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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
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Identifier (local): 22-0319_Glaser_transcript_reviewed_by_Chris
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:287989

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
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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
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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
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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
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Identifier (local): 22-0319_Glaser
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:287983

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
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Identifier (local): 21-0514_Barclay
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286179

Title: Gail Ricciuti, Anthony Ricciuti, Ed Saphar, and Chuck Lundeen oral history, 2019.
Description: Gail Ricciuti and Anthony Ricciuti co-pastored Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, NY) from 1983 to 1998. Chuck Lundeen was part of the pastor nominating committee which chose Rev. Jane Adams Spahr, a lesbian minister, as pastor of Downtown Church. That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) began in 1993 after Spahr was banned by the Permanent Judicial Commission from accepting a call to serve as a pastor of Downtown Church. 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. Ed Saphar worked with Virginia West Davidson to establish Spahr as Downtown Church's "lesbian evangelist."
Creator Name(s): Ricciuti, Gail Anderson. (interviewee), Ricciuti, Anthony. (interviewee), Saphar, Ed. (interviewee), Lundeen, Chuck. (interviewee)
Date Created: 2019, June 2019, June 2019
Name Subject(s): That All May Freely Serve (Association), Spahr, Jane Adams., Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.)
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Presbyterian women.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Monroe--New York--Rochester
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0602; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0602_RicciutiSapharLundeen
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:285212

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: Doris VanVechten, Connie Rochelle-Woodley, and Leigh Rochelle-Woodley oral history, 2019.
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 Name(s): VanVechten, Doris. (interviewee), Rochelle-Woodley, Leigh. (interviewee), Rochelle-Woodley, Connie. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, June 2019, June 2019
Name Subject(s): That All May Freely Serve (Association), Spahr, Jane Adams., Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.)
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Presbyterian women.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Monroe--New York--Rochester
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0602; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0602_VanVechtenRochelleWoodley
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:285210

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

Title: Peter Oddleifson oral history, 2019.
Description: Peter Oddleifson was an elder at Third Presbyterian Church (Rochester, NY), an attorney who contributed to the national LGBTQ movement for equal ordination rights in the PC(USA), and an early member 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): Oddleifson, Peter. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, June 1, 2019, June 1, 2019
Name Subject(s): That All May Freely Serve (Association), Spahr, Jane Adams., Oddleifson, Peter.
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0602; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0602_Oddleifson
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:285211

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: David Van Dyke oral history, 2019.
Description: David Van Dyke served as co-moderator of the Covenant Network during the passage of Amendment 10-A and 14-F, which respectively changed the Book of Order to allow the ordination of LGBTQ persons and same-sex marriage within the Presbyterian Church.
Creator Name(s): Van Dyke, David. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 26, 2019, April 26, 2019
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Van Dyke, David.
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 19-0505; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): David_VanDyke
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:177190

Title: Deborah Block oral history, 2019.
Description: Deborah Block was in the first generation of women who were ordained in the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. She graduated from Carroll College in 1974 and began ordained ministry in 1978 at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Milwaukee, WI). Deborah became an advocate for LGBTQ rights at the 1978 General Assembly and went on to serve as co-moderator of the Covenant Network.
Creator Name(s): Block, Deborah. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 29, 2019, April 29, 2019
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Block, Deborah.
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 19-0505; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0505_CovenantNetwork_DB
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153479

Title: Tim Hart-Andersen oral history, 2019.
Description: Timothy Hart-Andersen is a Presbyterian minister, a founding Board Member of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians, and one of the initiators of the NEXT Church movement. He was ordained by the Presbytery of Los Ranchos in 1985, and took the pastorate at Old First Presbyterian Church (San Francisco, Calif.) in 1990. Since 1999, he has served as pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis, Minn.).
Creator Name(s): Hart-Andersen, Timothy. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 30, 2019, April 30, 2019
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Hart-Andersen, Timothy.
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 19-0505; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0505_CovenantNetwork_THA
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153478

Title: Peggy Meeker and Marie Gibson oral history, 2019.
Description: Peggy Meeker and Marie Gibson were both 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 Name(s): Meeker, Peggy. (interviewee), Gibson, Marie. (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.), Meeker, Peggy., Gibson, Marie., 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_MeekerGibson
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153477

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: Nancy Brown and Eileen Smith oral history, 2019.
Description: Nancy Brown and Eileen Smith were both 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 Name(s): Brown, Nancy. (interviewee), Smith, Eileen. (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.), Brown, Nancy., Smith, Eileen., 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_BrownSmith
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153476

Title: John M. Buchanan oral history, 2019.
Description: 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 Name(s): Buchanan, John M., 1938- (interviewee), Hessel, Beth Shalom. (interviewer), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, January 14, 2019, January 14, 2019
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Buchanan, John M., 1938-
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0118; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): John M. Buchanan interview_1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:154174

Title: Arthur Fullerton oral history, 2019.
Description: Arthur Fullerton was a member of More Light Churches in New York City, Los Angeles (including West Hollywood Presbyterian Church), and Albany, New York. In 2017, he became the first openly gay Moderator of Albany Presbytery.
Creator Name(s): Fullerton, Arthur (interviewee)
Date Created: 2019, October 2019, October 2019
Name Subject(s): More Light Presbyterians
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--20th Century., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: North America--United States--New York
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-1010; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-1010_arthur_fullerton
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153483

Title: Heidi and Frank Vardeman oral history, 2019.
Description: Heidi and Frank Vardeman were allies in the More Light movement which worked for LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the PC(USA). They became involved in the 1980s as pastors of John Calvin Presbyterian Church (Tampa, Florida), a welcoming congregation that helped form the Tampa AIDS Network.
Creator Name(s): Vardeman, Heidi. (interviewee), Vardeman, Frank. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer), Hessel, Beth Shalom. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 19, 2019, April 19, 2019
Name Subject(s): More Light Presbyterians., John Calvin Presbyterian Church (Tampa, Fla.), Macalester Plymouth Church (St. Paul, Minn.)
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Sexual orientation--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., AIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Pastoral counseling of.
Geographic subjects: Tampa (Fla.), North and Central America--United States--Florida--Hillsborough--Tampa
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0507; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): HeidiFrankVardeman
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149298

Title: Daniel Vigilante oral history, 2019.
Description: Daniel Vigilante graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2004, where he joined the student group Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Supporters (BGLASS). He was ordained by Westminster Presbyterian Church on August 25, 2013, becoming one of the first openly gay Presbyterian ministers to be ordained in Minnesota. In the early 2000s, he became actively involved in the Covenant Network, primarily working with Youth Advisory Delegates at General Assembly.
Creator Name(s): Vigilante, Daniel. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 26, 2019, April 26, 2019
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Vigilante, Daniel.
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 19-0505; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0505_CovenantNetwork_DV
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153473

Title: John Wilkinson oral history, 2019.
Description: John Wilkinson helped organize the Covenant Network of Presbyterians in 1997 and served on the PC(USA) Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity from 2001-2006.
Creator Name(s): Wilkinson, John. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, June 2, 2019, June 2, 2019
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Third Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.), Wilkinson, John.
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 19-0605; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0605_john_wilkinson
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153474

Title: David Colby oral history, 2019.
Description: Rev. Dr. David Colby is a Presbyterian minister, serving Central Presbyterian Church (St. Paul, Minn.). He served on the board of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians from 2002-2015 and chaired the Strategy and Local Organizing Committee of the board from 2007-2015, including during the successful ratification campaigns for ordination and marriage.
Creator Name(s): Colby, David. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 30, 2019, April 30, 2019
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Colby, David.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0505; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0505_CovenantNetwork
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150255

Title: John Hobbs oral history, 2019.
Description: John Hobbs served as co-moderator of That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) Chicago and was also a board member of TAMFS at the national level.
Creator Name(s): Hobbs, John. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, October 2, 2019, October 2, 2019
Name Subject(s): That All May Freely Serve (Association), Hobbs, John.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church--20th century., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: 20th century., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-1002; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-1002_john_hobbs
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:177192

Title: Third Presbyterian Church More Light Committee oral history, 2019.
Description: Oral history interview with Ralph Carter, Betty Iwan, and Ann McMican on how Third Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.) became a More Light congregation.
Creator Name(s): Third Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.) (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, June 2019, June 2019
Name Subject(s): More Light Presbyterians., Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell), Iwan, Elizabeth., McMican, Ann., Third Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.)
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--New York--Monroe--Rochester
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0604; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0604_ThirdChurch
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153475

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