Description:
Pearl Rugless O'Meally and Mary Ludlow were on the nominating committee that
called Janie Spahr to serve as pastor of Downtown United Presbyterian Church
and early members of That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS). TAMFS began in 1993
after Rev. Jane Adams Spahr, a lesbian minister, was banned by the Permanent
Judicial Commission from accepting a call to serve as a pastor of Downtown
United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, NY). Downtown Church formed TAMFS
ministry in response, electing Spahr to serve as a "lesbian evangelist" to
the PC(USA), and advocating for the full inclusion of LGBTQIA+ Presbyterians.
Creator:
Rugless O'Meally, Pearl. (interviewee), Ludlow, Mary. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Subject names:
That All May Freely Serve (Association), Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.), Rugless O'Meally, Pearl., Ludlow, Mary., Spahr, Jane Adams.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--Homosexuality--Religious aspects., Ordination of lesbians., Presbyterian women.
Geographic subjects:
Rochester (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:177400