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- 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
- Related Item
- Heidi and Frank Vardeman oral history, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzMjY%3d&
- Identifier (local)
- HeidiFrankVardeman
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:149298
- 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
- Related Item
- Third Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.) More Light Committee oral history, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzNjI=
- Identifier (local)
- 19-0604_ThirdChurch
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:153475
- 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
- Related Item
- That All May Freely Serve oral histories, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzNjA=
- Identifier (local)
- 19-0602_Oddleifson
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:285211
- 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
- Related Item
- Pam Byers Collecting Initiative oral histories, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTg1MzI=&qr
- Identifier (local)
- 19-1125_Eric_Thomas
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:154093
- 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
- 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
- Related Item
- Covenant Network: The Early Years reunion records, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzMjQ=
- 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
- Related Item
- Covenant Network: The Early Years reunion records, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzMjQ=
- Identifier (local)
- 19-0505_CovenantNetwork_THA
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:153478
- 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
- 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
- Related Item
- That All May Freely Serve oral histories, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzNjA=&qr
- Identifier (local)
- 19-0602_OMeallyBookout
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:177400