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Title:Description:Article written by the Reverend Richard L. Killmer, director of the Peacemaking Project, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.Creator:Killmer, Richard L. (author)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Program Agency.Topics:Peace--Religious aspects.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348259
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Description:Correspondence to and from Fred Rogers regarding his assistance to the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program in creating a booklet on peacemaking in the family.Creator:Killmer, Richard L. (author), Rogers, Fred, 1928-2003. (author)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program., Rogers, Fred, 1928-2003.Topics:Peace--Religious aspects., Peace--Study and teaching., Families--Religious life.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348248
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Description:Brochure/leaflet for the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program's 2000 Peacemaking Offering.Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program.Topics:Church fund raising., Peace--Religious aspects.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348244
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Description:Memorandum from Richard Killmer listing the functions of the Peacemaking Advisory Committee (PAC) and suggestions for membership.Creator:Killmer, Richard L. (author), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Program Agency. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Program Agency.Topics:Peace--Religious aspects.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348240
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Description:Resource packet created by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives.Topics:Arab-Israeli conflict--Peace.Geographic subjects:Palestine--Politics and government--1948-.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348044
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Title:Description:Pamphlet produced by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program of the General Assembly Council.Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program.Topics:Land mines., Land mine victims.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348035
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Description:Brochure/leaflet for the 1985 Presbyterian Peacemaking Program annual conference in Montreat, North Carolina.Creator:Mountain Retreat Association (Montreat, N.C.) (host institution), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program., Mountain Retreat Association (Montreat, N.C.)Topics:Reconcilation--Religious aspects., Peace--Religious aspects.Geographic subjects:Montreat (N.C.), Middle East--Study and teaching.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348031
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Title:Description:Typewritten article by Rev. John M. Fife, pastor of Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona.Creator:Fife, John M. (John Macmillian), 1940-. (author)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives., Fife, John M. (John Macmillian), 1940-., Southside Presbyterian Church (Tucson, Ariz.)Topics:Sanctuary movement--Arizona--Tucson., Church work with refugees--Arizona--Tucson.Geographic subjects:Tucson (Ariz.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348024
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Description:Brochure/leaflet created by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Washington Office.Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program--Archives., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Peacemaking Program.Topics:Nuclear disarmament., Arms race.Geographic subjects:Washington (D.C.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348020
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Description:Producer, W. Ben Lane; music, John Denver; reading, Mike Maus; art, children of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Children's drawings, Bible readings, and the contemporary song, "I want to live," present a child's view of peace.Creator:United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. (creator)Topics:Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity., Peace--Moral and ethical aspects.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348007
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Description:Recorded in the Board Room of the Board of National Missions, Interchurch Center, New York, NY in 1964. Conversations between Malcolm X and executives from various Presbyterian agencies and boards. Executives present include: Dr. Archie R. Crouch, Rev. Bryant George, Dr. Kenneth Neigh, Dr. David Ramage, Dr. Harry Stearns, Rev. Matthew H. Thies, Dr. Gayraud S. Willmore, Jr. Others present have not been identified.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346910
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Description:Circular signed by Bear Ride Scott regarding the passage of Amendment B.Creator:Ride, Bear. (author)Subject names:Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns., More Light Churches Network., That All May Freely Serve (Association), Ride, Bear., Witherspoon Society of Presbyterians.Topics:Ordination of gays--United States., Ordination of lesbians--United States., Presbyterian gays--United States., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346631
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Description:Reflections from That All May Freely Serve members at the 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), June 18-25, 2016 in Portland, Oregon.Subject names:Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., That All May Freely Serve (Association), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (222nd : 2016 : Portland, Or.)Topics:Ordination of gays--United States., Ordination of lesbians--United States., Same-sex marriage--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church, Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.Geographic subjects:Portland (Or.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346606
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Description:Brochure describing the More Light Movement and listing More Light congregations.Subject names:Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., More Light Churches Network., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns.Topics:Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Presbyterian gays--United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346602
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Title:Description:Eulogy for David Sindt written by Chris Glaser in "More Light Update."Creator:Glaser, Chris. (author)Subject names:Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., Sindt, David, 1940-1986., Glaser, Chris., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns.Topics:Gay clergy--United States., Presbyterian gays--United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346600
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Title:Description:Revised pamphlet (October 27, 1994) describing More Light churches. Includes a letter (circa December 1995) from Lisa Larges to Ralph Carter with Carter's name in braille.Creator:Larges, Lisa. (author), Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell) (addressee)Subject names:Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., More Light Churches Network., Larges, Lisa., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns.Topics:Gay clergy--United States., Presbyterian gays--United States., Blind women--United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346590
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Description: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.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345470
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Description:Cassette tape 3, side 1 of an interview recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 11 to 12, 1988. Dean Lewis discusses social pronouncements of the General Assembly and Presbyterians' history of supporting education. Part of a 5 cassette tape set.Creator:Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (interviewee), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly.Topics:Church and the world., Social policy., Church polity.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345268
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Description:Cassette tape 2, side 2 of an interview recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 11 to 12, 1988. Dean Lewis discusses the work of the Advisory Council on Church and Society, including the creation of task forces. Lewis also discusses commissioners' resolutions at general assemblies, the General Assembly Mission Council, and other aspects of church polity. Part of a 5 cassette tape set.Creator:Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (interviewee), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)Subject names:United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Advisory Council on Church and Society., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Church and Society., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly Mission Council.Topics:Church and the world., Social policy., Church polity.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345267
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Description:Cassette tape 2, side 1 of an interview recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 11 to 12, 1988. Dean Lewis discusses the functions of the Advisory Council on Church and Society and the processes of establishing task forces. Part of a 5 cassette tape set.Creator:Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (interviewee), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)Subject names:United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Advisory Council on Church and Society., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Task Force to Study Homosexuality.Topics:Church and the world., Social policy., Church polity.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344680