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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: Jack Haberer oral history interview, 2018.
Description: Jack Haberer was moderator of the PC(USA) Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity, and an organizer of the Presbyterian Coalition, a group which marshaled opposition to the ordination of lesbians and gay men.
Creator Name(s): Haberer, Jack. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2018, December 6, 2018, December 6, 2018
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Presbyterian Coalition., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity.
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: ARCHIVES 18-1215; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 18-1215_haberer
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:143420

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

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