Description:
Doris VanVechten, Connie Rochelle-Woodley, and Leigh Rochelle-Woodley were
active 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:
VanVechten, Doris. (interviewee), Rochelle-Woodley, Leigh. (interviewee), Rochelle-Woodley, Connie. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Subject names:
That All May Freely Serve (Association), Spahr, Jane Adams., Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.)
Topics:
Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Presbyterian women.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:285210