Religious News Service Photographs

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Conceived by journalist Louis Minsky (1909-1957), Religious News Service (RNS) was established in 1934 as an affiliated but independently managed agency of the National Conference of Jews and Christians (later the National Conference of Christians and Jews), and was dedicated to providing authoritative and bias-free news about religion and ethics to both the secular and religious press. This collection contains photographs documenting Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish groups. Coverage of Protestants (especially mainline Protestants) and Catholics constitutes the bulk of the images. View the collection guide to learn more. Digitization of some of the images in this collection made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Featured image: Father James Groppi, the civil rights activist priest from Milwaukee, and militant leader Rennie Davis are taken into custody during an anti war demonstration a block from the White House.

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Easter sunrise service atop Mt. Davidson, San Francisco.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: FOR USE IN EASTER ISSUES EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE #3098 Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RNS-NY-ID-JOG-2-COV)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Easter--California--San Francisco., Easter service., Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923., World War, 1914-1918--Monuments--California--San Francisco., High crosses (Sculpture)--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects:
San Francisco (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359021
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Young People’s Church of Hollywood opens.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #868 YOUNG PEOPLE’S CHURCH OF HOLLYWOOD OPENS HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The Young People’s Church of Hollywood has been organized in the movie capital by a former chaplain, the Rev. Clarence W. Franz. Photo shows head usher Lee Bonnell displaying poster that has been distributed throughout Los Angeles inviting young people to the church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JW-LA-LM-10255)
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Bonnell, Lee., Storm, Gale, 1922-2009.
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Los Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Los Angeles., Church membership--California--Los Angeles., Actors' spouses--California--Los Angeles., Motion picture actors and actresses--United States., Church ushers.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358885
Title:
Young People’s Church of Hollywood opens.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #867 YOUNG PEOPLE’S CHURCH OF HOLLYWOOD OPENS HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Several hundred young men and women attended the opening service of the Young People’s Church of Hollywood, organized by the Rev. Clarence W. Franz, a former chaplain. Mr. Franz plans to let the youngsters pretty much run church activities. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JW-LA-LM-10185)
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Los Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Los Angeles., Church membership--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358884
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U.S. protestant delegation goes to Japan.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #852 U.S. PROTESTANT DELEGATION GOES TO JAPAN HAMILTON FIELD, Calif. -- A delegation of four American Protestant leaders leave Hamilton field at San Francisco to visit Japan where they will confer with Japanese Christian leaders on re-establishing unity among Christians of the East and West. (Left to right) Dr. Douglas Horton, chairman, American Committee of the World Council of Churches; Dr. Lumen J. Shafer, chairman, Japan Committee, Foreign Missions Conference of North America; Bishop James C. Baker, chairman, International Missionary Council, Dr. Walter W. Van Kirk, secretary, Department of International Justice and Goodwill, Federal Council of Churches. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MCE-SF-LM-10245)
Creator:
Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Horton, Douglas, 1891-1968., American Committee for the World Council of Churches., Shafer, Lumen J., Foreign Missions Conference of North America., Baker, James Chamberlain, 1879-1969., International Missionary Council., Van Kirk, Walter W. (Walter William), 1891-1956., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement., Protestant churches--Clergy., Missions--Interdenominational cooperation., Missions--Japan., Air bases--California--Marin County.
Geographic subjects:
Hamilton Field (Calif.), Marin County (Calif.), Japan.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358870
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Description:
Text transcribed from annotations: #812 YOUNG PEOPLES CHURCH. Hollywood, Calif.
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Storm, Gale, 1922-2009.
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Motion picture actors and actresses--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358856
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Description:
Text transcribed from annotations: #812 YOUNG PEOPLES CHURCH. Hollywood, Calif.
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Franz, Clarence W., Episcopal Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Public speaking--Religious aspects., Preaching--California--Lost Angeles., Liturgies--California--Lost Angeles., Church membership--California--Lost Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358855
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Description:
Text transcribed from annotations: #812 YOUNG PEOPLES CHURCH. Hollywood, Calif.
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Church membership--California--Lost Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358854
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Description:
Text transcribed from annotations: #812 YOUNG PEOPLES CHURCH. Hollywood, Calif.
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Chapman College--Students.
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Choirs (Music)--California--Lost Angeles., Sacred vocal music--California--Lost Angeles., Church music--California--Lost Angeles., Church membership--California--Lost Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358853
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Description:
Text transcribed from annotations: #812 YOUNG PEOPLES CHURCH. Hollywood, Calif.
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Bonnell, Lee., Storm, Gale, 1922-2009.
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Actors' spouses--California--Lost Angeles., Motion picture actors and actresses--United States., Church ushers., Church membership--California--Lost Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358852
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Methodist Church fellowship.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #730A METHODIST CHURCH FELLOWSHIP Stockton, Calif. Sept. 22 -- “To find our place in this new day” is the theme chosen for the coming year by the California Council of the Methodist Youth Fellowship. The annual dinner held in the Civic Auditorium in this city was attended by almost 1,200 boys and girls from all over Central California on September 21, 1945.
Creator:
Marcen, Hazel E. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Methodist Youth Fellowship (U.S.)--Congresses., Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium (Stockton, Calif.)
Topics:
Youth in church work--California--Stockton., Congresses and conventions.--California--Stockton., Methodist conferences--California--Stockton., Youth--Societies and clubs.
Geographic subjects:
Stockton (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358819
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Franz, Clarence W., Episcopal Church--Clergy., Storm, Gale, 1922-2009., Bonnell, Lee., Chapman College--Students.
Topics:
Church membership--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Motion picture actors and actresses--United States., Actors' spouses--California--Lost Angeles., Choirs (Music)--California--Lost Angeles., Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358786
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Historic American churches.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #531 HISTORIC AMERICAN CHURCHES SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- First of the nine missions founded by Padre Junipero Serra, the Apostle of California, was San Diego De Alcala, above. It was established in 1769, when San Diego was the first permanent settlement in California. Five years after its founding the mission was removed from its original location at Old San Diego to a new one six miles up the valley. It was abandoned in 1845, but the ruins of the old mission have since been restored, and in addition, a modern brick building has been erected as a school for Indian children. (One of a Series) Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAC-7-JOG-R)
Creator:
Religious News Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., San Diego Mission., Serra, Junípero, Saint, 1713-1784.
Topics:
Historic buildings--California--San Diego., Church architecture--California--San Diego., Catholic church buildings--California--San Diego.
Geographic subjects:
San Diego (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc., San Diego (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357604
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A shady cathedral.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #490 A SHADY CATHEDRAL Formed by California redwood and bay trees along the trail in Muir Woods National Monument, California, is this “cathedral of trees.” Administered by the National Park Service, the park was created by President Theodore Roosevelt to preserve a virgin stand of coast redwoods just north of San Francisco. Credit Line Should Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO
Creator:
Religious News Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., United States. National Park Service.
Topics:
Wood--California--Marin., National monuments--California--Marin., National parks and reserves--California--Marin.
Geographic subjects:
Muir Woods National Monument (Calif.), Marin County (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357587
Title:
Historic American churches.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #22 HISTORIC AMERICAN CHURCHES MONTEREY, Calif. -- San Carlos Borromeo, above, is known as the Father of the Missions and holds the greatest historical interest of all the missions founded by Padre Junipero Serra, the Apostle of California. It is here that Padre Junipero is buried. The walls of this old church are five feet thick and curve inward gradually to meet the ceiling. The parabolic arch thus formed makes San Carlos probably the only building of its kind. (One of a Series) Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AdD-d-7-JOG-R)
Creator:
Religious News Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Mission San Carlos Borromeo (Carmel, Calif.), Serra, Junípero, Saint, 1713-1784., Catholic Church--Missions--California--Monterey.
Topics:
Church architecture--California--Monterey., Catholic church buildings--California--Monterey., Historic buildings--California--Monterey., Spanish mission buildings--California--Monterey., Missionary settlements--California--Monterey.
Geographic subjects:
Monterey (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357535
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A minute of silent prayer.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #02 A MINUTE OF SILENT PRAYER San Francisco, Cal...Delegates at the opening session of the United Nations Conference held here, stand by their seats and offer a Minute's Silent Prayer for the success of plans leading to world unity and international copperation [sic. cooperation].
Creator:
Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., United Nations Conference on International Organization (1945 : San Francisco, Calif.), United Nations--Congresses.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--California--San Francisco., Prayer--California--San Francisco., Meditation--California--San Francisco., Contemplation.
Geographic subjects:
San Francisco (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357530
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Central U.S. Russian Orthodox figure.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: CENTRAL U.S. RUSSIAN ORTHODOX FIGURE #S-1300 METROPOLITAN THEOPHILUS of San Francisco is the central figure in the Russian Orthodox Church in the United States. The Council of Bishops in Chicago recently delayed action for two years on a proposal to place the American Church under the spiritual and legal jurisdiction of Moscow Patriarch Alexei. Said Metropolitan Theophilus: “The bishops prefer a free, democratic, independent, American Church until they are convinced that the Moscow Church is free of political domination.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GM-SF-TFD-12-5-A-E-O-D-W)
Subject names:
Pashkovsky, Feodor Nikolaevich, Theophilus, Metropolitan of San Francisco., Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America--Bishops., Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America--Relations-- Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--California--San Francisco., Church congresses--Illinois--Chicago., Communism and Christianity--Soviet Union., Church and state--Soviet Union., Cold War.
Geographic subjects:
San Francisco (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357018
Title:
Fatherless youngsters wait for Santa Claus.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: (LA3) LOS ANGELES, DEC.24--FATHERLESS YOUNGSTERS WAIT FOR SANTA CLAUS--The seven children of Mrs. Pauline Barrow, 23, not quite sure what to expect, await the arrival of Santa Claus at their home here. Their father, Pvt. M.G. Barrow, was killed in the Philippines and the Los Angeles Times assigned a reporter to play Santa. Left to right, top step: Leonora, 4; Glenn, 5; Floyd, 7. Second step: Jimmy and Johnny, 3, twins; Patricia, 2; Foreground, Kenneth, 8 months.
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Barrow, Leonora., Barrow, Floyd., Barrow, Glenn., Barrow, Jimmy., Barrow, Johnny., Barrow, Patricia., Barrow, Kenneth., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Philippines., Christmas--California--Los Angeles., Children--California--Los Angeles., Children of war casualties--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356987
Title:
It's Merry Christmas for Barrow children.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: (LA4) LOS ANGELES, DEC.24--IT’S MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR BARROW CHILDREN--Six of Mrs. Pauline Barrow’s seven children help Santa Claus in the person of a Los Angeles Times reporter decorate their Christmas tree after he arrived with several armloads of toys and turkey. Their dad, Pvt. M.G. Barrow, lost his life in the Philippines. The children, left to right: Leonora, 4; Floyd, 7; Glenn, 5; Jimmy and Johnny, 3, twins; Patricia, 2. Mrs. Barrow is at right. (EDS: SEE LA3)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Barrow, Leonora., Barrow, Floyd., Barrow, Glenn., Barrow, Jimmy., Barrow, Johnny., Barrow, Patricia., Barrow, Pauline., Santa Claus, (Fictitious character)--Clothing., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Philippines., Christmas--California--Los Angeles., Children--California--Los Angeles., War widows--California--Los Angeles., Christmas trees--California--Los Angeles., Children of war casualties--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356986
Title:
A prayer for industrial peace.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: A PRAYER FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE #1226 LOS ANGELES -- Striking CIO United Automobile Workers at the General Motors plant here bow their heads in a prayer for industrial peace after staging a demonstration of mass picketing. In leading the service, the Rev. Louis Loe (center) called upon God for a peaceful struggle without violence and for a speedy end to the walkout. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PNI-NY-S-12-6-5)
Creator:
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America., Loe, Louis., General Motors Corporation., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Prayer--California--South Gate., Strike and lockouts--Automobile industry--California--South Gate., Picketing--California--South Gate., Labor--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
South Gate (Calif.), Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356909

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