50 20 2500 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/8559de102c511fb1d534ad250646fa1e.jpg de29368ed4fec61a49c9c5e3f865d404 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/659a3fa863fa2fbe0263a688d41acfd8.jpg b8d1a077cb4bea78de372a84479a8463 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. Jan X. Stole Text IN HONOR OF JAN X. FROM PEG AND DOUG ATKINS Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story This is one of five stoles donated to the collection by Peg and Doug Atkins of Kirkwood, MO, outside St. Louis. All five stoles honor friends of theirs who serve the Presbyterian Church in silence. 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 128 Title A name given to the resource Jan X. 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 Peg and Doug Atkins Atkins, Doug Atkins, Peg Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United States 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. Jane Ramseyer-Miller Stole Text JANE RAMSEYER-MILLER Artistic Director, One Voice Mixed Chorus Twin Cities, Minnesota Mennonite culture is in the very marrow of my bones. I grew up steeped in four-part harmony and was mentored, encouraged and inspired as a musician in that rich, musical faith. I envisioned a future for myself that allowed me to integrate my faith with my gifts as a musician, organizer and activist. After my partner and I married in the early 90’s, the doors of the Mennonite church were abruptly closed to me. I was no longer invited to conduct, lead singing, write or compose within the denomination. I went from working in the Mennonite denomination to searching for a completely new vocation. I smile now at the irony of the Mennonite denomination’s exclusion of gay, lesbian and bisexual Christians. For the past decade I have made my living conducting an 80-voice GLBT community chorus. We work at social change through music in order to make our world a more welcoming place. This GLBT community has become the ultimate beneficiary of the gifts, lessons and skills afforded me by the Mennonite church as I plan concerts, conduct, compose, and collaborate with other denominations, communities and arts organizations. Denomination Mennonite Church Contribution Date 2007 Contribution Story Given in conjunction with One Voice Mixed Chorus' "Reclaiming Faith" concerts in January, 2007. 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 1088 Title A name given to the resource Jane Ramseyer-Miller Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant St. Paul, Minnesota (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jane Ramseyer-Miller Marriage Equality Mennonite Church USA Minnesota Ramseyer-Miller, Jane St. Paul 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. Janet Hansted Meadors Stole Text Scarlet is the liturgical color for only one day of the Christian calendar, that is Good Friday. The background of the stole is scarlet representing we are still in in an age, and in the midst of a church that is killing both the message and the messengers of God’s good news. The word of hope comes in hearing the voice of God naming and claiming all of us in our baptism – “beloved.” Not beloved, if you will change, simply “beloved.” The somewhat translucent writing and sign of the baptismal shell represent the Spirit’s work in our midst, and the hope that one day soon we as the church will all live into our full identity as beloved people of God, no exceptions. I believe that day is coming. Paraphrasing from the Service of Ordination: “Gracious and Almighty God, who has given us to the will to do these things, graciously give us the strength and compassion to perform them.” Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Contribution Date 2015 Contribution Story Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, 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 1233 Title A name given to the resource Janet Hansted Meadors 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 Janet Hansted Meadors Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA) Lutheran Meadors, Janet Hansted Ordination Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned) Theology United States Women and Religion https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f87c6d17d74aac0ff00e1a0af67d92f0.jpg 196337259f81ab6f5c144a81b65e0531 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. Janet Parker Stole Text REV. JANET PARKER NYC PRESBYTERY Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story Rev. Dr. Janet Parker is Associate Pastor for Parish Life at Rock Spring United Church of Christ in Arlington, VA. She is an ordained Presbyterian minister who is seeking privilege of call within the United Church of Christ. She graduated with her M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1989 to serve a Taiwanese/Chinese UCC congregation in Staten Island, NY. She pastored Jan Hus Presbyterian Church part-time while pursuing a Ph.D. in Christian Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York, which she completed in 2001. Following the September 11th attacks, Janet served the Presbytery of New York City as Coordinator for Disaster Relief. From 2002-2004, Janet taught Christian ethics at Chicago Theological Seminary. During the 2004-2005 academic year, she was a postdoctoral Visiting Fellow in public theology at Princeton University's Center for the Study of Religion, and accepted a call to Rock Spring UCC later in 2005. For the past several years, Janet has served on a theological advisory team accompanying the World Council of Churches’ Decade to Overcome Violence initiative. Janet's stole is one of ten stoles given to the Shower of Stoles collection in early 1996 by Jan Hus Presbyterian Church. 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 106 Title A name given to the resource Janet Parker Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York, New York (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jan Hus Presbyterian Church Atherton, Charles Clergy Activist International Human Rights More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns New York New York City Parker, Janet Pisek, Vincent Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/bbe5d95ac9b521bd79bf888fb51f9f25.jpg 69f02f6abdc85a4d221876e99975944b Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document The Rev. Dr. Jane Adams Spahr, Janie, as she prefers to be called, describes herself as a lesbian, feminist, Presbyterian minister committed to justice issues for the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community, pursuing connections for wholeness with other oppressed communities claiming their freedom. Janie was ordained a Presbyterian Minister in December 1974 to the Hazelwood Presbyterian ministry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving with mentor and friend, Wanda Graham Harris. She served 1975-1979 as Assistant Pastor of First Presbyterian in San Rafael, California. In 1979-1980, Janie became Executive Director of Oakland Council of Presbyterian Churches in Oakland where she was encouraged to resign because of being lesbian. Janie began her "out" liberation work with and for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as the Minister of Pastoral Care in the Castro area of Metropolitan Community Church in San Francisco from 1980-1982 when her own Presbyterian denomination did not know what to do with this "lesbyterian". In November of 1982 Janie, along with many friends, founded the Ministry of Light which became the Spectrum Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns. She served as their Executive Director for over 10 years. From youth groups, parent groups, PFLAG, support groups, family camps, AIDS Ministry, speakers bureau, this ministry has become the L/G/B/T center in Marin County, California, where it continues to flourish. Janie completed her work there on February 28, 1993. In November of 1991 Janie was called to serve as one of four Co-Pastors at the Downtown United Presbyterian Church in Rochester, New York. She was denied that call by the denomination's highest court in November 1992. In March of 1993 The Downtown United Presbyterian Church invited Janie to become their evangelist to spread the good news by "personing the issue" and challenging exclusive church policies. Janie has traveled throughout the country, educating and informing Presbyterians and others working on behalf of greater inclusiveness for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. During the past eight years Janie has devoted much of her efforts to developing official regions to educate and advocate for a just and inclusive church, resulting in the creation of eight such regions. In 2002 these eight regional partnerships included five "out" Evangelists: Rev. Cliff Frasier, Presbyterian Welcome (NY); Rev. Don Stroud, TAMFS-Baltimore; Rev. Annie Petker, TAMFS-NCal; Tom Hickock, TAMFS-Chicago, now Eily Marlow and LaDonna Sanders, Field Interns; Mardee Rightmyer, TAMFS-South; and Regional Partnership Coordinator, Lisa Larges. This outreach educational and advocacy ministry is called That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) sponsored by DUPC in Rochester and partnered with Westminister Presbyterian Church in Tiburon, California. Janie was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 12, 1942, sharing her mother's womb with her wonderful twin sister, Joanie. They are the daughters of parents, Chet and Susanna Adams. Janie is the "wife emerita" of Jim Spahr and proud mother of sons, Jim and Chet. She is the "sister-in-love" of Bill Fenton (Joanie's partner) and Jackie Spahr (Jim's partner). (This biographical statement provided by Janie Spahr.) Biographical Text The Rev. Dr. Jane Adams Spahr, Janie, as she prefers to be called, describes herself as a lesbian, feminist, Presbyterian minister committed to justice issues for the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community, pursuing connections for wholeness with other oppressed communities claiming their freedom. Janie was ordained a Presbyterian Minister in December 1974 to the Hazelwood Presbyterian ministry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving with mentor and friend, Wanda Graham Harris. She served 1975-1979 as Assistant Pastor of First Presbyterian in San Rafael, California. In 1979-1980, Janie became Executive Director of Oakland Council of Presbyterian Churches in Oakland where she was encouraged to resign because of being lesbian. Janie began her "out" liberation work with and for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as the Minister of Pastoral Care in the Castro area of Metropolitan Community Church in San Francisco from 1980-1982 when her own Presbyterian denomination did not know what to do with this "lesbyterian". In November of 1982 Janie, along with many friends, founded the Ministry of Light which became the Spectrum Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns. She served as their Executive Director for over 10 years. From youth groups, parent groups, PFLAG, support groups, family camps, AIDS Ministry, speakers bureau, this ministry has become the L/G/B/T center in Marin County, California, where it continues to flourish. Janie completed her work there on February 28, 1993. In November of 1991 Janie was called to serve as one of four Co-Pastors at the Downtown United Presbyterian Church in Rochester, New York. She was denied that call by the denomination's highest court in November 1992. In March of 1993 The Downtown United Presbyterian Church invited Janie to become their evangelist to spread the good news by "personing the issue" and challenging exclusive church policies. Janie has traveled throughout the country, educating and informing Presbyterians and others working on behalf of greater inclusiveness for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. During the past eight years Janie has devoted much of her efforts to developing official regions to educate and advocate for a just and inclusive church, resulting in the creation of eight such regions. In 2002 these eight regional partnerships included five "out" Evangelists: Rev. Cliff Frasier, Presbyterian Welcome (NY); Rev. Don Stroud, TAMFS-Baltimore; Rev. Annie Petker, TAMFS-NCal; Tom Hickock, TAMFS-Chicago, now Eily Marlow and LaDonna Sanders, Field Interns; Mardee Rightmyer, TAMFS-South; and Regional Partnership Coordinator, Lisa Larges. This outreach educational and advocacy ministry is called That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) sponsored by DUPC in Rochester and partnered with Westminister Presbyterian Church in Tiburon, California. Janie was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 12, 1942, sharing her mother's womb with her wonderful twin sister, Joanie. They are the daughters of parents, Chet and Susanna Adams. Janie is the "wife emerita" of Jim Spahr and proud mother of sons, Jim and Chet. She is the "sister-in-love" of Bill Fenton (Joanie's partner) and Jackie Spahr (Jim's partner). (This biographical statement provided by Janie Spahr.) 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 Janie Spahr Jane Spahr Janie Spahr MCC Metropolitan Community Church Presbyterian TAMFS That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) YouTube Video A video hosted on YouTube. Embed Code The html embed codes for this object. <iframe width="600" height="337" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Osc_F0d_nZ8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> 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 Janie Spahr on RTSA Jane Spahr Janie Spahr 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. Janie Spahr, Laurene Lafontaine, Chris Glaser Stole Text In Honor of Janie Spahr, Laurene Lafontaine, Chris Glaser, and other friends and co-workers seeking a more faithful church -- for this generation and the generations to come. "My heart is moved by all I cannot save. So much has been destroyed...." [text missing] Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Story You can read Chris Glaser's biographic profile <a href="https://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=4">here</a>, in the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network's Profile Gallery. Click <a href="https://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=1">here</a> to read Janie Spahr's biographic profile in the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network's Profile Gallery. 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 53 Title A name given to the resource Janie Spahr, Chris Glaser, Laurene Lafontaine Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bear Scott 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 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. Jannine Jennings Stole Text I am a child of God Jesus loves me. This I know, for the Bible tells me so. God created me… Just as I am and that creation is good! Gen 1:27, 31 Jannine Jennings Former Elder, Wapato Community Presbyterian Church, Wapato, WA Member, Wallingford United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA Elder - Clerk of Session - Trustee - Sunday School Teacher - Co Chair, Pastor Nominating Committee - Youth Leader - Chair, Finance Committee - Turkey Carver - Chair, Christian Education Committee - Friend - Confidant - Single Woman And then came Amendment B - The Presbyterian Church said that I was no longer welcome to serve. Even though no one in the local church knew I was a lesbian, I knew. And I knew I could not lie to God about my sexuality or defy Church law. So, I left the church, wondering if there would ever be a place where I could serve in Christian community and be accepted for all of who I am. Fortunately I've found a Reconciling United Methodist Church where I can freely worship and serve God. Here I am accepted. Here there is no fear. Here my wounds are healing. Here I've grown to accept myself more fully. However, I know this does not exist at every church. Both clergy and laity are still suffering and discriminated against. The tears will not stop flowing from my heart until all God's people are allowed to worship and serve openly, without the fear of being rejected or violating Church law. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) 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. 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 521 Title A name given to the resource Jannine Jennings Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Seattle, Washington (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jannine Jennings Jennings, Jannine Methodist Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Seattle Theology United Methodist Church Washington 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. Jaqueline Skiles Stole Text JAQUELINE SKILES Park Slope UMC Brooklyn, New York I was born and raised in the Methodist Church and was always proud of it and its stand on social justice and human problems and issues -- until now. The hatred and vilification directed towards lesbians, gays, and bisexuals (which really includes everyone) is shocking and disgusting, to say the least. Why should people have to hide their love for another human being? Have it made fun of, ridiculed, rejected, and despised? Men have harassed women sexually forever and gotten away with it. Why does a sexual overture by a gay person result in death -- by horrible means? Why can't love between gays and lesbians be acknowledged and honored in our church? If not, is it Christian?? 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. Jaqueline Skiles expresses the anger and inner conflict felt by many LGBT people who are life-long Methodists -- angry at a denomination that once stood for justice and equality that now perpetuates injustice; struggling over whether to remain a part of an unjust institution that nevertheless remains a part of their spiritual fabric. If not for places of welcome like Park Slope, Jaqueline and many other LGBT people of faith would be long gone from 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 541 Title A name given to the resource Jaqueline Skiles 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 Clergy Activist Methodist New York New York City Ordination Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Skiles, Jaqueline United Methodist Church 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. Jay A. Wiesner Stole Text This stole is given in honor of Jay A. Wiesner, my seminary classmate and friend. Jay and I entered the ordination track in 1995, planning to graduate in 1999. During the years in which we studied together, I recognized in him many gifts for the practice of ministry: love for the study of Scripture, exceptional taken in vocal and instrumental music, deep compassion for people, and a sharp sense of humor. I couldn’t understand Jay’s frequent assertion that he felt like an outsider to the seminary community, until he revealed to me that he was gay, and had come to fully realize this truth in the context of all the difficult personal work which the candidacy process encourages us to do. Ironically, that same process now told him that he could only pursue ordination if he would agree to celibacy for the duration of his career, a gift with which Jay did not feel he had been blessed. Jay made the agonizing decision to withdraw from the ordination track, and from our class, to determine how to live out the call to ministry with integrity, in the full realization of his God-given identity. He’s not completely certain of his future in the church, but he’s made a conscious decision not to leave. I submit this stole as a sign of the future church, one which not only allows, but encourages gay and lesbian candidates, like my Brother Jay, just as enthusiastically as it had welcomed me to serve as an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament. Wendy Sherer, 1999 M. Div. graduate 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 1214 Title A name given to the resource Jay A. Wiesner 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 Wendy Sherer Ally Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA) Lutheran Ordination Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned) Sherer, Wendy United States Wiesner, Jay A. https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/bc18c7d07ccc2031eea295c9ccc142fe.jpg 775868cee5b19878ace9ba64be130877 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3444887145d11b97e029f08f589be8ce.jpg de41ac948f5358d69112695b35e56484 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. Jay Kleine Stole Text Jay Kleine "Came out" during his senior year at Austin Seminary. Three years later he has no call, no ordination. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story This is one of twelve stoles donated to the Shower of Stoles by Merrill Proudfoot on behalf of friends and colleagues. We have no other information about Jay other than what is written on 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 120 Title A name given to the resource Jay Kleine Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant , (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Merrill Proudfoot Kleine, Jay Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Proudfoot, Merrill United States 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. Jay Smith Mark Williams Stole Text JAY SMITH MARK WILLIAMS Given by John and Joan Smith Presbyterian Elders In dedication and support of our wonderful son, Jay Smith and his partner, Mark Williams, two of the most dedicated Christian men and church musicians who deserve God's, the peoples' and our everlasting love. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1998 Contribution Story John and Joan Smith are both ordained Presbyterian Elders at First Presbyterian Church in Ewing, NJ. They have been active in the welcoming movement in the Ewing and Princeton, NJ area. This is one of sixteen stoles donated by First Presbyterian Church of Ewing, NJ on behalf of members and friends of the congregation. 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 464 Title A name given to the resource Jay Smith Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ewing, New Jersey (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource John and Joan Smith Ally Clergy Activist New Jersey Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Smith, Jay Smith, Joan Smith, John Williams, Mark 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. JDP (Anonymous Deacon) Stole Text JPD Ordained Deacon I'm grateful for the opportunity to serve. I'm grateful for the accepting love I've found. And I pray in the future everyone can worship their God openly and freely. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1998 Contribution Story This stole was given to me when I accompanied a display of the stoles to the east coast. Identifying information about this ordained deacon was withheld at the request of the donor. 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 186 Title A name given to the resource JDP (Anonymous Deacon) 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 Withheld Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United States 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. Jean (Park Slope United Methodist Church, Brooklyn NY) Stole Text Jean I am who I am Park Slope UMC Brooklyn, NY 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 551 Title A name given to the resource Jean (Park Slope United Methodist Church, Brooklyn NY) 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 Clergy Activist Methodist New York New York City Ordination Theology United Methodist Church https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/7e2b169673fec206ff155cc3f2fa4174.jpg 2fb187420e6c184e87ef99de439cb048 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 Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-spiritual Leadership Person An individual. Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website https://transformnetwork.libsyn.com/resipiscence-2020-lenten-devo-31-w-guest-jeanelle-nicolas-ablola 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 Jeanelle Nicolas Ablola Subject The topic of the resource May we be solidarious, excerpts from an essay by Rev. Jeanelle Nicolas Ablola Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://enfleshed.com/blogs/moments-for-common-nourishment/may-we-be-solidarious/ Description An account of the resource “We must be solidarious, meaning one with everybody, with the care of the planet, and we must be willing to accompany people’s movements for their rights, justice, peace. And so I put my education and my experience and my commitment to that service.” – Rev. Marta Benavides 10 years ago, I met Rev. Marta Benavides through Churches Witnessing with Migrants (CWWM). In El Salvador, she journeyed alongside Archbishop Oscar Romero. When sharing her experiences and expertise, she would occasionally bring up this concept of being solidarious – “We must be ‘solidarious’ as one vs be ‘in solidarity’ with other’s interests.”* This solidariousness – this living into and recognizing our oneness. The oneness of our struggles, of our resistance, and of our dreams. It recognizes that our deep engagement with the work of liberation, wherever we may feel called, is intertwined with the liberation of others. I wonder if – instead of chasing productivity – sometimes just being present, conscious, educating ourselves, or lifting up and naming our shared struggles is enough. To allow ourselves to get swept up in collective grieving, anger, or joy for/with one another. Perhaps that practice, that discipline, will open us up to Spirit who will empower us towards being organized more deeply, consistently, or lead us towards strengthening and building revolutionary relationships. activist clergy Filipino transgender https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/5748d36711a8a40e9047079ec723c467.jpg ca1fd2df3fc9ecb34e3f9c50450b5175 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/d7b251703caba2e5fb68f82e305aa269.jpg ef7b5bf4f5479b13758fd303004132c1 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. Jeanine Dorfman Stole Text Jeanine Dorfman An "out" lesbian in the ordination process, who is being denied ordination. I pray that this evil will end soon. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story On Jan. 1, 1996, I took one of the earliest displays of stoles to St. Luke Presbyterian Church in Wayzata, MN. St. Luke was one of the first benefactors of the Shower of Stoles Project (see stole #131 for details). Jeanine's mother, Carrie Dorfman, is a member of St. Luke. During the service, Jeanine's stole was laid on the communion table along with two large photos of Jeanine, one of her as an infant and the other taken recently of Jeanine wearing her stole, standing near a shoreline in upstate New York. Just before the sermon, Carrie was invited to come forward and take a moment to talk about Jeanine's stole. Carrie talked about the stole, and about the injustice of her daughter's having been denied ordination. Finally, in tears, she took the picture of Jeanine wearing her stole, held it up over her head and said, "She should be a minister! She should be wearing this stole!," and then she broke down sobbing. Rev. Bill Chadwick, one of St. Luke's co-pastors, came over and held her for a few moments, and then accompanied Carrie to her seat. Bill set aside his sermon notes; instead he returned to the communion table and said, "Sometimes the best words spoken are no words at all. Let's just sit in silence for awhile." And so we sat in silence -- a long, weighty silence broken only by the sound of quiet weeping throughout the room. It was, as one parishioner said later, "the most powerful sermon I've ever heard." 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 195 Title A name given to the resource Jeanine Dorfman Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Minnesota (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jeanine Dorfman Ally Dorfman, Jeanine Minnesota Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Theology https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/190015744c4fc8649dcb88af05c3cc74.jpg 54adf3d34c6627f334ad5f18051191ec Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Jeannine Gramick, a Roman Catholic nun, was born in 1942 and educated in Catholic grade and high schools in Philadelphia. She moved to Baltimore in 1960 to join the School Sisters of Notre Dame, until her transfer to the Sisters of Loretto in 2001. Sister Gramick taught in junior and senior high schools in Baltimore. In 1971, while engaged in graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Jeannine Gramick became involved in a pastoral outreach to the lesbian/gay community. She continued this pastoral ministry as a co-founder and chaplain of the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. chapters of Dignity, a national organization for Catholic lesbian and gay people, while teaching mathematics at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. In 1977, along with Fr. Robert Nugent, she co-founded New Ways Ministry, a national, Catholic social justice center working for the reconciliation of lesbian/gay people and the church. She engaged in writing, research, lectures, retreats, and consultation on lesbian/gay issues and Catholicism. She traveled throughout the United States and abroad to educate Church personnel and other interested persons. For approximately 20 years, the School Sisters of Notre Dame assigned her to this church ministry. She has written and edited numerous articles and books, including "Homosexuality and the Catholic Church," "Homosexuality in the Priesthood and Religious Life," and "The Vatican and Homosexuality." Her two books, Building Bridges: Gay and Lesbian Reality and the Catholic Church and Voices of Hope: A Collection of Positive Catholic Writings on Lesbian/Gay Issues, were the subject of a Vatican investigation. Building Bridges was translated into Italian and published as Anime Gay: Gli omosessuali e la Chiesa cattolica (Editori Riuniti, Rome, 2003). In 1999, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith permanently prohibited her from any pastoral work with lesbian or gay persons. In 2000, the School Sisters of Notre Dame ordered her to cease speaking about the Vatican investigation and about homosexuality in general. In conscience, she chose not to collaborate in her own oppression and continues to engage in lesbian/gay ministry. In 2001, she transferred to the Sisters of Loretto. Sister Gramick has been recognized for her work in this pioneer ministry by many Catholic Church groups, including the National Coalition of American Nuns, the Loretto Community, the Paulist Community in Boston, Call to Action; and GLBT groups such as Dignity USA and various Dignity chapters, the Gay and Lesbian Alumni of the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College, Pridefest America, Washington P-FLAG, and Division 44 of the American Psychological Association. She is the subject of a documentary film, In Good Conscience: Sister Jeannine Gramick's Journey of Faith. Sister Gramick holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Pennsylvania (1975) and an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame (1969). She was an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Education at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, the University of Maryland and the University of California at Los Angeles. She is vitally interested in religious life and in promoting the recognition of women's ministries. She served on the national boards of the National Assembly of Women Religious, the Religious Network of Equality for Women, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Women's Ordination Conference. She co-chaired the board of the National Coalition of American Nuns (NCAN) from 1995 to 2000 and is currently a member of the NCAN Executive Committee. She is strongly committed to a justice agenda. (This biographical statement provided by Jeannine Gramick.) Biographical Text Jeannine Gramick, a Roman Catholic nun, was born in 1942 and educated in Catholic grade and high schools in Philadelphia. She moved to Baltimore in 1960 to join the School Sisters of Notre Dame, until her transfer to the Sisters of Loretto in 2001. Sister Gramick taught in junior and senior high schools in Baltimore. In 1971, while engaged in graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Jeannine Gramick became involved in a pastoral outreach to the lesbian/gay community. She continued this pastoral ministry as a co-founder and chaplain of the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. chapters of Dignity, a national organization for Catholic lesbian and gay people, while teaching mathematics at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. In 1977, along with Fr. Robert Nugent, she co-founded New Ways Ministry, a national, Catholic social justice center working for the reconciliation of lesbian/gay people and the church. She engaged in writing, research, lectures, retreats, and consultation on lesbian/gay issues and Catholicism. She traveled throughout the United States and abroad to educate Church personnel and other interested persons. For approximately 20 years, the School Sisters of Notre Dame assigned her to this church ministry. She has written and edited numerous articles and books, including "Homosexuality and the Catholic Church," "Homosexuality in the Priesthood and Religious Life," and "The Vatican and Homosexuality." Her two books, Building Bridges: Gay and Lesbian Reality and the Catholic Church and Voices of Hope: A Collection of Positive Catholic Writings on Lesbian/Gay Issues, were the subject of a Vatican investigation. Building Bridges was translated into Italian and published as Anime Gay: Gli omosessuali e la Chiesa cattolica (Editori Riuniti, Rome, 2003). In 1999, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith permanently prohibited her from any pastoral work with lesbian or gay persons. In 2000, the School Sisters of Notre Dame ordered her to cease speaking about the Vatican investigation and about homosexuality in general. In conscience, she chose not to collaborate in her own oppression and continues to engage in lesbian/gay ministry. In 2001, she transferred to the Sisters of Loretto. Sister Gramick has been recognized for her work in this pioneer ministry by many Catholic Church groups, including the National Coalition of American Nuns, the Loretto Community, the Paulist Community in Boston, Call to Action; and GLBT groups such as Dignity USA and various Dignity chapters, the Gay and Lesbian Alumni of the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College, Pridefest America, Washington P-FLAG, and Division 44 of the American Psychological Association. She is the subject of a documentary film, In Good Conscience: Sister Jeannine Gramick's Journey of Faith. Sister Gramick holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Pennsylvania (1975) and an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame (1969). She was an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Education at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, the University of Maryland and the University of California at Los Angeles. She is vitally interested in religious life and in promoting the recognition of women's ministries. She served on the national boards of the National Assembly of Women Religious, the Religious Network of Equality for Women, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Women's Ordination Conference. She co-chaired the board of the National Coalition of American Nuns (NCAN) from 1995 to 2000 and is currently a member of the NCAN Executive Committee. She is strongly committed to a justice agenda. (This biographical statement provided by Jeannine Gramick.) 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 Jeannine Gramick Catholic Dignity DignityUSA Jeannine Gramick New Ways Ministry Roman Catholic https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/905609133b5f682831621b59b157f275.jpg 066eed1d1749a85be04791f1390eb86b Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Jeff R. Johnson was ordained in 1990, and is the fourth pastor to serve University Lutheran Chapel of Berkeley, the Lutheran community of faith “at work in the world” at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the Board of Directors for both SHARE El Salvador and Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries; on the Steering Committee for the Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy; a member of the East Bay Interfaith Immigration Coalition; and serves on the Spiritual Care Team at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary.  Prior to his ministry at the Chapel, Pr. Jeff was pastor of First United Lutheran Church in San Francisco's Richmond District.   He was married in 2014, and lives with his husband in Oakland in a 1920’s stucco bungalow. He enjoys working around the house, watching movies, tracing his family history, cooking, visiting family, studying Spanish, playing piano, salsa dancing, and visiting other places and cultures. Jeff is a graduate of California Lutheran University (1984 BA in German and History) and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley (1988 MDIV). Upon graduation, he founded Lutheran Lesbian and Gay Ministry  with Ruth Frost and Phyllis Zillhart and in January 1990 was one of three openly lesbian and gay Lutherans to be ordained extra ordinem (contrary to official church policy) at St. Paulus Lutheran Church, San Francisco. Both First United (expelled) and the Chapel (censured) have been disciplined by the ELCA for having called as pastor Pr. Jeff who was in violation of the ELCA's denominational policy of discrimination requiring life-long celibacy of lgbtq pastors.  Along with almost forty others on the irregular roster of the Extraordinary Candidacy Project, Jeff was received onto the ELCA’s roster of clergy in 2010 following a change at the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in official denominational policy. (This biographical statement provided by Jeff Johnson.) Biographical Text Jeff R. Johnson was ordained in 1990, and is the fourth pastor to serve University Lutheran Chapel of Berkeley, the Lutheran community of faith “at work in the world” at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the Board of Directors for both SHARE El Salvador and Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries; on the Steering Committee for the Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy; a member of the East Bay Interfaith Immigration Coalition; and serves on the Spiritual Care Team at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary.  Prior to his ministry at the Chapel, Pr. Jeff was pastor of First United Lutheran Church in San Francisco's Richmond District.   He was married in 2014, and lives with his husband in Oakland in a 1920’s stucco bungalow. He enjoys working around the house, watching movies, tracing his family history, cooking, visiting family, studying Spanish, playing piano, salsa dancing, and visiting other places and cultures. Jeff is a graduate of California Lutheran University (1984 BA in German and History) and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley (1988 MDIV). Upon graduation, he founded Lutheran Lesbian and Gay Ministry  with Ruth Frost and Phyllis Zillhart and in January 1990 was one of three openly lesbian and gay Lutherans to be ordained extra ordinem (contrary to official church policy) at St. Paulus Lutheran Church, San Francisco. Both First United (expelled) and the Chapel (censured) have been disciplined by the ELCA for having called as pastor Pr. Jeff who was in violation of the ELCA's denominational policy of discrimination requiring life-long celibacy of lgbtq pastors.  Along with almost forty others on the irregular roster of the Extraordinary Candidacy Project, Jeff was received onto the ELCA’s roster of clergy in 2010 following a change at the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in official denominational policy. (This biographical statement provided by Jeff Johnson.) 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 Jeff Johnson ELCA Jeff Johnson Lutheran https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/76f09473b5b19070c10b37912304702a.jpg 7d3897fecd8502e00e70e4957628ecf1 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 Jeff R. Johnson https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/447bba3e6495b80187e945b59d662a20.jpg 3bc5675023c8cb79dca633e21e9bc5f4 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/96b70df1325bddec5e878e1873522e9d.jpg a0b0a11060fc50d6cfbcade3a9471d8b 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. Jen Rude Stole Text JEN RUDE<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> <?xml:namespace prefix = ns0 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />EvangelicalLutheranChurch in America Tucson, AZ This stole is dedicated to Jen Rude by her parents Ron and Nancy, and sister Angela, in thankfulness for Jen’s integrity, faith in Christ, brightness, love of people, and gifts for ordained Word and Sacrament ministry. It is also given in hope and prayer that the EvangelicalLutheranChurch in America (ELCA) and its leaders will soon end their “policy of harm” toward lgbt couples, individuals, and their families, and live out God’s amazing gospel and justice in Christ for all persons. As of June 2007, Jen’s call to ordained ministry, and the many affirmations of her faith community remain held in a state of “indefinite postponement” by the ELCA. Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Contribution Date 2007 Contribution Story This stole was sent to us by Jen's parents and sister. David Lohman IWR and Faith Work Coordinator National Gay & Lesbian Task Force's Institute for Welcoming Resources Home of the Shower of Stoles Project 2007 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 1105 Title A name given to the resource Jen Rude Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tucson, Arizona (United States) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ron, Nancy, & Angela Rude Ally Arizona Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA) Lutheran Rude, Jen