33 20 2500 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/63f9f5e06df3eda93f516f44c432d10a.pdf 0c93c79ed5ce7df2c2c099a83d61cca1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: In the past 120 days since CRH incorporated these are some of the accomplishments: DECEMBER: Announcement of CRH to press by Rev. Canon Cromey. Canon Cromey appeared on KCBS radio's Spectrum 74 A group of the CRH ministers met with the local ABC official. Reverends Ted McIlvenna & Cecil Williams met with the vice squad Nieto & Castro, inspectors with the vice squad, met with CRH Board. JANUARY: New Year's Ball - police harassment - ensuing arrests - publicity. $100 donated by Tavern Guild Ministers held press conference to protest police tactics. ACLU volunteered to take case of arrested attorneys. Guy Strait appeared on Spectrum 74. Letter campaign to newspapers, mayor, police John Moore on Spectrum 74 Bob Cromey & Don Lucas on Dick Stewart show on TV twice Johm Moore series of sermons on sex reported on news services Clay Colwell sets up meeting of ministers & homosexuals in Chicago at urban Training Center CRH endorsed by young democrats of S.F. Attorneys & Nancy May on radio CRH board members make KPFA tape CRH committees set up Lutheran North Beach Mission attends service at Glide for Moore sermon on homosexuality. FEBRUARY: Trial - defense wins on technicality Del M. & Don L. meet with editor of Ramparts magazine re article on homo. (they will run series of three) Members of CRH participate in young adult service. MARCH: Episcopal Diocese - Mrs. Bullwinkle runs names of speakers on homo. in bulletin circulated to all women's groups. Page 2: Episcopal Diocese Social Relations Committee recommends committee to study homosexuality & recommend official church policy on homo. Committee recommends Episcopal Diocese endorse Council Don Lucas meets with director of Humanist Society Article on CRH submitted to Davis Christian group Panel of CRH speakers at S.F. Theological Seminary Trustees attend Cal. Med. Center symposium Fred Bird speaks at San Mateo College Fred Bird speaks at Berkeley Methodists Benefit at Golden Cask - 8 more Methodist ministers back CRH. Ten programs taped for KXKX radio. Panel speaks before 20 ministers at urban training center Three ministers from above visit DOB office Retreat booklet goes to press - due out April 8 Clay & Ruth Colwell visit three newspaper publishers United Church votes $1,000 to CRH First issue of Challenge runs articles on CRH & homo. Clay c., Ed Setchko & Larry Jones meet with Phila. people. Don & Del at St. Aidan's sex class on homo. Bob & Del on POW - not released yet APRIL: Brief of Injustices Panel at Bay Area Ethical Culture Fellowship Meeting with Dr. Isadore Rubin, Sexology Mag. Panel at Unitarian Single Adults, Berkeley Ministers in Honolulu wish to start Council Southern Calif. ACLU meeting Don L. & Fred Bird at Jr. C of C Ted speaks to air command in Alaska - projected long range program with council of chaplains of council of churches Cecil has talked on CRH in Texas Interest in L.A. Glide has "integrated young adult group Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Outlining CRH’s Accomplishments in the 120 Days Beginning December 1964 Description An account of the resource Phyllis Lyon & Del Martin Papers. 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Text Any textual data included in the document Dogs of God Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reston Jr, James. Anchor, 2006. Description An account of the resource Cover of the book "Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors" by James Reston, Jr. https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/82d53e8d7d494ec9af1391f57fbfaa20.jpg d646fcff9dc1a0c20951ff7affe0be6b https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/0ae395bd5d6bc9f5b802a22f9cd37a29.jpg 3dee2d3b5f737bb9229fb34e6e996bc4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Don (One of a group of eighteen Lutheran college students in New York) Stole Text DON ELCA NY Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Contribution Date 2001 Contribution Story This is one of eighteen stoles made by an group of LGBT Lutheran college students in NY; sixteen are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and two belong to the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), a far more conservative branch of American Lutheranism. All eighteen stoles have been patterned identically out of rainbow colored felt; each has a first name in block letters on one panel, and either "ELCA" or "LCMS," and "NY" on the second panel. The eighteen students represented by these stoles came to know each other by meeting at an ecumenical event, and they decided to keep meeting together informally. The students were particularly concerned with providing support for one of their two new LCMS friends. Although this young man was not "out" to anyone outside the group, he had been mercilessly abused by his family and his church on the mere suspicion that he was gay, and he feared for his life. Almost all of the other students are "out," but instead of simply trying to push their friend out of the closet, out of his church or away from his family, they chose instead to "sit with him," to be patient, offer their friendship and support, share in Bible study, and provide a listening ear until the young man's fears subsided and he could "find his own way." These stoles were given to me when I directed a display of stoles at the Tang Museum on the campus of Skidmore College in 2001. One of the ELCA students drove to Saratoga Springs, NY to deliver the stoles and tell me their story. As an act of solidarity with their one friend, all eighteen chose to put only their first names on the stoles. The student who delivered the stoles talked with me for quite awhile, but he, too, chose to tell me only his first name and he left no contact information. Although I don't know these students beyond the bit that they chose to share with me, I am touched by their story and impressed with the bond of faith and friendship they have formed. When I asked how their friend was doing, the student smiled and said, "He's getting his spiritual life back." And, he added, "He has changed our lives, too." Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Don Streeter Stole Text Don Streeter Community of Christ Salem, Oregon I knew that I viewed boys and girls differently from the time puberty struck but didn't realize that what I felt was defined as homosexuality. I had always promised God, myself, and my wife that I would be faithful to our marriage covenant and I am proud that I did, even though my head would often turn at the sight of other men. Shortly after our divorce, my inner being begged to be recognized and dealt with. I found a support group and upon my first visit was able to come to grips with my sexuality and came to embrace it as part of who I was instead of enduring the self-loathing and contempt that I had experienced before. For the first time in my life I was able to look in the mirror and love the person I saw instead of seeing him with disgust and derision. I was called to the office of Teacher in 1971 and several years later to Priest. I loved those offices dearly! When I came out in November 1993, I naively expected the support of my church family (not the congregation I attend now) but instead found myself very much alone. My pastor and district president were unsupportive and seemed more concerned with expediency than honor. I was silenced on the grounds that I had "disrupted a worship service" (I read a coming out statement during a 9:45 a.m. early morning worship) and for "betraying the trust of the congregation." My lines of appeal were not available as the district president had already supported the pastor, our regional administrator was dealing with his own divorce proceedings, and an apostle had not yet been reassigned to our area. I gave up hope. Denomination Community of Christ (formerly RLDS) Contribution Date 2002 Contribution Story Don Streeter's stole is quite the fabulous creation. Made of wildly colored bunched fabric with paper flowers and strings of colored beads, it was once voted the "gayest stole in the collection" by a small group of LGBT United Methodists. But this bright, festive stole holds an immensely painful story. Don served his church well and loved that work with all his heart. He expected his church to return this love when he came out. Instead he was "silenced," a ritual in Latter Day Saint traditions (no longer practiced in the Community of Christ) which effectively isolates a member from family, friends and church, while cutting off the member's ability to speak on their own behalf. In a tradition that places a high value on family and community, the impact of silencing on LGBT folk like Don is devastating. There is no "good news" at the end of this story. Don ends it simply, "I gave up hope." It is remarkable that, out of this horrendous experience, Don still was able to produce that exudes the positive strength he has gained from his faith in God, and even acknowledges his call to serve -- a pamphlet describing RLDS Priesthood is attached to the stole. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 862 Title A name given to the resource Don Streeter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Salem, Oregon (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Don Streeter Clergy Activist Community of Christ Oregon Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Streeter, Don Theology Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Don Stroud Stole Text This stole presented on 4/9/99 to the Rev. Donald E. Stroud, an openly gay Presbyterian Church (USA) minister, on the occasion of his commissioning as an evangelist with That All May Freely Serve: Baltimore. That All May Freely Serve strives to make the PC(USA) a just and fully inclusive community in which all people, especially lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, are free to be elected, ordained, and installed as elders, deacons, and ministers of word and sacrament. This stole was created by Jim Schuman, an openly gay elder in Baltimore, MD. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1999 Contribution Story Don Stroud, an ordained Presbyterian minister, coordinates the office of TAMFS Baltimore. This office is primarily sponsored by eight Presbyterian churches in the Baltimore area. Don's work there has centered around educational efforts in local congregations and church legislation locally and nationally. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 200 Title A name given to the resource Don Stroud Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Baltimore, Maryland (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource That All May Freely Serve: Baltimore Maryland Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Schuman, Jim Stroud, Don That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/e15349e84644035b54b8974a5c9c2b9b.png 808ac3720bfe0d369f49591b83c74199 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Donald Stewart Lucas Biography Description An account of the resource <a href="https://www.lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/donald-stewart-lucas">LGBT Religious Archives Network Pioneer Profile</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Donald Walter Dunbar Description An account of the resource Donald Walter Dunbar, 21, from Tampa, Florida. https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/eab111965efb2a40a69a608b900bf58d.jpg 3cc8a9dab313e45a611d93760914353a Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Aside from living for a time in Idaho and Alaska, Donna is a lifelong New Englander, born in and still living near Worcester, Massachusetts. Following graduation from Becker College (Worcester),  she worked in several businesses doing bookkeeping/accounting. She also began her many years of volunteer work by serving as Treasurer for First Congregational Church (Holden, MA) and for its thrift store, “The Corner Shop.” Donna could also be found leading a local Girl Scout troop and later helping the organization as a Service Team Chair.  For about twenty years, she served as Treasurer for what is now the Open and Affirming (ONA) Coalition of the UCC and as ONA Program Assistant with her wife, Ann B. Day, who was ONA Program Coordinator for the Coalition from 1987 to 2007.  In addition, she was the Financial Secretary and Treasurer for their home church, United Congregational Church (UCC) in Worcester and Treasurer for the Worcester Area Mission Society (UCC) for twenty-three years, retiring in May 2017. In retirement, Donna intends to enjoy time in Maine, read every mystery book ever written and eat as many chicken wings as possible. (This biographical statement provided by Donna Enberg.) Biographical Text Aside from living for a time in Idaho and Alaska, Donna is a lifelong New Englander, born in and still living near Worcester, Massachusetts. Following graduation from Becker College (Worcester),  she worked in several businesses doing bookkeeping/accounting. She also began her many years of volunteer work by serving as Treasurer for First Congregational Church (Holden, MA) and for its thrift store, “The Corner Shop.” Donna could also be found leading a local Girl Scout troop and later helping the organization as a Service Team Chair.  For about twenty years, she served as Treasurer for what is now the Open and Affirming (ONA) Coalition of the UCC and as ONA Program Assistant with her wife, <a href="http://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/rolling-the-stone-away/item/1399">Ann B. Day</a>, who was ONA Program Coordinator for the Coalition from 1987 to 2007.  In addition, she was the Financial Secretary and Treasurer for their home church, United Congregational Church (UCC) in Worcester and Treasurer for the Worcester Area Mission Society (UCC) for twenty-three years, retiring in May 2017. In retirement, Donna intends to enjoy time in Maine, read every mystery book ever written and eat as many chicken wings as possible. (This biographical statement provided by Donna Enberg.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Donna Enberg Donna Enberg ONA Open and Affirming in the UCC UCC United Church of Christ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Donna M. Butts Stole Text Is she or isn't she? They look at my dreadlocks. They make assumptions. Is she or isn't she? Yes! Who am I? I'm a Child of God. Rev. Donna M. Butts Doctor of Ministry Student, 1998-Present Pastoral Intern, Mt. Zion UMC, Baltimore Maryland, 10098-2000 Editor, Wesley Journal, 1999-2000 Sales Associate, Cokesbury Wesley Store 1998-Present Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story This is one of thirteen stoles given to us by Dumbarton UMC in advance of the 2000 General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Cleveland, OH. Dumbarton is a Reconciling congregation, working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people into the life and leadership of the United Methodist Church. In 1999, the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) inquired about the possibility of having a display of the Shower of Stoles at the General Conference the following April. At the time, there were only around twenty United Methodist stoles in the collection. We decided to introduce the Shower of Stoles to the Reconciling community by bringing the twenty UM stoles and about a hundred others to RMN’s Convocation in Denton, TX over the Labor Day weekend. Stoles started to trickle in during the fall, and by February they began coming in droves. In all, we received 220 United Methodist stoles – the vast majority of them arriving within eight weeks of the Conference. Thanks to a monumental effort by a number of volunteers who pitched in to help record, inventory, sew labels and make last-minute repairs, all of the new stoles were present in Cleveland. Twenty more people brought stoles directly to Cleveland, bringing the total number on display to 240. Towards the end of the General Conference, twenty eight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender United Methodists and allies stood on the Conference floor in silent protest over the Conference’s failure to overturn the ban on LGBT ordination – a profound witness and act of defiance for which they were later arrested. As these twenty eight moved to the front of the room, another 200 supporters stood up around the balcony railing, each wearing one of the new United Methodist stoles. Hundreds more stood in solidarity as well, in the balcony and on the plenary floor, wearing symbolic “stoles” made from colorful bands of cloth. A group of young people from Minneapolis, members of a Communicant’s Class, had purchased bolts of cloth the preceding evening and stayed up all night cutting out close to a thousand of these “stoles.” In less than eight months, a handful of stoles had grown to become a powerful, visible witness to the steadfast faith of LGBT United Methodists nationwide. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 655 Title A name given to the resource Donna M. Butts Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Washington, District of Columbia (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dumbarton United Methodist Church Butts, Donna M. Clergy Activist Methodist Ordination Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) United Methodist Church Washington, D.C. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Donna M. Webb Stole Text DONNA M. WEBB DIACONAL MINISTER CHRISTIAN EDUCATOR Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story This stole was given to us in advance of the 2000 General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Cleveland, OH. Sheboygan UMC is a Reconciling congregation, working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons into the full life and leadership of the United Methodist Church. In 1999, the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) inquired about the possibility of having a display of the Shower of Stoles at the General Conference the following April. At the time, there were only around twenty United Methodist stoles in the collection. We decided to introduce the Shower of Stoles to the Reconciling community by bringing the twenty UM stoles and about a hundred others to RMN’s Convocation in Denton, TX over the Labor Day weekend. Stoles started to trickle in during the fall, and by February they began coming in droves. In all, we received 220 United Methodist stoles – the vast majority of them arriving within eight weeks of the Conference. Thanks to a monumental effort by a number of volunteers who pitched in to help record, inventory, sew labels and make last-minute repairs, all of the new stoles were present in Cleveland. Twenty more people brought stoles directly to Cleveland, bringing the total number on display to 240. Towards the end of the General Conference, twenty eight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender United Methodists and allies stood on the Conference floor in silent protest over the Conference’s failure to overturn the ban on LGBT ordination – a profound witness and act of defiance for which they were later arrested. As these twenty eight moved to the front of the room, another 200 supporters stood up around the balcony railing, each wearing one of the new United Methodist stoles. Hundreds more stood in solidarity as well, in the balcony and on the plenary floor, wearing symbolic “stoles” made from colorful bands of cloth. A group of young people from Minneapolis, members of a Communicant’s Class, had purchased bolts of cloth the preceding evening and stayed up all night cutting out close to a thousand of these “stoles." In less than eight months, a handful of stoles had grown to become a powerful, visible witness to the steadfast faith of LGBT United Methodists nationwide. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 620 Title A name given to the resource Donna M. Webb Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sheboygan, Wisconsin (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Wesley United Methodist Church Clergy Activist Methodist Ordination Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) United Methodist Church Webb, Donna M. Wisconsin Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Donna Riley Stole Text DONNA RILEY Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania To the leaders of San Marino Community Church (San Marino, CA) who nurtured me in the faith: You taught me from infancy that Jesus loves me. You helped me memorize the Lord's Prayer at six, the books of the Bible and the twenty-third Psalm at eight, and the Apostle's Creed at fourteen. Youth choir showed me the power of praising God through music. You provided me with dynamic junior- and senior-high programs and mountain-top experiences at Forest Home and Camp O-Ongo. Your rigorous eighteen-month Confirmation class taught me church history, theology and polity and the responsibilities of membership. You facilitated my growth as a passionately committed Christian and Presbyterian. You fostered my sense of integrity which enabled me to face the challenges of coming out to my family and current congregation (Sixth Presbyterian, Pittsburgh), who welcomed me with open arms. You gave me the strength to take a risk and answer my call to serve as an out deacon. You offered me so much, yet some of you would now seek to remove my ordination and would not allow my partner and me to celebrate our relationship in the sanctuary where I received my first Bible. Others continue now the education and caregiving you began with me as a child, but I will always be grateful to you who taught me first that I am a child of God. No matter how soundly you reject me now, I remain a part of your church and community, certain that I belong -- just as you said. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1998 Contribution Story Donna Riley is an extraordinary young woman. Donna received her Ph.D. in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University and her B.S.E. in chemical engineering from Princeton University. She was the Clayton Postdoctoral Fellow in Industrial Ecology at the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies at Princeton University and later was awarded the AAAS Environmental Science and Engineering Fellowship assigned to the Superfund Office of the Environmental Protection Agency. In 2002, Donna became one of a select number of academics chosen to form the inaugural faculty of the new engineering department at Smith College, the first such department at a women's college in the U.S. Donna is also a woman of integrity and faith. A life-long Presbyterian, ordained Deacon, and bisexual woman, Donna served as the Co-Moderator of the national board of More Light Presbyterians, working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons into the life and leadership of the Presbyterian Church. On a number of occasions Donna talked with me about making a stole for the collection. Her hesitancy came in trying to shape a narrative. Instead of focusing on her own story, she found herself wishing she could have a conversation about her experience as a bisexual woman of faith with the church of her childhood -- a church which once embraced her but would now just as passionately reject her. At one point I suggested to her, "Why don't you just write a letter to your home church. Even if you never send it to them, it would give you a chance to say what's on your heart." Soon thereafter, Donna sent me a stole with this letter -- a simple, eloquent statement of faith. It is, I believe, a letter that could be written to churches everywhere. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 414 Title A name given to the resource Donna Riley Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donna Riley More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns Pennsylvania Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Riley, Donna Theology Women and Religion Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Doug Calderwood Stole Text Button: Jesus imagined a world without hate. Let us re-imagine it. Name Badge: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) EXHIBITOR Doug Calderwood B3 Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Doug Galt Dennis Field Stole Text Doug Galt Dennis Field Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This is one of fifteen stoles from members, elders, deacons, and pastoral staff at West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (WHPC). West Hollywood Presbyterian Church is a historical icon in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community as well as the Welcoming Congregations movement. WHPC was at the forefront of the civil rights movement in Los Angeles and in the early 1960's began to close each service by singing the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" - a tradition that continues to this day. As early as 1964 (five years before the Stonewall rebellion), West Hollywood Presbyterian Church hosted what is believed to be the first openly Gay Men's "Rap" Group in the city of Los Angeles and the church began to minister to the spiritual needs of the Gay & Lesbian community who had been drawn by its message of inclusiveness. Soon nationally known spiritual author Chris Glaser would launch "The Lazarus Project" at WHPC - A program to advocate for Gay & Lesbian spiritual and human rights. In October of 1984, WHPC called an openly gay man, the Reverend Dan Smith, to serve as its pastor. Dan continues to be the only minister in the country serving a Presbyterian congregation who went through the entire call and installation process as an "out" gay man. While proudly continuing its tradition of progressive spirituality and activism, this multi-cultural congregation feeds approximately 4,000 hungry and homeless people each year, builds homes for economically-challenged families under the "Habitat for Humanity" program, offers an HIV Spiritual Support Group, provides a "Children's Church" program and continues to openly take stands on political issues involving civil rights. West Hollywood Presbyterian also claims to espouse a theology that is "perhaps the most pro-feminist in Los Angeles." Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 237 Title A name given to the resource Doug Galt Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hollywood, California (United States) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource West Hollywood Presbyterian Church AIDS California Civil Rights Movement Clergy Activist Feminism Field, Dennis Galt, Doug Glaser, Chris Lazarus Project Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Smith, Dan Theology https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/ff904123626e85b1f3aad3d9e25e467f.jpg a34548c801b96fe494b908161f6ce443 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/b3fcd64a7ecd6cd9dce1983245e406ef.jpg 89ca0f5ece9b36d3ac1c0363376581c1 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/2bf5bdd272d251b5e75a2464aae6124d.jpg d12e4f8de3fcd4402e46666593813941 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Doug Mose Stole Text Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Chicago, IL U of Chicago, Campus Ministry and Augustana Lutheran Church Our campus ministry is within a parish, Augustana Lutheran Church, and the signatures on my stole from our worshipping community repent a wide range of ages and fields of study and work. Below is a list of people who signed. I received this stole as an ordination gift from my own campus ministry community at the University of Iowa. I’m giving it in honor of my friend, Doug Mose, whom I first met in that campus ministry community. Doug was the one who convinced me that the Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, was the place for me, and I’m sad that while I continue to serve, his is no longer on the clergy roster of the ELCA. I hope that someday, he will again be able to serve in the vocation to which he is called. Rev. Nancy Goede Robert Burger Rev. Richard Dishno Mildred Dordal Sandra Henley Douglas A. Larson Larry Long Marilyn Olson Eric Pittenger Julie Tillberg James Vondracek Amy Carr Eri Dordal Mark Granfors Lynn Kauppi Sara Lineberger Jean Nye Kadesh Pierce Emily Pulver Kerry Tupper Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Contribution Date 2015 Contribution Story Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks (formerly known as Lutherans Concerned), this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1205 Title A name given to the resource Doug Mose Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago, Illinois (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rev. Nancy Goede Ally Chicago Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA) Goede, Nancy Illinois Lutheran Mose, Doug Ordination Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Doug Nelson Stole Text Doug Nelson This stole is submitted for Doug Nelson, a member of Dumbarton UMC in Washington, D.C., who opted not to pursue ministry in 1985 when he came to terms with his gay sexual orientation. Doug currently works as a licensed professional counselor in Fairfax, VA. He served as the Nurture Cluster Chairperson at Dumbarton from 1997-1999 and he currently teaches Sunday school for the high school juniors and seniors. Doug may have been quite a pastor. As a student at Bucknell University, Doug actively participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and became president of his chapter his junior year. By his senior year, Doug was acknowledging his sexuality and knew the church's stance against gay persons serving as ministers. Doug opted to pursue his master's degree in counseling rather than attend seminary to pursue ministry. Doug shared Bucknell's University Prize for Men, an award that distinguishes the outstanding graduating senior for his potential to serve the community. The other recipient of the award currently serves as senior pastor of a Presbyterian congregation in West Hartford, CT. Might Doug be serving as a pastor of a Methodist church had the church's policies on gays in the ministry been different? As a counselor, Doug has helped many adolescents and adults with mental health and substance abuse problems. Some clients have discussed issues of faith and spirituality with him in session. In some respects, not wearing a ministerial collar has given Doug the opportunity to help persons who feel quite distant from their church upbringing to reexamine their faith. Doug brings his Spirit-filled gifts to his counseling practice. Yet many of his high school and college friends still wonder why a church would reject Doug's gifts simply because he is an openly gay man. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story This is one of thirteen stoles given to us by Dumbarton UMC in advance of the 2000 General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Cleveland, OH. Dumbarton is a Reconciling congregation, working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people into the life and leadership of the United Methodist Church. In 1999, the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) inquired about the possibility of having a display of the Shower of Stoles at the General Conference the following April. At the time, there were only around twenty United Methodist stoles in the collection. We decided to introduce the Shower of Stoles to the Reconciling community by bringing the twenty UM stoles and about a hundred others to RMN’s Convocation in Denton, TX over the Labor Day weekend. Stoles started to trickle in during the fall, and by February they began coming in droves. In all, we received 220 United Methodist stoles – the vast majority of them arriving within eight weeks of the Conference. Thanks to a monumental effort by a number of volunteers who pitched in to help record, inventory, sew labels and make last-minute repairs, all of the new stoles were present in Cleveland. Twenty more people brought stoles directly to Cleveland, bringing the total number on display to 240. Towards the end of the General Conference, twenty eight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender United Methodists and allies stood on the Conference floor in silent protest over the Conference’s failure to overturn the ban on LGBT ordination – a profound witness and act of defiance for which they were later arrested. As these twenty eight moved to the front of the room, another 200 supporters stood up around the balcony railing, each wearing one of the new United Methodist stoles. Hundreds more stood in solidarity as well, in the balcony and on the plenary floor, wearing symbolic “stoles” made from colorful bands of cloth. A group of young people from Minneapolis, members of a Communicant’s Class, had purchased bolts of cloth the preceding evening and stayed up all night cutting out close to a thousand of these “stoles.” In less than eight months, a handful of stoles had grown to become a powerful, visible witness to the steadfast faith of LGBT United Methodists nationwide. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 725 Title A name given to the resource Doug Nelson Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Washington, District of Columbia (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dumbarton United Methodist Church Clergy Activist Methodist Nelson, Doug Ordination Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Theology United Methodist Church Washington, D.C. https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/88aadecb41873332853d47c9d9c36ba2.jpg 81c9947964ff15f4d5a2f46e3e8b4bfd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas Maxwell Williams, Jr. Description An account of the resource Douglas Maxwell Williams, Jr., 20, truck driver in Waggaman, Louisiana. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Times-Picayune, June 28, 1973. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Douglas Mose Stole Text Ordained: August 6, 1989 Forced to Resign: Easter Sunday, 1994 Off ELCA Clergy Roster: June 1, 1997 Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Contribution Date 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1235 Title A name given to the resource Douglas Mose Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown, (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Douglas Mose Church Trials Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA) Lutheran Mose, Douglas Ordination United States https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/2dcb318cfdbebc48dd3549aa46ca8905.jpg bb6218f58db5bc4bb98bc262c9a8ddd2 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/053a7a6216694e06d0c1fc96a0434c04.jpg 9d28f13288fd457ff129f9d326d509ea https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/8c8bb337748d82ac8eb845cd205dfe4f.jpg 44932403a8a1f8bc217a618b061e4b81 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Douglas Simpson Stole Text Douglas H. Simpson Downtown United Presbyterian Church Rochester, New York Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This is one of about two dozen stoles donated by members of DUPC in early 1996. Most of the stoles arrived without names or narratives. However, we have been told that most of the donors are "out" LGBT persons, unnamed but not necessarily anonymous. DUPC was at the center of a pivotal moment in the history of the Welcoming movement in the Presbyterian Church. In 1978 the General Assembly acted to bar the ordination of "self-avowed, practicing homosexuals." However, an exception was added to the action which exempted those ordained before 1978 from future judicial action. This clause allowed DUPC in 1991 to call the Rev. Dr. Jane Adams Spahr to become a co-pastor of the church; Janie had been ordained prior to 1978. However, the Presbyterian Church broke its trust and in 1991 the denomination's highest judicial body barred Janie from being installed. In response, DUPC called Janie to be an "Evangelist," and formed That All May Freely Serve to allow Janie to preach, educate and challenge church structures at DUPC and throughout the country. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 196 Title A name given to the resource Douglas Simpson Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rochester, New York (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Downtown United Presbyterian Church Clergy Activist New York Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Simpson, Douglas Spahr, Jane Adams That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) Women and Religion Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Douglas Wooley Stole Text DOUGLAS WOOLEY Park Slope United Methodist Church Brooklyn, New York I've been attending Park Slope UMC about a year and a half, and recently became a member. I serve on the Worship Committee and read scriptures at services from time to time. This church has been very welcoming to me -- I feel comfortable here. As a gay man who is HIV positive, I'm very happy to be at a church where I can be myself, contribute to the life of the church, and feel welcome. However, the Methodist Church needs to fully accept all gay men and lesbians. Only then will we be living out our Christian beliefs. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story This is one of thirty one stoles from Park Slope United Methodist Church included in a display of UM stoles at the 2000 General Conference of the UMC in Cleveland. All are made from identically sized pieces in turquoise, lavender and purple cotton batik, With only 200 members, Park Slope has donated the largest number of stoles to the collection from a single United Methodist congregation. A diverse community, Park Slope's creed is: Hand in hand, we the people of the Park Slope United Methodist Church -- black and white, straight and gay, old and young, rich and poor -- unite as a loving community, in covenant with God and the Creation. Summoned by our faith in Jesus Christ, we commit ourselves to the humanization of urban life and to physical and spiritual growth. A scrappy congregation utterly committed to putting their faith into action, Park Slope has been unrelenting in its pursuit of justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the UMC. In 1999, the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) inquired about the possibility of having a display of the Shower of Stoles at the General Conference the following April. At the time, there were only around twenty United Methodist stoles in the collection. We decided to introduce the Shower of Stoles to the Reconciling community by bringing the twenty UM stoles and about a hundred others to RMN’s Convocation in Denton, TX over the Labor Day weekend. Stoles started to trickle in during the fall, and by February they began coming in droves. In all, we received 220 United Methodist stoles – the vast majority of them arriving within eight weeks of the Conference. Thanks to a monumental effort by a number of volunteers who pitched in to help record, inventory, sew labels and make last-minute repairs, all of the new stoles were present in Cleveland. Twenty more people brought stoles directly to Cleveland, bringing the total number on display to 240. Towards the end of the General Conference, twenty eight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender United Methodists and allies stood on the Conference floor in silent protest over the Conference’s failure to overturn the ban on LGBT ordination – a profound witness and act of defiance for which they were later arrested. As these twenty eight moved to the front of the room, another 200 supporters stood up around the balcony railing, each wearing one of the new United Methodist stoles. Hundreds more stood in solidarity as well, in the balcony and on the plenary floor, wearing symbolic “stoles” made from colorful bands of cloth. A group of young people from Minneapolis, members of a Communicant’s Class, had purchased bolts of cloth the preceding evening and stayed up all night cutting out close to a thousand of these “stoles”. In less than eight months, a handful of stoles had grown to become a powerful, visible witness to the steadfast faith of LGBT United Methodists nationwide. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 547 Title A name given to the resource Douglas Wooley Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Brooklyn, New York (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Park Slope United Methodist Church AIDS Clergy Activist Methodist New York New York City Ordination Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Theology United Methodist Church Wooley, Douglas