Committee. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8110
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Title:Description:The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) comes into being as Presbyterians gather around the Lord's Table at the 195th General Assembly on June 10, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia. [Cover of The Presbyterian Outlook, vol. 165, no. 24, June 13, 1983.]Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century., Mothershed, Gay--Archives.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8091
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Description:[The Presbyterian Layman front page, July/August 1983, Vol. XVI, No. 4: "Historic Presbyterian Reunion Heals 122 Year Split".]Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8090
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Title:Description:195 Atlanta General Assembly [July/August 1983, p. 15 and p. 30] [Gay Mothershed papers, 1981-1989.]Creator:Bailey, J. Martin. (photographer), Hasegawa, Pam. (photographer)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Mothershed, Gay--Archives.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8080
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Title:Description:[Presbyterian general assembles official slide set, June 7-15, 1983 in the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia] Banner seen in rear of UPC General Assembly at time of vote for Reunion.Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8061
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Title:Description:[Presbyterian general assembles official slide set, June 7-15, 1983 in the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia] UPC General Assembly applauds vote on Reunion.Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8047
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Title:Description:[Presbyterian general assembles official slide set, June 7-15, 1983 in the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia] Presbytery Banners and Bread before the Friday evening Communion Service.Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8046
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Title:Description:The Atlanta Pipers Band leading the triumphal march. [From Presbyterian Survey July/August 1983, p. 20.]Creator:Rafshoon, Charles. (photographer)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century., Mothershed, Gay--Archives.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8042
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Title:Description:Held by General Assembly Moderator J. Randolph Taylor are the three moderatorial crosses which were welded together by Professor Richard Mafong of Georgia State University before the entire General Assembly.Creator:Presbyterian Lay Committee. (creator)Subject names:Taylor, J. Randolph (John Randolph), 1929-, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7995
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Title:Description:Melva Costen directs choir Friday evening.Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century.Topics:Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7868