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- Title
- Bettie Durrah Living History interview, 2013.
- Description
- Bettie J. Durrah is a Presbyterian elder, born in Newman, Georgia, a fourth-generation African American Presbyterian. She completed a bachelor's degree in Biology at Spelman College, and holds two master's degrees, from Clark Atlanta University and Georgia State University. From 1995 to 2004 she served in the PC(USA) Women's Ministries as national staff in the Synods of Living Waters, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Trinity. An elder at Radcliffe Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), she has served as moderator of Presbyterian Women at congregation, presbytery, and synod levels; as moderator of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta; and was a commissioner to the 2000 General Assembly.
- Creator Name(s)
- Durrah, Bettie J. (interviewee)
- Date Created
- 2013
- Name Subject(s)
- Durrah, Bettie J.--Interviews.
- Topical Subject(s)
- African American Presbyterians., African American women in church work.
- Geographic subjects
- North and Central America--United States
- Physical Location
- ARCHIVES 18-0407; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Bettie Durrah Living History interview, 2013.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTc4NjM=
- Identifier (local)
- 18-0407_BettieDurrah2013
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:124549
- Title
- Katie Cannon interviewed by Alice Brasfield, December 7, 1987.
- Description
- Dr. Katie Cannon is the first ordained African American woman Presbyterian minister and a founding voice of Womanist theology.
- Creator Name(s)
- Cannon, Katie G. (interviewee), Brasfield, Alice, 1931- (interviewer)
- Date Created
- 1987, December 7, 1987, December 7, 1987
- Name Subject(s)
- Cannon, Katie G.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Womanist theology., African American Presbyterians., African American women clergy., Women in the Presbyterian Church.
- Geographic subjects
- Boston (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Suffolk--Boston
- Physical Location
- CASSETTE 1900; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Interview of Katie Cannon [sound recording] / by Alice Brasfield.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1061
- Identifier (local)
- cassette1900_katie_cannon
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:116524
- Title
- Katie Cannon interviewed by Alice Brasfield, December 7, 1987, side 2.
- Description
- Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon is the first ordained African American woman Presbyterian minister and a founding voice of Womanist theology.
- Creator Name(s)
- Cannon, Katie G. (interviewee), Brasfield, Alice, 1931- (interviewer)
- Date Created
- 1987, December 7, 1987, December 7, 1987
- Name Subject(s)
- Cannon, Katie G.
- Topical Subject(s)
- African American Presbyterians., Women in the Presbyterian Church., Womanist theology., Presbyterian women--United States., African American women clergy.
- Geographic subjects
- North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Boston--Suffolk, United States., Boston (Mass.)
- Physical Location
- CASSETTE 1900; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Interview of Katie Cannon [sound recording] / by Alice Brasfield.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1061
- Identifier (local)
- cassette1900_katie_cannon_side2
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:116459
- Title
- Interview with Dr. Rosetta Ross.
- Description
- Transcript of interview with Dr. Rosetta Ross, author, ethicist, educator, and ordained Methodist minister. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
- Creator Name(s)
- Ross, Rosetta E., 1955- (interviewee)
- Date Created
- 2005, October 26, 2005, October 26, 2005
- Name Subject(s)
- Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Ross, Rosetta E., 1955-
- Topical Subject(s)
- African American intellectuals.
- Geographic subjects
- North and Central America--United States
- Physical Location
- Digital files only at PHS. Original records at the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University, NYC
- Related Item
- Katie Geneva Cannon papers, 1965-2018.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk5MzQ=
- Identifier (local)
- 21-0602_b1_f6
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:282773
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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_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
- 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_ReesPartridgePotter
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:177191
- 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
- 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
- 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_MeekerGibson
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:153477
- 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
- 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_BrownSmith
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:153476
- 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
- Katie G. Cannon papers, circa 1973-2018.
- Description
- Miscellaneous essays, articles, interviews, teaching materials, and publication excerpts.
- Creator Name(s)
- Cannon, Katie G. (author)
- Date Created
- 1973, circa 1973-2018
- Name Subject(s)
- Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Cannon, Katie G.
- Topical Subject(s)
- African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Theology--Study and teaching., Education--Study and teaching., Womanist theology.
- Geographic subjects
- United States., North and Central America--United States
- Physical Location
- RG 541, Box 1, Folder 58; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Katie Geneva Cannon Papers, circa 1950-2019.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-541
- Identifier (local)
- 20-0817_b1_f58
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:304474
- Title
- Interviews with Katie G. Cannon.
- Description
- Identity of the interviewer is unknown.
- Creator Name(s)
- Cannon, Katie G. (interviewee)
- Date Created
- 2016
- Name Subject(s)
- Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Cannon, Katie G.
- Topical Subject(s)
- African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African Americans--History.
- Geographic subjects
- United States., North and Central America--United States
- Physical Location
- RG 541, Box 1, Folder 44; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Katie Geneva Cannon Papers, circa 1950-2019.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-541
- Identifier (local)
- 20-0817_b1_f44
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:307742
- 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
- Babs Miller oral history, 2023.
- Description
- Oral history with Babs Miller, parish associate at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Austin, Tex.), on her career in ministry, including with Metropolitan Community Church (Austin, Tex.) during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, and as an evangelist with That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) in the 2000s. Babs Miller is a Presbyterian minister, ordained by Mission Presbytery in 2014. Born in Victoria, Texas in 1942, she attended the Presbyterian School for Christian Education (Richmond, Va.) in the 1960s, and worked as a Christian educator, a social worker, and a high school teacher in Texas. She went to Austin Theological Seminary from 1987 to 1990, came out as a lesbian, and began work with Metropolitan Community Church (Austin, Tex.). From about 2004 to 2012 she was an evangelist with That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS). She has served as parish associate at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Austin, Tex.) since 2014, and continues advocacy for GLBTQ+ rights, in particular protection of trans youth and their families threatened by Texas state law codifying trans health therapies as child abuse. Starting in 2015, Miller was part of the group at St. Andrew's, as part of the Austin Sanctuary Network, declaring public sanctuary for migrants, and helped a mother and child, Hilda and Ivan, seek asylum.
- Creator Name(s)
- Miller, Babs Ann, 1942- (interviewee), Staniunas, David. (interviewer)
- Date Created
- 2023, June 15, 2023, June 15, 2023
- Name Subject(s)
- Metropolitan Community Church (Austin, Tex.), That All May Freely Serve (Association), St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Austin, Tex.)
- Topical Subject(s)
- Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterians., Sanctuary movement., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterians., Church work with immigrants.
- Geographic subjects
- North and Central America--United States--Texas--Austin--Travis
- Physical Location
- ARCHIVES 23-0616; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
- Related Item
- Babs Miller oral history, 2023.--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjA2Mjc
- Identifier (local)
- 23-0616_BabsMiller
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:344175
- Title
- Katie Cannon interviewed by Alice Brasfield, December 7, 1987, side 1.
- Description
- Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon is the first ordained African American woman Presbyterian minister and a founding voice of Womanist theology.
- Creator Name(s)
- Cannon, Katie G. (interviewee), Brasfield, Alice, 1931- (interviewer)
- Date Created
- 1987, December 7, 1987, December 7, 1987
- Name Subject(s)
- Cannon, Katie G., Costen, James Hutten, 1931-2003.
- Topical Subject(s)
- African American Presbyterians., Women in the Presbyterian Church., Womanist theology., Presbyterian women--United States., African American women clergy., African American intellectuals.
- Geographic subjects
- North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Boston--Suffolk, United States., Boston (Mass.)
- Physical Location
- CASSETTE 1900; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
- Related Item
- Interview of Katie Cannon [sound recording] / by Alice Brasfield.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1061
- Identifier (local)
- cassette1900_katie_cannon_side1
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:116466
- 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