Video of First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Easter worship, 2020.
Video was prerecorded for viewing on Easter Sunday, April 12, while the
church was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also available on Vimeo.
Creator:
First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
John Buchanan is a Presbyterian minister and former moderator of the
PC(USA). He was born 20 January 1938 in Altoona, Pa., graduated from Franklin
and Marshall College in 1959 and completed a master of Divinity degree at
Chicago Theological Seminary in 1963. He held pastorates at First
Presbyterian Church (Dyer, Ind.) from 1963 to 1966; Bethany Presbyterian
Church (Lafayette, Ind.) from 1966 to 1974; Broad Street Presbyterian Church
(Columbus, Ohio) from 1974 to 1985; and Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago,
Ill.) from 1986 to 2012. Buchanan was moderator of the 208th General
Assembly in 1996. Since 1999 he has been publisher of The Christian Century.
Creator:
Buchanan, John M., 1938- (interviewee), Hessel, Beth Shalom. (interviewer), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Buchanan, John M., 1938-
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Eric Thomas graduated from the Interdenominational Theological Center and is
currently completing a PhD in New Testament and Early Christianity at Drew
University, focusing on a queer of color biblical criticism. He was ordained
in 2017 in the PC(USA). Eric is the Interim Pastor of Siloam Presbyterian
Church (Brooklyn, New York) and also serves on the board of More Light
Presbyterians.
Creator:
Thomas, Eric. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer)
Subject names:
More Light Presbyterians., Presbyterian Welcome (Organization), Thomas, Eric.
Topics:
Queer theology., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., African American Presbyterians., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.