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Dan Smith was a Presbyterian and Congregationalist minister, longtime pastor of West Hollywood United Church of Christ. He was born 2 February 1953 in Buffalo, N.Y., and educated at SUNY Fredonia and Princeton Theological Seminary. He was a conscientious objector during the American war in Vietnam. He was ordained in 1978 and spent six years installed at First Presbyterian Church (Geneva, N.Y.) before moving to Los Angeles. He took the pastorate of West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) in 1984, becoming the first openly gay minister installed in a PC(USA) congregation. During his tenure the congregation would spearhead AIDS ministry in West Hollywood, and build the Lazarus Project, dedicated to reconciling the church with its LGBTQ community. Smith retired in 2020. He died 12 June 2023.
Creator:
Smith, Daniel Edmund, 1953-2023. (dedicatee), West Hollywood United Church of Christ (Los Angeles, Calif.) (creator)
Subject names:
West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.), Smith, Daniel Edmund, 1953-2023.
Topics:
LGBTQ+ Presbyterians., Gay clergy.
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345470
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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.
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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
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Web site of Restorative Actions, a grass roots voluntary initiative for churches, individuals, mid-councils, and agencies of the Presbyterian Church (USA) as well as other ecumenical partners and interested organizations, to take a leadership stance in opposition to racism and racial privilege. Its premise is that it would be right and fair for predominantly white churches and affiliated organizations to return benefits that have accrued to them directly or indirectly from systemic inequities.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:288194
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Rev. Oscar Sueing preaching.
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Liberation Community Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tenn.) (creator)
Subject names:
Sueing, Oscar., Liberation Community Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tenn.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:182032
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Rev. Oscar Sueing preaching.
Creator:
Liberation Community Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tenn.) (creator)
Subject names:
Sueing, Oscar, Liberation Community Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tenn.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:182031
Creator:
WLS-TV (Television station : Chicago, Ill.) (creator)
Subject names:
Hope Presbyterian Church (Wheaton, Ill.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Wheaton (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181727
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"The Fierce Urgency of Now," by Rev. Mark Sandlin.
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Covenant Presbyterian Church (Greensboro, N.C.) (creator), Sandlin, Mark. (speaker)
Subject names:
Covenant Presbyterian Church (Greensboro, N.C.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Greensboro (N.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181726
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"Peace, Peace, Where There Is No Peace," by Rev. Rodney Sadler Jr.
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Memorial Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, N.C.) (creator), Sadler, Rodney, Jr. (speaker)
Subject names:
Memorial Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Charlotte (N.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181725
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Cedar Park Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pentecost worship, 2020 (creator)
Subject names:
Cedar Park Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pentecost worship, 2020
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181724
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On the church's Black Lives Matter banner and discussions with the San Francisco Police Department.
Creator:
Calvary Presbyterian Church (San Francisco, Calif.) (creator)
Subject names:
Calvary Presbyterian Church (San Francisco, Calif.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
San Francisco (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181723
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Worship in wake of Philadelphia police murder of Walter Wallace Jr.
Creator:
Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181722
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Prayer video in wake of Philadelphia police murder of Walter Wallace Jr.
Creator:
Supplee Presbyterian Church (Maple Glen, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Supplee Presbyterian Church (Maple Glen, Pa.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Montgomery County (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181721
Creator:
Woodland Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, N.C.) (creator)
Subject names:
Woodland Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Charlotte (N.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181720
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News coverage of PC(USA) vigil for Breonna Taylor.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Nelson, J. Herbert, II.
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Louisville (Ky.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181719
Creator:
Westwood Presbyterian Church (Louisville, Ky.) (creator)
Subject names:
Westwood Presbyterian Church (Louisville, Ky.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Louisville (Ky.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181718
Creator:
Trinity Emaniel Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.) (creator), Jackson, Julius. (speaker)
Subject names:
Trinity Emaniel Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Rochester (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181717
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Sermon, "A Shortness Of Breath" by Rev. Julius Jackson.
Creator:
Trinity Emaniel Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.) (creator), Jackson, Julius. (speaker)
Subject names:
Trinity Emaniel Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Rochester (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181716
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (Morristown, N.J.) (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (Morristown, N.J.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Morristown (N.J.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181715
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Worship following the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey.
Creator:
Liberty Community Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis, Minn.) (creator)
Subject names:
Liberty Community Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Minneapolis (Minn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181714
Description:
Worship following the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey.
Creator:
First Presbyterian Church (Kenosha, Wis.) (creator)
Subject names:
First Presbyterian Church (Kenosha, Wis.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Kenosha (Wis.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181713

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