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Title: Bertram Johnson oral history, 2019.
Description: Bertram Johnson became the first openly gay African American to be ordained as a pastor in the PC(USA) in 2014. He grew up Baptist, attended Mt. Baker Park Presbyterian Church (Seattle, Washington), and was ordained at Madrona Grace Presbyterian Church (Seattle, Washington) as a Teaching Elder in 2014.
Creator Name(s): Johnson, Bertram. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, November 12, 2019, November 12, 2019
Name Subject(s): Madrona Grace Presbyterian Church (Seattle, Wash.), Presbyterian Welcome (Organization), Johnson, Bertram.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., African American Presbyterians.
Geographic subjects: Seattle (Wash.), North and Central America--United States--Washington--King--Seattle
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-1125; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-1125_Bertram_Johnson
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:281973

Title: Ashley DeTar-Birt oral history, 2019.
Description: In 2018, Rev. Ashley DeTar-Birt, an out bisexual woman, was ordained in the PC(USA). She was ordained by Rutgers Presbyterian Church in New York as the Pastoral Fellow for Youth and Families. Ashley DeTar-Birt holds a Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary. She currently serves on the board of More Light Presbyterians and is an advocate for youth ministry and social justice.
Creator Name(s): DeTar-Birt, Ashley. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, November 11, 2019, November 11, 2019
Name Subject(s): More Light Presbyterians., Presbyterian Welcome (Organization), DeTar-Birt, Ashley.
Topical Subject(s): Bisexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Social justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., African American Presbyterians., Presbyterian women., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-1125; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-1125_Ashley_DeTarBirt
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:166800

Title: Chris Shelton oral history, 2019.
Description: Chris Shelton became the first openly gay pastor of Broadway Presbyterian Church (New York, NY) in 2011. He grew up Baptist and joined Trinity Presbyterian Church (Denton, Texas) in the 1990s where he became a candidate for ordination under Grace Presbytery. He was ordained in 2004 as Co-Pastor of three congregations in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Creator Name(s): Shelton, Chris. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, November 12, 2019, November 12, 2019
Name Subject(s): Trinity Presbyterian Church (Denton, Tex.), Presbyterian Welcome (Organization), Shelton, Chris.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-1125; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-1125_Chris_Shelton
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:177188

Title: Eric Thomas oral history, 2019.
Description: 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 Name(s): Thomas, Eric. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, November 11, 2019, November 11, 2019
Name Subject(s): More Light Presbyterians., Presbyterian Welcome (Organization), Thomas, Eric.
Topical Subject(s): Queer theology., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., African American Presbyterians., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: United States--North and Central America
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-1125; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-1125_Eric_Thomas
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:154093

Title: Edwin Bethea oral history part 1, 2023.
Description: Interview (part one) conducted by Sonia Prescott with Edwin Ayres Bethea and Wendell Charles Love on July 3, 2023. Edwin was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 15, 1931 to Monroe Ayres Bethea and Marzetta Pressley Bethea. Edwin spent his early childhood years with his grandparents and other paternal family members in Millers Ferry, Wilcox County, Alabama. Calvin B. Bethea (born 1863) and Annie McArthur Bethea (born 1868), Edwin’s paternal grandparents, were sharecroppers on the properties of Judge William Henderson in Millers Ferry. Edwin was educated in one of the six mission schools in Wilcox County supported by the Freedman’s Bureau and the United Presbyterian Church of North America. As his parents had been before him, Edwin was a student at the Millers Ferry Normal and Industrial School. In the interviews, Edwin provides a firsthand account of the Black Presbyterian experience in Wilcox County.
Creator Name(s): Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023. (interviewee), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer), Love, Wendell C. (contributor)
Date Created: 2023, July 3, 2023, July 3, 2023
Name Subject(s): Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023., National Black Presbyterians United.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Alabama--Wilcox--Millers Ferry, North and Central America--United States--Georgia--Atlanta
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 23-0933; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 23-0933_edwin_bethea_part_1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359656

Title: Edwin Bethea oral history part 2, 2023.
Description: Interview (part two) conducted by Sonia Prescott with Edwin Ayres Bethea and Wendell Charles Love on July 3, 2023. Edwin was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 15, 1931 to Monroe Ayres Bethea and Marzetta Pressley Bethea. Edwin spent his early childhood years with his grandparents and other paternal family members in Millers Ferry, Wilcox County, Alabama. Calvin B. Bethea (born 1863) and Annie McArthur Bethea (born 1868), Edwin’s paternal grandparents, were sharecroppers on the properties of Judge William Henderson in Millers Ferry. Edwin was educated in one of the six mission schools in Wilcox County supported by the Freedman’s Bureau and the United Presbyterian Church of North America. As his parents had been before him, Edwin was a student at the Millers Ferry Normal and Industrial School. In the interviews, Edwin provides a firsthand account of the Black Presbyterian experience in Wilcox County.
Creator Name(s): Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023. (interviewee), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer), Love, Wendell C. (contributor)
Date Created: 2023, July 3, 2023, July 3, 2023
Name Subject(s): Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023., National Black Presbyterians United.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Alabama--Wilcox--Millers Ferry, North and Central America--United States--Georgia--Atlanta
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 23-0933; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 23-0933_edwin_bethea_part_2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359657

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