51 20 2500 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3945ba063b3888b5fd21e05824d3d114.jpg f3c45d80f1c727c2ac82afaf47ec5d2b https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f2728d28a683d6436d532bd4bbce1078.jpg 0349870b331ebb8f93c888c68b5af29e https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a264c89faa616ff5b9bc4ec2973fcd8c.jpg a6214d7e2299a76e39dfab8d2e610424 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/870e34ecc6281c0530cd196cbeb55bba.jpg c8443e427cf463d86101a43243fc5cc9 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. Jennifer L. Walters Stole Text JENNIFER L. WALTERS EPISCOPAL I was raised Roman Catholic and felt called to the priesthood since I was a child. I had always thought that it was my religious nature that made me feel so different from other kids. Then, in college when I began to realize that I was lesbian AND Christian, my difference and sense of isolation became even more profound, though I felt embraced by God throughout. In 1992 I was the first openly lesbian candidate for ordination in the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. I had received threats and at our church convention opponents called me the anti-Christ. The bishop who ordained me in 1994 was charged with heresy. My community made this stole and gave it to me to wear on my ordination day. I give thanks for the love and support of my church community, and family. It is only by the grace of God that I continue to serve as a priest in the church. Denomination Episcopal Church Roman Catholic Church Contribution Date 2002 Contribution Story It is, indeed, "only by the grace of God" that Jennifer Walters is an Episcopal priest today, given the threat she endured and one of the only heresy trials to take place in the past century. Jennifer is the chaplain at Smith College. Her stole is covered with symbols denoting women in the Bible. 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 899 Title A name given to the resource Jennifer L. Walters Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North Hampton, Massachusetts (United States) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jennifer L. Walters Catholic Church Trials Episcopal Church Massachusetts Ordination Roman Catholic Theology Walters, Jennifer L. Women and Religion https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/2531e811406e8e000110017f7eace3ba.jpg e7bd4ac2d2840ac3a851805999edd8f7 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a173ddf7a592dca917eaba6148beea0b.jpg 41f76f6d7e1293395fb24810e966b046 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/718aefa3122430d170c18d6fe4dc7f27.jpg 6a03c0d91f17ce56e9351d389c447a05 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. Jerome Walker Stole Text The Son loves all His flowers The Sonshine doesn't ask the daisies to be tulips JEROME WALKER Park Slope United Methodist Church Brooklyn, NY I have been a member of the PSUMC choir for ten years. I have used my origami art to decorate the church's Christmas tree for ten years. I have been a Teacher's Assistant in Sunday School for three years. I have been a liturgist and worship leader for eight years. I have been HIV+ for thirteen years. 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. It has also been a safe haven, and a place of support and healing for a number of folk like Jerome who are HIV positive. 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 540 Title A name given to the resource Jerome Walker 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 Arizona Clergy Activist Methodist More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns New York New York City Presbyterian Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Theology United Methodist Church Walker, Jerome Wallace, Rosemarie 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. Jessica Lee Stole Text Called by God, denied by the United Methodist Church. I love the United Methodist church; it is the one organized religion that I have found that believes the way my heart believes. Of course, with the exception that "homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching, self-avowed homosexuals are not to be accepted as candidates, ordained as ministers, or appointed to serve in The United Methodist Church." I believe that God created all human beings and He did not make one to be better than the other. I believe God calls who He wants to be ordained and should not be denied by man or woman to serve. I also pray that someday, justice will be served and all are welcomed to serve and to be ordained. There is a lot of conflict within my soul, knowing that I am called by God and denied by the church to fulfill that calling. Jessica Lee Member of Simpson UMC Cleveland, Ohio 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. 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 595 Title A name given to the resource Jessica Lee Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cleveland, Ohio (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mary Ann Carlson and Jessica Lee Clergy Activist Lee, Jessica Methodist Ohio Ordination Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Theology United Methodist Church https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/7233860d96c8eda67b729eae97ea102c.png fe54a572dd3ebeda3607aef0023a690c 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 Jewish elders https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/1ca868591f6b85165d0824eb312f263c.jpg 2af04135d80a72776e2551c474eea623 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. Text Any textual data included in the document "the life of man springs from the tree" - Midrash A Grove of 1000 Trees In honor of The Homosexual Women & Men Wo have helped build Israel, and for Those who have died in her defense. Planted by Cong. Beth Simchat Torah New York 45075 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 Jewish National Fund Certificate: "A Grove of 1000 Trees" for the homosexual men and women of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CBST Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ya'akov Gladstone https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/b074485c127c21239186af6cc01c0337.jpg 43a290a5ddd93c97cae88122454f49e1 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 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. Text Any textual data included in the document Jews policing an intoxicated black man. 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 Jewish police remove a black man. Subject The topic of the resource According to the Jewish Daily Forward, Jewish police officers haul away a drunken black man near a gritty Lisbon port where both groups live in the 16th century. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://afroeurope.blogspot.com/2013/01/16th-century-painting-hints-at-ties.html https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f499a0a7aa7094983455a39b2099ba07.jpg aca27eee46341bcbe49fdeb3ad0ed33e https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/4277dd8d16bb2886e6a7678a18e5a7ef.jpg 0fef7d690f92e91ae189d6e6f91f0133 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. Jim B. Stole Text In Honor Of Jim B. 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 124 Title A name given to the resource Jim B. 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 Ally Atkins, Doug Atkins, Peg Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United States https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/5b7e121b9477f44a6cf4e397ef91fafa.jpg 1e75ce4a4cde1116bc12a43dfbff77ae 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 Jim Bouick Moderator of GGA with Stacy, Loey, & Jody 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. Jim Drake Stole Text Jim Drake A closeted elder in Grandview Park Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, Kansas, Jim decided that to live honestly as who he was he had to leave the Presbyterian Church. He became active in the lay leadership of the Metropolitan Community Church in Kansas City, Missouri. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Metropolitan Community Church Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story This is one of twelve stoles donated to the collection by Merrill Proudfoot in honor of friends and colleagues. 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 109 Title A name given to the resource Jim Drake Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kansas City, Missouri (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Merrill Proudfoot Drake, Jim MCC Missouri Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Proudfoot, Merrill https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/c26b1df1db4f4c21b0a1906ae0bb1a2f.jpg 91f53bc28269f2dc8f7590b87ab9e156 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3f78f4da22cf589f0c870d61e9a6dc19.jpg 5cc85646d568c7d431a7c79390a901dd 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. Jim H. Stole Text In Honor Of Jim H. From Peg & 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 125 Title A name given to the resource Jim H. 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, -- Unknown (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Peg and Doug Atkins Ally Atkins, Doug Atkins, Peg Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United States https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/d6c2328f4472c75a09a3b3428df1c6b3.jpg 17681d481d5a1181ea16498f5ea355af Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document The Rev. Elder Jim Mitulski, known for his passionate connection of spirituality and social justice, has served LGBT congregations in New York City, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Dallas, Texas as well as serving as a denominational executive with Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC). Raised as a Roman Catholic in Royal Oak, Michigan, Mitulski attended Mass regularly with his fervently religious grandmother from a very young age. Through these experiences he developed a strong love for the Eucharist, the rosary and Marian devotion, liturgy and church life. After attending Catholic and public schools Mitulski graduated from Royal Oak High School in 1976 and enrolled in Columbia University in New York City, graduating in 1986 with a degree in Religion. He was an early member of Dignity where he was the youngest person on the Board of Driectors and first worked with Fr. John McNeill. He went on to begin his pastoral career at MCC New York, serving as the church’s associate pastor until 1986 when he was called to MCC San Francisco. His fifteen-year tenure there covered the height of the AIDS years with the church providing pastoral care, bereavement support, and thousands of funerals, along with several weekly services and countless programs. He became well known for his social justice activism, including handing out medical marijuana (then illegal) after church services one Sunday, defending the rights of the homeless in the Castro neighborhood, and engaging the political process to protect the rights of LGBT people. While pastoring, he graduated from Pacific School of Religion (PSR) with his Masters of Divinity in 1991. Mitulski was diagnosed with AIDS in 1995. By speaking publically about his illness, and writing about it—particularly in religious settings—he has helped to raise awareness and compassion for those with HIV. He co-chaired San Francisco’s Ryan White Health Services Planning Council from 1998-2001. After leaving MCC San Francisco, Jim was hired as the program coordinator at the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center at San Francisco's Main Library. He served there until he was tapped to work in the denominational offices of Metropolitan Community Churches—first in Leadership Development and then as an Elder, overseeing ministries in several states and countries. During this period he also served as pastor of MCC of the Redwood Empire in rural Guerneville, California, and later, of City of Angels MCC, an interfaith church in Glendale. While work as national church staff, Mitulski established numerous scholarships at seminaries across the country for MCC students. He taught theological students in Australia and South Africa and participated in a mission trip to the Mother of Peace HV/AIDS orphanage in Motuko, Zimbabwe. Mitulski returned to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008 as the pastor of New Spirit Community Church, which had multiple affiliations including the United Church of Christ, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), MCC, The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, and Pacific School of Religion (PSR). At the same time, he served as campus chaplain and co-director of worship at PSR. His involvement in the school has been extensive, including a stint on the Board of Trustees from 2000-2009. He also taught multiple courses, including HIV and Theology, Liturgy for Liberation, Queer church music and liturgy, and Church Growth for Liberals. He also served as adjunct faculty at Lancaster Theological Seminary and Episcopal Divinity School. Mitulski has been published in Take Back the Word: A Queer Reading of the Bible with “Ezekiel understands AIDS : AIDS understands Ezekiel, or Reading the Bible with HIV,” in John McNeil’s Sex as God Intended, in Christian Century, The Witness, and The Lambda Literary Review. He has been a frequent guest columnist for the Bay Area Reporter. With recognized credentials in the United Church of Christ, The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and MCC, Mitulski now serves as the interim pastor at Cathedral of Hope UCC in Dallas, Texas, which is the world’s largest GLBT church. (This biographical statement written by Justin Tanis with information provided by Jim Mitulski.) Biographical Text The Rev. Elder Jim Mitulski, known for his passionate connection of spirituality and social justice, has served LGBT congregations in New York City, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Dallas, Texas as well as serving as a denominational executive with Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC). Raised as a Roman Catholic in Royal Oak, Michigan, Mitulski attended Mass regularly with his fervently religious grandmother from a very young age. Through these experiences he developed a strong love for the Eucharist, the rosary and Marian devotion, liturgy and church life. After attending Catholic and public schools Mitulski graduated from Royal Oak High School in 1976 and enrolled in Columbia University in New York City, graduating in 1986 with a degree in Religion. He was an early member of Dignity where he was the youngest person on the Board of Driectors and first worked with Fr. John McNeill. He went on to begin his pastoral career at MCC New York, serving as the church’s associate pastor until 1986 when he was called to MCC San Francisco. His fifteen-year tenure there covered the height of the AIDS years with the church providing pastoral care, bereavement support, and thousands of funerals, along with several weekly services and countless programs. He became well known for his social justice activism, including handing out medical marijuana (then illegal) after church services one Sunday, defending the rights of the homeless in the Castro neighborhood, and engaging the political process to protect the rights of LGBT people. While pastoring, he graduated from Pacific School of Religion (PSR) with his Masters of Divinity in 1991. Mitulski was diagnosed with AIDS in 1995. By speaking publically about his illness, and writing about it—particularly in religious settings—he has helped to raise awareness and compassion for those with HIV. He co-chaired San Francisco’s Ryan White Health Services Planning Council from 1998-2001. After leaving MCC San Francisco, Jim was hired as the program coordinator at the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center at San Francisco's Main Library. He served there until he was tapped to work in the denominational offices of Metropolitan Community Churches—first in Leadership Development and then as an Elder, overseeing ministries in several states and countries. During this period he also served as pastor of MCC of the Redwood Empire in rural Guerneville, California, and later, of City of Angels MCC, an interfaith church in Glendale. While work as national church staff, Mitulski established numerous scholarships at seminaries across the country for MCC students. He taught theological students in Australia and South Africa and participated in a mission trip to the Mother of Peace HV/AIDS orphanage in Motuko, Zimbabwe. Mitulski returned to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008 as the pastor of New Spirit Community Church, which had multiple affiliations including the United Church of Christ, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), MCC, The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, and Pacific School of Religion (PSR). At the same time, he served as campus chaplain and co-director of worship at PSR. His involvement in the school has been extensive, including a stint on the Board of Trustees from 2000-2009. He also taught multiple courses, including HIV and Theology, Liturgy for Liberation, Queer church music and liturgy, and Church Growth for Liberals. He also served as adjunct faculty at Lancaster Theological Seminary and Episcopal Divinity School. Mitulski has been published in Take Back the Word: A Queer Reading of the Bible with “Ezekiel understands AIDS : AIDS understands Ezekiel, or Reading the Bible with HIV,” in John McNeil’s Sex as God Intended, in Christian Century, The Witness, and The Lambda Literary Review. He has been a frequent guest columnist for the Bay Area Reporter. With recognized credentials in the United Church of Christ, The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and MCC, Mitulski now serves as the interim pastor at Cathedral of Hope UCC in Dallas, Texas, which is the world’s largest GLBT church. (This biographical statement written by Justin Tanis with information provided by Jim Mitulski.) 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 Jim Mitulski Cathedral of Hope Catholic Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Jim Mitulski MCC Metropolitan Community Church New Spirit Community Church Pacific School of Religion PSR Roman Catholic RTSA Ecumenical Planning Team The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries 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. Jim White Stole Text In Memory of Rev. Jim White, Campus Minister Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story Jim was Jane's son former campus minister, who died of AIDS. This stole was one of the original 80 stoles that were on display on Sept. 16, 1995 when Shower of Stoles Project founder Martha Juillerat set aside her ordination before the Heartland Presbytery (see Stole #1 for details). 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 5 Title A name given to the resource Jim White 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 Jane Hannah AIDS Ally Hannah, Jane Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United States White, Jim 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. Jimmie Lloyd Gresham Stole Text In Memory of Jimmie Lloyd Gresham Baptist and Presbyterian From Warren Hurst Kansas City, Missouri Denomination Baptist Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Story Donated by Warren in memory of his partner, Jimmie, who died of AIDS in 1992. 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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Text Any textual data included in the document Jimmy Creech, a native of Goldsboro, North Carolina, was an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church from 1970 to 1999.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Divinity from The Divinity School of Duke University.  During the summers of 1965 and 1967, he studied with The Institute for Mediterranean Studies at Hebrew University and Hebrew Union Theological Seminary in Jerusalem, Israel, and at museums and archaeological sites in Israel, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan.  He served as a pastor in churches of The North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church from 1970 to 1990. While at Fairmont United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, (1987-1990) he helped create and was the chairperson of the Raleigh Religious Network for Gay and Lesbian Equality, an ecumenical group whose purpose was to publicly counter antigay religious rhetoric with a faithful message of God’s love for and inclusion of all persons, regardless of sexual orientation.  Jimmy served as the Program Associate with the North Carolina Council of Churches from 1991 to 1996. He was the Council’s Legislative Liaison with the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the Council on a broad range of issues including gun control, criminal justice, abolition of the death penalty, health care, AIDS/HIV funding, campaign finance reform, farm workers, children, and the repeal of the Crimes Against Nature (Sodomy) Law.  He helped to create and was the first chairperson of The Covenant with North Carolina’s Children, a coalition of nonprofit agencies providing services to children.  The Covenant represented the interests of children at the North Carolina General Assembly.  He also helped to create People of Faith Against the Death Penalty.  While he was with the North Carolina Council of Churches, the Council voted approval of the membership application of the Gulf Coast District of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, the first state Council of Churches in the United States to do so. In July of 1996, Jimmy was appointed Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church in Omaha, Nebraska.  In March of 1998, he was acquitted in a church trial of a charge of violating the Order and Discipline of The United Methodist Church when he celebrated a covenant ceremony for two women in September of 1997. When the Nebraska bishop would not allow him to continue as the Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church, Omaha, Jimmy took a leave of absence from pastoral ministry within The United Methodist Church and returned to his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, in June of 1998. In April of 1999, Jimmy celebrated the holy union of two men in Chapel Hill, NC.  Charges were brought against him and a church trial was held in Grand Island, Nebraska, on November 17, 1999.  The jury declared him guilty of “disobedience to the Order and Discipline of The United Methodist Church” and withdrew his credentials of ordination. Since the summer of 1998, Jimmy has traveled around the country preaching in churches and speaking on college and university campuses, as well as to various community and national organizations about human and civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.  From 2000 to 2005, he was chairperson of the Board of Directors of Soulforce, Inc. (<a href="http://www.soulforce.org/">www.soulforce.org</a>), an inter-religious movement using the principles of nonviolent resistance, taught and practiced by Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., to confront the spiritual violence perpetrated against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons by religious institutions. In 2005 Jimmy worked with Mitchell Gold to create Faith In America, Inc. (<a href="http://www.faithinamerica.com/">www.faithinamerica.com</a>), an organization dedicated to ending bigotry disguised as religious truth and, in so doing, achieving full and equal civil rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in America.  Jimmy served as its executive director from 2005-2007. In May of 2009, Jimmy was one of twenty-four thinkers, activists and donors who gathered in Dallas, Texas, to discuss the immediate need for full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United States.  Collectively they authored The Dallas Principles, a set of eight principles and a call to action intended to guide the civil rights movement for full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens.See <a href="http://www.thedallasprinciples.org/">www.thedallasprinciples.org</a>; and, <a href="http://www.actonprinciples.org/">www.actonprinciples.org</a>. Jimmy is the author of Rise Above the Law: The Appeal to the Jury, The United Methodist Church’s Trial of Jimmy Creech (The Swing Bridge Press, 2000); and Adam’s Gift: Memoir of a Pastor's Calling to Defy the Church's Persecution of Lesbians and Gays, (Duke University Press, 2011). Currently Jimmy is retired and living in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jimmy has been active in the following organizations: The Human Relations Commission, City of Raleigh (2008 to 2010); Friends of Residents of Long Term Care, Board of Directors (2008 to 2010); Raleigh HIV/AIDS Support Group (co-leader, 1990-96 and 1998 to present); The Methodist Federation for Social Action, NC Chapter; The Raleigh Religious Network for Gay and Lesbian Equality (a founder and convener, 1988-1990); AIDS Service Agency for Wake County (NC) (former vice-chairperson and chairperson of the board, 1989-1990); The North Carolina Pride Political Action Committee, now called Equality NC; (charter board member) The Reconciling Congregation Program, a program related to United Methodist Church that works with local churches to help them become open to and accepting of gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual persons, now called The Reconciling Ministries Network(former national board member); North CaroliniansAgainst the Death Penalty (former chairperson and board member); People of Faith Against the Death Penalty (NC) (a founder, former chairperson and board member); North CarolinaLow Income Housing Coalition (former board member); The Covenant with North Carolinas Children (a founder, former board member and chairperson; a coalition of organizations advocating for the interest of children in the North Carolina General Assembly); The Omaha Faith Committee of Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty (former board member); North CarolinaReligious Coalition for Marriage Equality (founding member); Soulforce, Inc.(former chairperson of the board), an inter-religious movement using the principles of nonviolent resistance, taught and practiced by Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., to confront the spiritual violence perpetrated against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons by religious institutions; Faith In America, Inc. (former executive director and board member), an organization dedicated to ending bigotry disguised as religious truth and, in so doing, achieving full and equal civil rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in America; and, North Carolina Social Justice Project, Inc.(founding member; former chair, board of directors). Jimmy has received the following awards and recognition: The 1990 Lee and Mae Ball Award presented by The Methodist Federation for Social Action for outstanding Christian social witness; The 1990 North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence Award for outstanding leadership in the struggle against hate activity in North Carolina; The 1997 Paul Green Award presented by the North Carolina American Civil Liberties Union for his work to abolish the death penalty in North Carolina; The Triangle (NC) Business and Professional Guild Award (1997) for advocacy on behalf of gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender persons; The Heart of Freedom Award (1998) presented by ANGLE/Omaha (Achieving New Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transgender Endeavors); Jimmy Creech Profile of Justice College Scholarship Award, established in Jimmy’s name in Nebraska in 1998; The 1998 North Carolina Pride Inc. Award; 1998 Saint Award presented by Metropolitan Community Church, San Francisco; Selected as one of OUT Magazine’s 100 in 1998 and in 1999, recognizing individuals making significant contributions toward the advancement of civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people; The Human Rights Campaign Equality Award, 1999; The American People Award (1999) presented by People for the American Way “for challenging bigotry and promoting tolerance within the church”; 1999 Dignity Award presented by the Council of Churches, Santa Clara County, California; 1999 Pride Interfaith Coalition Award, Boston, Massachusetts; The Year 2000 Flagbearer Award presented by PFLAG National; Triangle Community Service Award 2000:  Straight Ally of the Year presented by the Triangle (NC) Business and Professional Guild; “A Leading Voice” for Commitment to the Struggle of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People for Honor and Dignity, presented by The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry and Pacific School for Religionon April 19, 2001; The  W.W. Finlator Award, 2007, presented by the ACLU of Wake County in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the advancements of civil liberties; The 2008 Distinguished Service Award, North Carolina Council of Churches. The 2010 Frank Porter Graham Award, presented by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina given to honor a lifetime of distinguished service in defense of civil liberties; The first annualJimmy Creech Prophetic Award for Taking Risks for Conscience’s Sake (2010), presented by the Methodist Federation for Social Action, North Carolina Conference Chapter; The Leading Voices Award from The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (2011), co-recipient with Chris Weedy; The California-Nevada MFSA 2011 Bishop Leontine T.C. Kelly Peace and Justice Award; The California-Nevada Conference Committee on Reconciliation 2011 Turtle Award (for sticking out your neck); The LGBT Center of Raleigh’s 2011 Distinguished Service Award; and, The Peggy Campolo Carrier Pigeon Award, 2012, (For Giving Love, Support & a Voice to the Misunderstood Children of God), by the Open Door Community Church, Sherwood, Arkansas.  (This biographical statement provided by Jimmy Creech.) Biographical Text Jimmy Creech, a native of Goldsboro, North Carolina, was an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church from 1970 to 1999.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Divinity from The Divinity School of Duke University.  During the summers of 1965 and 1967, he studied with The Institute for Mediterranean Studies at Hebrew University and Hebrew Union Theological Seminary in Jerusalem, Israel, and at museums and archaeological sites in Israel, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan.  He served as a pastor in churches of The North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church from 1970 to 1990. While at Fairmont United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, (1987-1990) he helped create and was the chairperson of the Raleigh Religious Network for Gay and Lesbian Equality, an ecumenical group whose purpose was to publicly counter antigay religious rhetoric with a faithful message of God’s love for and inclusion of all persons, regardless of sexual orientation.  Jimmy served as the Program Associate with the North Carolina Council of Churches from 1991 to 1996. He was the Council’s Legislative Liaison with the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the Council on a broad range of issues including gun control, criminal justice, abolition of the death penalty, health care, AIDS/HIV funding, campaign finance reform, farm workers, children, and the repeal of the Crimes Against Nature (Sodomy) Law.  He helped to create and was the first chairperson of The Covenant with North Carolina’s Children, a coalition of nonprofit agencies providing services to children.  The Covenant represented the interests of children at the North Carolina General Assembly.  He also helped to create People of Faith Against the Death Penalty.  While he was with the North Carolina Council of Churches, the Council voted approval of the membership application of the Gulf Coast District of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, the first state Council of Churches in the United States to do so. In July of 1996, Jimmy was appointed Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church in Omaha, Nebraska.  In March of 1998, he was acquitted in a church trial of a charge of violating the Order and Discipline of The United Methodist Church when he celebrated a covenant ceremony for two women in September of 1997. When the Nebraska bishop would not allow him to continue as the Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church, Omaha, Jimmy took a leave of absence from pastoral ministry within The United Methodist Church and returned to his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, in June of 1998. In April of 1999, Jimmy celebrated the holy union of two men in Chapel Hill, NC.  Charges were brought against him and a church trial was held in Grand Island, Nebraska, on November 17, 1999.  The jury declared him guilty of “disobedience to the Order and Discipline of The United Methodist Church” and withdrew his credentials of ordination. Since the summer of 1998, Jimmy has traveled around the country preaching in churches and speaking on college and university campuses, as well as to various community and national organizations about human and civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.  From 2000 to 2005, he was chairperson of the Board of Directors of Soulforce, Inc. (<a href="http://www.soulforce.org/">www.soulforce.org</a>), an inter-religious movement using the principles of nonviolent resistance, taught and practiced by Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., to confront the spiritual violence perpetrated against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons by religious institutions. In 2005 Jimmy worked with Mitchell Gold to create Faith In America, Inc. (<a href="http://www.faithinamerica.com/">www.faithinamerica.com</a>), an organization dedicated to ending bigotry disguised as religious truth and, in so doing, achieving full and equal civil rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in America.  Jimmy served as its executive director from 2005-2007. In May of 2009, Jimmy was one of twenty-four thinkers, activists and donors who gathered in Dallas, Texas, to discuss the immediate need for full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United States.  Collectively they authored The Dallas Principles, a set of eight principles and a call to action intended to guide the civil rights movement for full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens.See <a href="http://www.thedallasprinciples.org/">www.thedallasprinciples.org</a>; and, <a href="http://www.actonprinciples.org/">www.actonprinciples.org</a>. Jimmy is the author of Rise Above the Law: The Appeal to the Jury, The United Methodist Church’s Trial of Jimmy Creech (The Swing Bridge Press, 2000); and Adam’s Gift: Memoir of a Pastor's Calling to Defy the Church's Persecution of Lesbians and Gays, (Duke University Press, 2011). Currently Jimmy is retired and living in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jimmy has been active in the following organizations: The Human Relations Commission, City of Raleigh (2008 to 2010); Friends of Residents of Long Term Care, Board of Directors (2008 to 2010); Raleigh HIV/AIDS Support Group (co-leader, 1990-96 and 1998 to present); The Methodist Federation for Social Action, NC Chapter; The Raleigh Religious Network for Gay and Lesbian Equality (a founder and convener, 1988-1990); AIDS Service Agency for Wake County (NC) (former vice-chairperson and chairperson of the board, 1989-1990); The North Carolina Pride Political Action Committee, now called Equality NC; (charter board member) The Reconciling Congregation Program, a program related to United Methodist Church that works with local churches to help them become open to and accepting of gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual persons, now called The Reconciling Ministries Network(former national board member); North CaroliniansAgainst the Death Penalty (former chairperson and board member); People of Faith Against the Death Penalty (NC) (a founder, former chairperson and board member); North CarolinaLow Income Housing Coalition (former board member); The Covenant with North Carolinas Children (a founder, former board member and chairperson; a coalition of organizations advocating for the interest of children in the North Carolina General Assembly); The Omaha Faith Committee of Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty (former board member); North CarolinaReligious Coalition for Marriage Equality (founding member); Soulforce, Inc.(former chairperson of the board), an inter-religious movement using the principles of nonviolent resistance, taught and practiced by Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., to confront the spiritual violence perpetrated against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons by religious institutions; Faith In America, Inc. (former executive director and board member), an organization dedicated to ending bigotry disguised as religious truth and, in so doing, achieving full and equal civil rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in America; and, North Carolina Social Justice Project, Inc.(founding member; former chair, board of directors). Jimmy has received the following awards and recognition: The 1990 Lee and Mae Ball Award presented by The Methodist Federation for Social Action for outstanding Christian social witness; The 1990 North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence Award for outstanding leadership in the struggle against hate activity in North Carolina; The 1997 Paul Green Award presented by the North Carolina American Civil Liberties Union for his work to abolish the death penalty in North Carolina; The Triangle (NC) Business and Professional Guild Award (1997) for advocacy on behalf of gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender persons; The Heart of Freedom Award (1998) presented by ANGLE/Omaha (Achieving New Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transgender Endeavors); Jimmy Creech Profile of Justice College Scholarship Award, established in Jimmy’s name in Nebraska in 1998; The 1998 North Carolina Pride Inc. Award; 1998 Saint Award presented by Metropolitan Community Church, San Francisco; Selected as one of OUT Magazine’s 100 in 1998 and in 1999, recognizing individuals making significant contributions toward the advancement of civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people; The Human Rights Campaign Equality Award, 1999; The American People Award (1999) presented by People for the American Way “for challenging bigotry and promoting tolerance within the church”; 1999 Dignity Award presented by the Council of Churches, Santa Clara County, California; 1999 Pride Interfaith Coalition Award, Boston, Massachusetts; The Year 2000 Flagbearer Award presented by PFLAG National; Triangle Community Service Award 2000:  Straight Ally of the Year presented by the Triangle (NC) Business and Professional Guild; “A Leading Voice” for Commitment to the Struggle of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People for Honor and Dignity, presented by The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry and Pacific School for Religionon April 19, 2001; The  W.W. Finlator Award, 2007, presented by the ACLU of Wake County in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the advancements of civil liberties; The 2008 Distinguished Service Award, North Carolina Council of Churches. The 2010 Frank Porter Graham Award, presented by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina given to honor a lifetime of distinguished service in defense of civil liberties; The first annualJimmy Creech Prophetic Award for Taking Risks for Conscience’s Sake (2010), presented by the Methodist Federation for Social Action, North Carolina Conference Chapter; The Leading Voices Award from The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (2011), co-recipient with Chris Weedy; The California-Nevada MFSA 2011 Bishop Leontine T.C. Kelly Peace and Justice Award; The California-Nevada Conference Committee on Reconciliation 2011 Turtle Award (for sticking out your neck); The LGBT Center of Raleigh’s 2011 Distinguished Service Award; and, The Peggy Campolo Carrier Pigeon Award, 2012, (For Giving Love, Support & a Voice to the Misunderstood Children of God), by the Open Door Community Church, Sherwood, Arkansas.  (This biographical statement provided by Jimmy Creech.) 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 Jimmy Creech Faith in America Inc. Jimmy Creech Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) RMN Soulforce UMC United Methodist Church https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/11d9a5dc91632b5590dad689c1c87964.png d51aaf47c2ae72818ad3a80f235622ab Still Image A static visual representation. 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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. Joan Stole Text FOR JOAN Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This is one of about thirty stoles donated to the collection by First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto. First Palo Alto, a More Light congregation, has for decades been on the forefront of the movement for full inclusion of LGBT persons into the life and leadership of the church and greater society. Among the many leaders of the movement who have come from this congregation is Mitzi Henderson, former national President of PFLAG and national Co-Moderator of More Light Presbyterians. 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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. Joann Fields Joseph Terino Stole Text JAN HUS More Light Joann Fields Elder Jan Hus Joseph Terino Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This is one of ten stoles given to the collection in early 1996 by Jan Hus Presbyterian Church. Joann Fields is an ordained elder at Jan Hus; Joseph Terino is active in the church community as well. Jan Hus (pronounced "Yahn Hoos") is one of the most unique congregations represented in the Shower of Stoles collection. The only Czech-Presbyterian Church in America was founded in the 1870's by Gustav Albert Alexy, a Hungarian minister whose broken Czech was so limited that his congregation, following his first service, told him very politely that they hadn't understood a word he spoke. Alexy immediately began to be tutored by Vincent Pisek, a 15-year-old Czech immigrant. When Alexy died seven years later, young Pisek took over leadership of the church while studying at New York University and Union Theological Seminary. Two stories told by the current Jan Hus congregation tell something of their singular history. The first speaks to Pisek's own unique character: <blockquote> The 1895 Morning Journal reported that in 1894 Pisek had been visiting Nebraska when a hunter killed a mother wolf and presented the new-born cub to Pisek who took it back to Jan Hus Church and raised it on a bottle. The wolf wandered freely around the church and was especially protective of the children, who also appear to have had free reign of the place. All day in the pastor's study the wolf would sit at Pisek's feet. One day the wolf was missing and they searched everywhere until they found it curled up sound asleep inside the pulpit. Neighbors complained that the church was terrorizing the block with a wolf howling from the attic. Jan Hus Church comes by its present nature from way back! </blockquote> The second story speaks not only to the highly unusual way Jan Hus came to hire its long-time Music Director, but also alludes to a close relationship between Pisek and his musician, Charles Atherton, which is memorialized in another stole from Jan Hus (stole #101): <blockquote> Around 1903, Pastor Pisek was out in the Midwest and came into a hotel bar where a man was playing the piano. The man was tall, athletic and friendly, and by the end of the conversation, Pisek had invited Mr. Charles M.H. Atherton to come to Jan Hus Church as Music Director. Atherton, an American born in 1873, had been a professional baseball player. He came to Jan Hus and became Pisek's companion and colleague here at the church for the rest of Pisek's life. (In his will, Pisek referred to Atherton as his "bosom friend.") </blockquote> Jan Hus remains a spirited and independent-thinking congregation committed to unique forms of worship and seeking to serve the poor. The church is also a Neighborhood House, housing a senior center, preschool, homeless outreach office, gym, cafeteria and theater. The sanctuary itself is shared by an Indonesian community. 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