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Title: Dan Smith memorial service, 2023.
Description: Dan Smith was a Presbyterian and Congregationalist minister, longtime pastor of West Hollywood United Church of Christ. He was born 2 February 1953 in Buffalo, N.Y., and educated at SUNY Fredonia and Princeton Theological Seminary. He was a conscientious objector during the American war in Vietnam. He was ordained in 1978 and spent six years installed at First Presbyterian Church (Geneva, N.Y.) before moving to Los Angeles. He took the pastorate of West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) in 1984, becoming the first openly gay minister installed in a PC(USA) congregation. During his tenure the congregation would spearhead AIDS ministry in West Hollywood, and build the Lazarus Project, dedicated to reconciling the church with its LGBTQ community. Smith retired in 2020. He died 12 June 2023.
Creator Name(s): Smith, Daniel Edmund, 1953-2023. (dedicatee), West Hollywood United Church of Christ (Los Angeles, Calif.) (creator)
Date Created: 2023, 2023, 2023
Name Subject(s): West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.), Smith, Daniel Edmund, 1953-2023.
Topical Subject(s): LGBTQ+ Presbyterians., Gay clergy.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--California--Los Angeles--Los Angeles
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 23-0939; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Dan Smith videos, 2020-2023.--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjA3NTQ=
Identifier (local): DanSmith2023
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:345470

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: 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: Holly and KC Clark-Porter oral history, 2023.
Description: Reverend Holly Clark-Porter and Reverend KC Clark-Porter discuss growing up in Texas; attendance of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary; their joint ordination service at First & Central Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Delaware (Newcastle Presbytery); the pastoral capacities in which they've served the Church; and the barriers they faced during their ordinations and ministerial work. They reflect on the fight for marriage and ordination rights of LGBTQIA+ Presbyterians within the Church. Additionally, KC reflects on coming out as trans and life as a transgender man.
Creator Name(s): Clark-Porter, Holly. (interviewee), Clark-Porter, KC. (interviewee), Shilstut, Natalie. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2023, July 18, 2023, July 18, 2023
Name Subject(s): Clark-Porter, Holly., Clark-Porter, KC., Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary., Presbyterian Welcome (Organization), First & Central Presbyterian Church (Wilmington, Del.)
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Homophobia., Same-sex marriage--Religious aspects--Presbyterians., Transgender men.
Geographic subjects: El Paso (Tex.), Wilmington (Del.), Fredonia (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--Chautauqua--Fredonia, North and Central America--United States--Delaware--New Castle--Wilmington, North and Central America--United States--Texas--El Paso--El Paso
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 23-0711; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Holly and KC Clark-Porter oral history, 2023.--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjA2NDU=
Identifier (local): 23-0711_clark_porter
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:345294

Title: Presbyterian Gay Caucus and Presbyterians for Gay Concerns brochures and pamphlets.
Description: Includes Presbyterian Gay Caucus "Statement of Purpose, 1975" and "'Definitive Guidance' Revisited or An Alternative View: The Law of the Church" by David B. Sindt (1979).
Creator Name(s): Sindt, David, 1940-1986. (author)
Date Created: 1974, 1974-1979, 1974-1979
Name Subject(s): Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., Sindt, David, 1940-1986., Presbyterian Gay Caucus., Presbyterians for Gay Concerns.
Topical Subject(s): Gay clergy--United States., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays--Presbyterians., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterians.
Geographic subjects: United States., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 543, Box 1, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Ralph Carter Papers, 1974-2023.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-543
Identifier (local): rg543_b1_f3_gen_ref
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:346581

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: Rev. Bear Ride, Rev. Susan Craig, and Brian Symonds.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: Joyful: The Rev. Bear Ride, left, and her spouse, the Rev. Susan Craig, celebrate with Brian Symonds, a gay ministerial candidate, after a Pacific Presbytery vote. A Minnesota vote put the U.S. ratification over the top. [Clipping from the May 11, 2011 issue of the Los Angeles Times.]
Creator Name(s): Gauthier, Robert. (photographer), Los Angeles times. (publisher)
Date Created: 2011, May 2011, May 2011
Name Subject(s): Ride, Bear, 1953-, Craig, Susan., Gaeta-Symonds, Brian., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of the Pacific.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church., Presbyterian women--United States., Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States, United States.
Physical Location: RG 414, Series I; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Brian Gaeta-Symonds (1982- ) Biographical Vertical File.--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=YzYzYjljY2MtNTRkYi00NDdkLTgxZmQtZGQ1NmRkZjkxMzk2&cwi=VHJ1ZQ==&r
Identifier (local): ds7434
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348011

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: Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church pamphlet.
Description: Pamphlet describing the mandate, goals, and mission statement of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church. Includes meeting information, covenant of the task force, and membership listing.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church. (creator)
Date Created: 2002, circa 2002, circa 2002
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (213th : 2001 : Louisville, Ky.), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Discernment (Christian theology)
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 536, Box 1, Folder 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church Records, circa 1953-2006.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-536
Identifier (local): rg536_b1_f2_ttf_pup_pamphlet
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288198

Title: Preliminary Report from the Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church to the 216th General Assembly (2004) with Discussion Guide.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church. (creator)
Date Created: 2004, 2004, 2004
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (216th : 2004 : Richmond, Va.), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Discernment (Christian theology)
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 536, Box 2, Folder 17; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church Records, circa 1953-2006.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-536
Identifier (local): rg536_b2_f17_ttf_pup_report_2004
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288220

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