Lee Merkle

Stole Text

LEE MERKLE

DEACON

Contribution Story

This is one of about thirty stoles donated to the collection by First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto.  First Palo Alto, a More Light congregation, has for decades been on the forefront of the movement for full inclusion of LGBT persons into the life and leadership of the church and greater society.  Among the many leaders of the movement who have come from this congregation is Mitzi Henderson, former national President of PFLAG and national Co-Moderator of More Light Presbyterians.

Martha Juillerat
Founder, Shower of Stoles Project
2006

Archival Record

Stole Number: 154
Honoree(s): Lee Merkle
Donor(s): First Presbyterian Church
Geography: Palo Alto, California (USA)
Faith Tradition: Presbyterian Church (USA)
Donation Date: 1996

Citation

“Lee Merkle,” LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed November 22, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/688.