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Title: The Phoenix debate on Amendment A
Description: Transcript of the Phoenix Debate on Amendment A: Laird Stuart vs. Jack Haberer on January 19, 1998. The two leaders debated in Phoenix, Arizona over the proposal of "Amendment A" to the Book of Order which became known for striking "fidelity and chastity" as an ordination standard.
Creator Name(s): Stuart, Laird J., 1943-2018. (author), Haberer, Jack (author)
Date Created: 1998, January 19, 1998, January 19, 1998
Name Subject(s): Haberer, Jack--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church, Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: Phoenix (Ariz.), North and Central America--United States--Arizona--Maricopa--Phoenix
Physical Location: RG 511, Box 1, Folder 14; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Jack Haberer Papers, 1983-2013.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-511
Identifier (local): rg511_b1_f14
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:144569

Title: Laird J. Stuart.
Date Created: 1969
Name Subject(s): Stuart, Laird J., 1943---Portraits.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States--Portraits.
Geographic subjects: United States, North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 414, Series I; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Laird James Stuart (1943- ) Biographical Vertical File.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=YzYzYjljY2MtNTRkYi00NDdkLTgxZmQtZGQ1NmRkZjkxMzk2&rID=MjQ1ODI=
Identifier (local): ds6309
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:144530

Title: "Amendment A" advertisements.
Description: Advertisements both for and against the passage of "Amendment A." The proposed amendment asked those who were called to office in the church to live "in obedience to Jesus Christ, under the authority of Scripture and instructed by the historic confessional standards of the church." Advertisements in favor of the amendment were supported by The Covenant Network of Presbyterians and the advertisements against it were supported by The Presbyterian Coalition.
Date Created: 1997, ca. 1997-1998
Name Subject(s): Haberer, Jack--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church, Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 511, Box 1, Folder 8; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Jack Haberer Papers, 1983-2013.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-511
Identifier (local): rg511_b1_f8
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:144593

Title: Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Description: The Covenant Network of Presbyterians is a broad-based, national group of clergy and lay leaders working for a church that is simultaneously faithful, just, and whole. The Covenant Network seeks to strengthen the church of Jesus Christ by working for the unity of the church, furthering the inclusion of LGBTQ persons, seeking understanding and reconciliation, and joining with others seeking a still more just and inclusive church.
Creator Name(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians. (creator)
Date Created: 2014
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Topical Subject(s): Church work with gays--Presbyterian Church., Lesbian clergy--United States., Gay clergy--United States., Gay rights--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Sexual orientation--Religious aspects--Christianity., Christian sexual minorities--United States.
Geographic subjects: United States., , , , , , , , North and Central America--United States------, --------, --------, --------, --------, --------, --------, --------
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Related and Ecumenical Organizations.--https://archive-it.org/collections/4735
Identifier (local): covnetpres
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:129903

Title: 182nd General Assembly, Chicago, Illinois, May 1970.
Description: Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Chairman Russell W. Durler, at the podium and members of the subcommittee on Sexuality and the Human Condition.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (creator)
Date Created: 1970, May 20-27, 1970
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A General Assembly (182nd : 1970 : Chicago, Ill.), Durler, Russell W.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Sexual orientation--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Chicago (Ill.), North and Central America--United States--Illinois--Cook--Chicago
Physical Location: SLIDES B49 (31); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: 182nd General Assembly set [slide].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1794
Identifier (local): slides_b49_31
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161376

Title: Covenant Network press release, 1997.
Description: Press release announcing the formation of the Covenant Network.
Date Created: 1997, August 15, 1997, August 15, 1997
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives., Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Buchanan, John M., 1938-, Bohl, Robert W.
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 531, Box 1, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network of Presbyterians Records, 1987-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-531
Identifier (local): rg531_b1_f1_cov_net_press
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286188

Title: Covenant Connection.
Description: "Covenant Connection" newsletter, vol. 1, no. 1, November 1997. Published by the Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Creator Name(s): Buchanan, John M., 1938- (author), Bohl, Robert W. (author)
Date Created: 1997, November 1997, November 1997
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives., Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 531, Box 1, Folder 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network of Presbyterians Records, 1987-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-531
Identifier (local): rg531_b1_f2_covenant_connection_v1n1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286190

Title: Convening Gathering of Covenant Network of Presbyterians invitation.
Description: Includes an introductory letter from Robert Bohl and John Buchanan, and a RSVP form for the gathering at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago on September 19, 1997.
Creator Name(s): Bohl, Robert W. (author), Buchanan, John M., 1938- (author)
Date Created: 1997, August 7, 1997, August 7, 1997
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives., Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.), Buchanan, John M., 1938-, Bohl, Robert W.
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: Chicago (Ill.), North and Central America--United States--Illinois--Cook--Chicago
Physical Location: RG 531, Box 1, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network of Presbyterians Records, 1987-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-531
Identifier (local): rg531_b1_f6_bohl_buchanan
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286210

Title: Covenant Connection.
Description: "Covenant Connection" newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2, December 1997. Published by the Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Creator Name(s): Buchanan, John M., 1938- (author), Bohl, Robert W. (author)
Date Created: 1997, December 1997, December 1997
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives., Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 531, Box 1, Folder 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network of Presbyterians Records, 1987-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-531
Identifier (local): rg531_b1_f2_covenant_connection_v1n2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286199

Title: "Amendment A" advertisements.
Description: Advertisements against the passage of "Amendment A." The proposed amendment asked those who were called to office in the church to live "in obedience to Jesus Christ, under the authority of Scripture and instructed by the historic confessional standards of the church." Includes an introductory letter from the Presbyterian Coalition.
Date Created: 1997
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives., Presbyterian Coalition.
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Homophobia--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 531, Box 1, Folder 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network of Presbyterians Records, 1987-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-531
Identifier (local): rg531_b1_f2_amendment_a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286213

Title: David B. Smith oral history, 2019.
Description: David B. Smith is a Presbyterian minister, serving Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church (Bryn Mawr, Pa.). He grew up in western North Carolina, and attended Montreat College and Montreat Presbyterian Church (Montreat, N.C.). He completed a Master of Divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary, and was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia in 2018.
Creator Name(s): Smith, David B. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 2, 2019, April 2, 2019
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Geographic subjects: United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0410; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David B. Smith oral history, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgyOTE=&qr
Identifier (local): 19-0410_Smith
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:146379

Title: Letter from John Wilkinson to Robert Bohl and John Buchanan, July 23, 1997.
Description: Features on the early planning phase of the national network of leaders and churches, later known as the Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Creator Name(s): Wilkinson, John. (author), Bohl, Robert W. (addressee), Buchanan, John M., 1938- (addressee)
Date Created: 1997, July 23, 1997, July 23, 1997
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives., Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Buchanan, John M., 1938-, Bohl, Robert W., Hart-Anderson, Timothy., Wilkinson, John.
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 531, Box 1, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network of Presbyterians Records, 1987-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-531
Identifier (local): rg531_b1_f6_wilkinson_july_97
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286236

Title: Ideas for a position description for a coordinator.
Description: Proposed position description for a coordinator position of a national network of leaders and churches, later known as the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. Prepared by Tim Hart-Anderson.
Creator Name(s): Hart-Anderson, Timothy. (author)
Date Created: 1997, July 23, 1997, July 23, 1997
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives., Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 531, Box 1, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network of Presbyterians Records, 1987-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-531
Identifier (local): rg531_b1_f6_coordinator_position_description
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286232

Title: Jerry Andrews oral history, 2017.
Description: Jerry Andrews, Presbyterian minister, was born and raised in Detroit, Mich. He was senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) from 1992 to 2009, and of First Presbyterian Church (San Diego, Calif.) since 2009. From 1992 on, Andrews was an organizer and moderator of conservative Presbyterian groups, the Genevans, the Fellowship of Presbyterians, and ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians.
Creator Name(s): Andrews, Jerry, 1953- (interviewee), Hessel, Beth Shalom. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2017, August 24, 2017, August 24, 2017
Name Subject(s): Andrews, Jerry, 1953-, Genevans., Presbyterian Coalition.
Topical Subject(s): Evangelicalism--Presbyterian Church., Christian conservatism--United States., Religious institutions.
Geographic subjects: United States., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 17-0902; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Historical Society oral histories, 2017.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTE4NjU=
Identifier (local): 17-0902_andrews_04
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:141950

Title: We Need Middle Ground
Date Created: 2001
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 531, Box 4, Folder 14; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network of Presbyterians Records, 1987-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-531
Identifier (local): rg531_b4_f14_middle_ground
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:287104

Title: Chris Glaser oral history transcript, 2022.
Description: Transcript of oral history interview with Chris Glaser. He was raised as an American Baptist in North Hollywood, California. He joined the Presbyterian Church in 1970 while in college at California State University, Northridge. He was an ordained elder at First Presbyterian Church of Van Nuys. From 1976 to 1978, he served as the only openly gay member of the UPCUSA Task Force to Study Homosexuality. From 1977 to 1987, he served as the founding director of the Lazarus Project, a ministry of reconciliation between the church and the LGBTQ community in Los Angeles, located at West Hollywood Presbyterian Church. He also served as the second national coordinator and treasurer of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (PLGC) and as editor of its newsletters (More Light). Interview covers the 1978 General Assembly, the UPCUSA Task Force to Study Homosexuality, the Lazarus Project, and Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (PLGC). Transcript was extensively revised for clarity purposes by interviewee, Chris Glaser.
Creator Name(s): Skaggs, Nicholas A. (interviewer), Glaser, Chris. (interviewee)
Date Created: 2022
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Task Force to Study Homosexuality., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (190th : 1978 : San Diego, Calif.), Lazarus Project., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns., West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.), Glaser, 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 22-0319; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Chris Glaser oral history, 2022.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjAxODA=
Identifier (local): 22-0319_Glaser_transcript_reviewed_by_Chris
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:287989

Title: Becoming the Body.
Description: Speech delivered by Rev. John M. Buchannan at the 1st Annual Conference of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Creator Name(s): Buchanan, John M., 1938- (author)
Date Created: 1998, November 1998, November 1998
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives., Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Buchanan, John M., 1938-
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 531, Box 2, Folder 10; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network of Presbyterians Records, 1987-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-531
Identifier (local): rg531_b2_f10_john_buchanan_speech
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288043

Title: Presbyterian Rainbow.
Description: Web site of Presbyterian Rainbow, a coalition of churches and individuals in Albany Presbytery who are committed to and advocate for the full participation of all in the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Albany. (creator)
Date Created: 2021
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Albany.
Topical Subject(s): Christian sexual minorities--United States., Sexual orientation--Religious aspects--Christianity., Gay rights--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Church work with gays--United States.
Geographic subjects: United States., United States., North and Central America--United States
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Related and Ecumenical Organizations.--https://archive-it.org/collections/4735
Identifier (local): pres_rainbow
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:181730

Title: Michael Adee oral history, 2021.
Description: Michael Adee was a member and ordained Elder of Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church (Cincinnati, Ohio). He also served as the first Field Organizer (later called Executive Director) for More Light Presbyterians from 1999 to 2013.
Creator Name(s): Adee, Michael. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2021, July 16, 2021, July 16, 2021
Name Subject(s): More Light Presbyterians., That All May Freely Serve (Association), Spahr, Jane Adams., Adee, Michael.
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 21-0714; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Michael Adee oral history, 2021.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk5NzY=
Identifier (local): 21-0714_Adee
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286177

Title: Joanna Adams oral history, 2017.
Description: Joanna Moseley Adams, Presbyterian minister, was born October 17, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Columbia Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1979. She served Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), North Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.), and Trinity Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), before spending two years as co-pastor alongside John Buchanan at Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.). From 1996 on she was an organizer for and moderator of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. She retired in 2010.
Creator Name(s): Hessel, Beth Shalom. (interviewer), Adams, Joanna. (interviewee)
Date Created: 2017, August 16, 2017, August 16, 2017
Name Subject(s): Adams, Joanna., Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Trinity Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), North Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.), Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Presbyterian women., Ecumenical movement., Social justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Interfaith worship.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Georgia--Fulton--Atlanta, North and Central America--United States--Georgia--DeKalb--Atlanta
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 17-0902; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Historical Society oral histories, 2017.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTE4NjU=
Identifier (local): 17-0902_adams_04
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286239

Title: Ray Bagnuolo oral history, 2021.
Description: Raymond Bagnuolo was born in November of 1951 and grew up in a Roman Catholic family in the Bronx, New York. Ray spent seventeen years teaching K-12 in the Ossining Public Schools in Ossining, New York. In 1995, he was introduced to That All May Freely Serve and began attending South Presbyterian Church in Dobbs Ferry, New York. In 2005, he was ordained as Minister of Word and Sacrament in the PC(USA), as an openly gay man. Ray accepted a leadership role at That All May Freely Serve in 2013 and spent several years traveling the country and advocating for a fully inclusive church.
Creator Name(s): Bagnuolo, Raymond. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2021, April 27, 2021, April 27, 2021
Name Subject(s): That All May Freely Serve (Association), Bagnuolo, Raymond., Spahr, Jane Adams.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Ordination of lesbians., Ordination of gays.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 21-0435; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Ray Bagnuolo oral history, 2021.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk4ODI=
Identifier (local): 21-0435_Bagnuolo
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286178

Title: Chris Glaser oral history, 2022.
Description: Chris Glaser was raised as an American Baptist in North Hollywood, California. He joined the Presbyterian Church in 1970 while in college at California State University, Northridge. He was an ordained elder at First Presbyterian Church of Van Nuys. From 1976 to 1978, he served as the only openly gay member of the UPCUSA Task Force to Study Homosexuality. From 1977 to 1987, he served as the founding director of the Lazarus Project, a ministry of reconciliation between the church and the LGBTQ community in Los Angeles, located at West Hollywood Presbyterian Church. He also served as the second national coordinator and treasurer of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (PLGC) and as editor of its newsletters (More Light). Interview covers the 1978 General Assembly, the UPCUSA Task Force to Study Homosexuality, the Lazarus Project, and Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (PLGC).
Creator Name(s): Glaser, Chris. (interviewee), Skaggs, Nicholas A. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2022, March 30, 2022, March 30, 2022
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Task Force to Study Homosexuality., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (190th : 1978 : San Diego, Calif.), Lazarus Project., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns., West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.), Glaser, 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 22-0319; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Chris Glaser oral history, 2022.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjAxODA=
Identifier (local): 22-0319_Glaser
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:287983

Title: Paul Lamar oral history, 2021.
Description: Paul Lamar, the oldest son of UPCUSA moderator Robert C. Lamar, talks about his father's work and witness, and about growing up gay inside and outside the Presbyterian Church.
Creator Name(s): Lamar, Paul. (interviewee), Staniunas, David. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2021, February 18, 2021, February 18, 2021
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly. Moderator (1974 : Lamar), First Presbyterian Church (Albany, N.Y.), Lamar, Paul--Interviews., Lamar, Robert C.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--New York--Albany--Albany, United States.
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 21-0216; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Paul Lamar oral history, 2021.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk4MTA=&qr
Identifier (local): 21_0216_Lamar
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:175927

Title: Annanda Barclay oral history, 2021.
Description: Annanda Barclay is an advocate for intersectional justice in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She has worked for LGBTQIA+ rights and served as Co-Moderator of More Light Presbyterians, a board member of the Spahr Reconciliation Initiative, and has helped plan pastoral candidate retreats with Parity (formerly Presbyterian Welcome). Barclay graduated with her M.Div. from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2014. She is currently working as a pastor at Mission Bay Community Church (San Francisco, CA) and as interim chaplain at the University of the Redlands, while pursuing a full-time career in chaplaincy.
Creator Name(s): Barclay, Annanda. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2021, May 2021, May 2021
Name Subject(s): More Light Presbyterians., Presbyterian Welcome (Organization), Barclay, Annanda.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., African American Presbyterians., Presbyterian women.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 21-0514; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Annanda Barclay oral history, 2021.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk5MjI=
Identifier (local): 21-0514_Barclay
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286179

Title: The 58 LGBTQIA+ youth who attended the initial kin-dom camp in Texas went home blessed, as did their leaders.
Description: Video of 1001 New Worshipping Communities ministry kin-dom community's inaugural edition of kin-dom camp, a week-long summer camp for youth ages 13 to 17 in the Synod of the Sun who identify as LGBTQIA+. Camp leaders and participants talk about how the camp came to be and the impact it has had on all participants. Video originally featured in a Presbyterian News Service article, "'I'm happier and it's crazy how that happens'" (published August 25, 2022).
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Mission Agency (creator)
Date Created: 2022, 2022, 2022
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Synod of the Sun., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Mission Agency.
Topical Subject(s): LGBTQ+ youth., Church work with youth.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Texas
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 22-0813; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Presbyterian Mission Agency kin-dom video, 2022.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjAzNTE=
Identifier (local): kin·dom_camp__'i'm_happier._and_it's_crazy_how_that_happens.' (1080p)
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288241

Title: Chris Glaser oral history, 2022.
Description: Chris Glaser was raised as an American Baptist in North Hollywood, California. He joined the Presbyterian Church in 1970 while in college at California State University, Northridge. He was an ordained elder at First Presbyterian Church of Van Nuys. From 1976 to 1978, he served as the only openly gay member of the UPCUSA Task Force to Study Homosexuality. From 1977 to 1987, he served as the founding director of the Lazarus Project, a ministry of reconciliation between the church and the LGBTQ community in Los Angeles, located at West Hollywood Presbyterian Church. He also served as the second national coordinator and treasurer of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (PLGC) and as editor of its newsletters (More Light). Interview covers the 1978 General Assembly, the UPCUSA Task Force to Study Homosexuality, the Lazarus Project, and Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (PLGC).
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 22-0319; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): 22-0319_Glaser
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288002

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: Pearl Rugless O'Meally and Mary Ludlow Bookout oral history, 2019.
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 Name(s): Rugless O'Meally, Pearl. (interviewee), Ludlow, Mary. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, June 2019, June 2019
Name Subject(s): That All May Freely Serve (Association), Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.), Rugless O'Meally, Pearl., Ludlow, Mary., Spahr, Jane Adams.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--Homosexuality--Religious aspects., Ordination of lesbians., Presbyterian women.
Geographic subjects: Rochester (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--Monroe--Rochester
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0602; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0602_OMeallyBookout
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:177400

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: Greg Partridge, Doug Potter, and Mary Rees oral history, 2019.
Description: Greg Partridge, Doug Potter, and Mary Rees were all active members of That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS). Mary Rees and Doug Potter both served as co-moderators of the organization. Greg Partridge was editor of the TAMFS newsletter. 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 Name(s): Partridge, Greg. (interviewee), Potter, Doug (interviewee), Rees, Mary. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, June 1, 2019, June 1, 2019
Name Subject(s): That All May Freely Serve (Association), Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.), Spahr, Jane Adams.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church--20th century., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Presbyterian women.
Geographic subjects: 20th century., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0602; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0602_ReesPartridgePotter
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:177191

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