Browse Items (113 total)

This pamphlet encourages gay and lesbian Christians who feel alienated from their churches to embrace an affirming spiritual identity rather than remain, in its words, in "spiritual closets." It presents the Church of the Beloved Disciple as a…

The opening pages of the official program for the Ceremony of Consecration of The Most Reverend John Joseph Noble, D.D., as Bishop Coadjutor of New York of the Eucharistic Catholic Church, held at Metropolitan-Duane Church, New York City, on Sunday,…

Letter issued by Bishop Alfred Louis (Lankenau), Chancellor of the Orthodox-Catholic Church of America, recognizing the canonical election of John Darcy Noble to the episcopate and consenting to his consecration on October 5, 1980, by Archbishop…

Photograph of Bishop John Darcy Noble (1923–2003) in episcopal vestments holding his crozier, taken during or shortly after his consecration and enthronement as the second bishop of the Church of the Beloved Disciple on October 5, 1980. A founding…

needs to be completed

A restored recording of Archbishop Robert Mary Clement's Easter Day sermon, preached at the Church of the Beloved Disciple on April 11, 1982. Speaking to a predominantly lesbian and gay congregation, Clement proclaimed the Resurrection as the triumph…

One of the last known photographs of Bishop Robert Mary Clement at the altar, concelebrating the Eucharist with Bishop Ravarour in Los Angeles around 2010. Although the Church of the Beloved Disciple NYC had ceased to exist as an active parish…

Archbishop Robert Mary Clement smiles during the Los Angeles Pride Parade on June 8, 2008, nearly four decades after carrying a sign proclaiming "Gay People, This Is Your Church" at New York's first Christopher Street Liberation Day March in 1970.…

Watch this PBS short documentary featuring Robert Mary Clement alongside other LGBTQ elders reflecting on aging, relationships, and lives shaped by decades of social change, placing Clement’s story within the longer history of LGBTQ life and…

Watch the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network’s tribute marking Robert Mary Clement’s 100th birthday and reflecting on the historical legacy of his decades of LGBTQ-affirming religious leadership.

This video tribute was first presented at LGBTQ-RAN's…

Restored image of Robert and John in front of the White House

Bishop George Augustine Hyde stands at the altar with two unidentified priests, reflecting the traditional sacramental setting of his ministry.

Bishop George Augustine Hyde is pictured in his study, surrounded by books and religious materials.