57 20 2479 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/c2cfb6a2b3c21a38d84a4438d1adbc05.jpg 30e7aac36306b5a0dd1b4f4ee3b5e7fd Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Why I'm on the side of the Quakers by Monica Furlong In the past few days a group of Quakers, with all the courage for which the Friends are so famous, has created controversy by taking a look at personal relationships in our society and faithfully reporting what it saw. Which is that, whether we like it or not, the citizens of this country do not, for the most part, live by the traditional Christian ethic of absolute virginity before marriage and absolute fidelity afterwards. But, whereas at this point most Christian bodies in this country go off into pious tutting instead of serious thinking, the Quakers have taken the opportunity not only to ask whether the moral breakdown may mean t hat our morals are unrealistic, but also to ask what our morality is for. Is it merely there to keep up a comfortable and respectable facade, or is it (and this is the point where it touches Christianity) to give men lives more abundantly full of happiness and love? Is there not a frightful danger of making morals ends in themselves when we should be realising that they are merely guiding lines, lines to remind us of the degrees of love we owe to our married partners, our children, our fellow men and women, and our neighbours? The Quakers are, of course, going to be accused of naivety as well as of far worse things, so this is the time to recognise the true value of what they have been saying. They are asking us to reject traditional Christian morality not because it sets us too high a standard but because its standard is not high enough. The fear Looking around them, the writers see homosexuals obliged to lead furtive and frightened lives: they see married couples who relationship has become a bitter, sterile thing. They see young people who, when they obey conventional Christian morals, do so more from fear--fear of pregnancy, disease or of sex itself--than out of love for their fellows. The Quakers are not suggesting we should sweep traditions away in order to indulge in orgy and promiscuity. On the contrary, they are demanding a standard infinitely higher than the orthodox view demands. They are begging us to forget about what is "done," and instead to train ourselves and our children to behave with love and responsibility in every sort of personal relationship. Such an attitude might mean that young people sometimes had affairs, but it would discourage the flippant and callous kind of promiscuity which is the real enemy of joyful living. It might mean that husbands and wives sometimes admitted to one another that they were "in love" with someone outside the marriage, but it would also mean that they made much more resolute attempts to resolve their marital problems. It would certainly be an end of the kind of squalid intrigue or the heartless "going off with someone else" which is he real enemy of marriage. These recommendations might mean that homosexuals began to live as openly together as heterosexuals do. The courage It would be a merciful release from the pitiful half-life of the public lavatory, the court, and the prison which is one of the ugliest indictments of our community. Those who complain, as many are already doing, that the Quakers are wanting to do away with all "restraints" can know nothing of the true nature of love. Where a legalistic morality asks us to one mile, a genuine love or those around us makes us go two. It takes real courage and energy for a marriage couple to resolve their difficulties as they go along instead of sinking into apathetic indifference. It takes real restraint for young men and women to behave lovingly towards one another when, as always, there is a strong bias towards selfishness and lust. But then it is this kind of courage and love that Christianity is about. If we deny that it is possible for men and women to live good, happy lives when controlled by love rather than by fear and regulations, then we are denying Christianity itself. When questioned on television about their report, two of the Quakers were asked whether they did not make the mistake of assuming that everyone come from a good, loving home where responsible relationships are taken for granted. Their reply cut to the heart of the matter. The need They pointed out that me and women who have not been brought up in a loving atmosphere fall below moral standards in any case. Having been so badly damaged in childhood, they can make little sense of conventional morals, and will spread pain and lovelessness around. The people who do make sense of morals are precisely those who have been brought up with love: and it is these people anyway who keep the moral laws not from a blind sense of legality or respectability but because good morals are for them the proper expression of love. It would seem, therefore, that what we must emphasise if we want people to live with goodness is not their need for morals but their need for love. Or, as Professor Carstairs would say, not chastity but charity. 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 Monica Furlong in Daily Mail Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived clipping in Personal Papers of Anna Bidder, Lucy Cavendish College Archive Description An account of the resource A few days after mentioning the report in the 18 February Daily Mail (above), religious columnist Monica Furlong used TQVOS as a basis for a stirring challenge to social and Christian morals (date unknown). https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/cbd238f96adb4f4371a4b152f8301a42.jpg b4ac8088db657871937fc9b171c36590 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/141f633a19e3901275818884328e4a4e.jpg 4402badcb11fb69a3dad40c9495f8e8b https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/78e670069243f4f7261cdb0d5f35f0d3.jpg 33db27c2a58d858c57a7974072029f1d 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. Molly Mead Stole Text Molly Mead Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Contribution Date 2001 Contribution Story This is one of 52 stoles donated to the Shower of Stoles collection by members and staff of Church of the Covenant. Although each of the stoles is unique, all of them are tied together by the inclusion of a piece cloth from a common bolt of blue and ivory material somewhere in the stole. Covenant is both a More Light and Open and Affirming Congregation. Their strong and public advocacy on behalf of LGBT persons in the life and leadership of the church has drawn many LBGT persons to become a part of the Covenant church family. Their 52 stoles represent the largest subset of stoles given to the collection by any one congregation. Church of the Covenant, a federated United Church of Christ and Presbyterian Church, is steeped in history. Located just off the Boston Commons, the Gothic revival building erected in the mid-1800's was one of the first churches built in the Back Bay area. In the 1890's the sanctuary was completely redecorated by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., including the creation of an extraordinary set of Tiffany stained-glass windows and a chandelier that is said to be the first electrified light installed in a public building by Thomas Edison. Covenant's history of social justice and human rights work is equally rich. When I visited Covenant, I was intrigued to learn that the church was a designated stop along the "Boston Women's Heritage Trail." One of Covenant's members, Abbie Child, was the head of the Women's Board of Missions of the Congregational Church in the late 1800's. Another member, Dr. Elsa Meder, was one of the first women ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Elizabeth Rice and Alice Hageman, ordained in 1974 and 1975 respectively, were the first women to serve as pastors at a Back Bay church. When they were joined by Donna Day Lower, the church became the only one in the United States with three women clergy. Since opening the "Women's Lunch Place" in 1982, the church has served as a haven for poor women and their children. It is fitting, then, that one of the Tiffany windows is "Four Women of the Bible," including Miriam, Deborah, Mary of Bethany, and Dorcas. Covenant remains on the forefront of work for equality and justice, and is active in the LGBT Welcoming movement in the Boston area and beyond. 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. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bpTcvYiyCs Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jaylyn Gough Native Women's Wilderness https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw/ 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. MK O'Haver Stole Text MK O’Haver United Methodist Church/United Church of Christ Charleston, VW MK received her call to ministry from God in 1993 and began her service to the Church in 1994 in Youth Ministry and Christian Education. In 2001 she began the candidacy process for ordination in the United Methodist Church and enrolled in seminary at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio in 2003. In 2005, we began dating, and by 2007 we were engaged, graduated, and MK had been removed from the candidacy process for being a “self-avowed, practicing homosexual.” She now lives in an in-between place – a United Methodist living in a United Church of Christ world. Together we are planning a new church in Charleston, WV – Bridges of Grace UCC – where I am clergy and MK is laity. MK chose this stole for donation to the shower of Stoles after an LGBT Pride event where we were drenched by rain. Removing from my shoulders my stole, with its bleeding colors, she said, “This is my story. God is still weeping for those who have been called, but kept out. The UCC would welcome me and ordain me, but I don’t think that is how she meant to fulfill the motto That They May All Be One.” – Rev. Kay A. Albright, MK’s wife and partner in life and ministry Denomination United Methodist Church United Church of Christ Contribution Date 2011 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 1135 Title A name given to the resource MK O'Haver Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Charleston, West Virginia (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rev. Kay A. Albright Albright, Kay A. O'Haver, M.K. Ordination United Church of Christ United Methodist Church West Virginia Women and Religion https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/db09cd25b9dfc7db38bb6ac6f3779839.jpg 95d5e95dae584dcb283a4c2f37504a45 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/329eeb3497826d8d66224b547a467aee.jpg 99bc705de986a3e47613bfb50bd8e2fb Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Friends Journal March 2013 From a Quaker View of Sex Mitchell Santine Gould Quick! Name the most influential document published by British Quakers in the twentieth century. It's probably a 1963 pamphlet entitled Towards a Quaker View of Sex (VOS for short). A year after its publication, LIFE magazine included it in its groundbreaking expose on gay (male) America: A group of Quakers in Britain challenged the view that homosexuality is immoral [and] suggested that society "should no more deplore homosexuality than left-handedness...Homosexual affection can be as selfless as heterosexual affection and therefore we cannot see that in some way it is morally worse." That same year, a landmark meeting between Methodist ministers and gay activists organized as the Council on Religion and the Homosexual and requested that the National Council of Churches "make a statement along the lines of that which was made by the Quakers in England." Recall that in 1964, the mere mention of the term "homosexual" could cause all conversation to stop in a shock wave of embarrassment and dread. The rationalist, clinical tone of VOS offered a way to calm the prevailing climate of sex panic. Even without exploring its historical impact further, we can already see VOS as a twentieth-century example of what Alan Tully called "civil Quakerism": the propagation of Friends testimonies on justice into secular culture. Written from the viewpoints of the sexologist/social worker, the attorney/sociologist, and the theologian/person of faith, VOS appears to have been intended to serve as a compact, but full-service, handbook on "homosexuality." It consists of a substantive introduction, a presentation on "normal" versus "homosexual" development, an appeal for a "new morality," a pragmatic guide for counselors, several heavy-duty appendices, and quirky glossary. It is a queer duck among the annals of Quaker testimonies: part self-help guide, part high-school science project, and part liberal manifesto. It was unabashedly written by committee, and reads like it. I am struck by the historical complementarity between VOS and the fiery spiritual testimonies to be found in the words of Edward Carpenter in England and his American mentor, Walt Whitman. These authors functioned as founder spirits brooding over the creation of the gay rights movement. The grand clarion calls of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, and equality articulated in Leaves of Grass provided encouragement for gay men, and some lesbians, in an era of almost unimaginable oppression. Jack Nichols, a 1960s gay rights activist and key participant in the Council on Religion and the Homosexual, later wrote: Though Edward Carpenter had beat me to is, I was the first gay liberationist in my generation to herald Whitman as the indispensable spiritual font needed by America's gay liberation movement. Today I regard my having done this as something on a par with or perhaps surpassing all other pioneering acts I've initiated. Although complete unacknowledged by VOS, Whitman and Carpenter offered persecuted gays a manifesto of affirmation bombastic enough to shine a ray of hope into their "dark confinement." VOS's combination of compassionate advocacy with rationalistic sexology spoke far better to the condition of sympathetic but nervous straight allies, offering gentler and more pragmatic defensive strategies in an ancient culture war. Neither approach was strictly better; rather, both were necessary. VOS came out attired in button-down, grey-flannel language, but openly addressed the great scandal of love between men and love between women. The front cover of VOS was stamped with an abstract puddle shape that paid homage to hipster abstractions of that era's modern-art craze. Stylistically, perhaps its most ambitious passage is a pretentious quotation on love as existential risk, from that darling of 1960s pan-Protestant theology, Paul Johannes Tillich. Despite its shortcomings, an open-minded reader may come to appreciate the wisdom and clearheadedness in VOS. Quakerism, claimed VOS, cultivates "an attitude to authority that enables it always to say, in the words of John Robinson's farewell to pilgrims setting off for the New World, 'The Lord has yet more light and truth to show forth.'" The fundamental premise of VOS states: Insofar as we love the good and know the mind of God we do not need rules and moral codes to guide our conduct. This offers, however, a freedom of action and judgment that we might grasp at too easily, assuming that we know our own minds and the mind of God. In facts it demands a disciplined search. This is a perfect expression of what Friends believe, and VOS is a disciplined search in booklet form. Unfortunately the authors did not explicitly identify that sentiment as the result of Quakerism's Inner Light tradition. At another perfectly classic Quaker juncture, VOS cannot resist criticizing the needless grief arising from the stern legalism of the Judeo-Christian tradition, by strongly rejecting "almost completely the traditional approach of the organised Christian church to morality, with its supposition that is knows precisely what is right and what is wrong, that this distinction can be made in terms of an external pattern of behaviour, and that the greatest good will come only through universal adherence to that pattern." The eleven authors add, "Many other groups have already recognised that the kind of morality that includes a vehement and categorical condemnation of the homosexual is not Christian, for it lacks compassion for the individual person and it lacks understanding of the human problem." At the same time, the authors admit that it was difficult for them to come to definite conclusions "as to what people ought or ought not to do" instead of toeing the Levitical party line. They could not "produce a ready-made external morality to replace the conventional code." This language, and this principled decision to insist on a living search for guidance rather than a dead mandate of "thou shalt nots" is congruent with the deepest core of the Quaker way. The real world significance of VOS largely hinged on its ability to offer positive help--a guided, disciplined (as opposed to an aimless) search. It sets forth three design standards for a new sexual morality: Sexual morality "cannot be left wholly to private judgment...We must never behave as though society--which includes our other friends--did not exist." Sexual morality must "preserve marriage and family life [and] the freedom conferred by an unreserved commitment to each other." Sexual morality must disallow "those actions that involve exploitation of the other person." Towards a Quaker View of Sex concludes: This search is a move forward into the unknown; it implies a high standard of responsibility, thinking and awareness--something much harder than simple obedience to a moral code. Further, the responsibility that it implies cannot be accepted alone; it must be responsibility within a group whose members are equally committed to the search for God's will. One of VOS's key attractions is its wisdom on love: "Too much attention has been given to love as an ideal, good or bad, noble or sentimental; too little to it as a form of action, a continuing and developing experience." In compellingly contrarian theological terms, it asks, "Can we not say that God can enter any relationship in which there is a measure of selfless love?" VOS's greatest value, therefore, came from its radical ability to reimagine--and to model for the rest of the world--Christian morality as a disciplined search rather than a draconian discipline. It declared that love is to be found in action more than in sentiment: it is a manifestation of the Spirit behind all Creation, found in the character of homosexual and heterosexual alike. The eleven authors of Towards a Quaker View of Sex not only achieve their aims, but probably accomplish a good deal more than they hoped for. Doesn't their pamphlet deserve far more appreciation than Quaker historians have so far given it? It is not a perfect analysis and has become largely outdated, but the authors anticipated this: The questions are sweeping and time has not been unlimited; consequently our answers are tentative and incomplete. With the help and encouragement of Friends and others it is our hope that further study of the moral and scientific questions will become possible. In my view, there are several ways to truly honor VOS, by building upon its foundations: Firstly, we could cite contemporary gay activists as thinkers, theologians and authorities in their own right. But just as critically, we could identify VOS's freedom of conscience message with our Inner-Light tradition. This would justify its view of sex as a valid restatement of centuries of Quaker theology; it might even directly engage evangelicals who believe in Satan (nineteenth-century Quaker minister Elias Hicks had challenged them). We can now completely disavow Freudianism, and place more emphasis on the healing, inspiring and ennobling potential of love, instead of exclusively focusing on its many obligations. Finally, we can acknowledge that the culture wars are actively fostered by an opportunities ruling class (in which sex is turned into quite a potent wedge issue, not to mention a weapon to harass political rivals--the trigger for the 1957 Wolfenden Report). We should now be fifty years closer to realizing a coherent Quaker view of sex. Are we, indeed? What is the best way to commemorate VOS? With speeches and retrospectives, or by listening more attentively for the call of Spirit? Are we listening? Does the Lord have yet more light and truth to show forth? ______________ Mitchell Santine Gould enables financial advisors to collect client data for use in emergencies. Curator of LeavesofGrass.org, he is the leading authority on Walt Whitman's rise among "sailors, lovers, and Quakers." Together with the LGBT Religious Archives Network, he documents the historical intersections between Quakers and gay people. 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 Mitchell Gould in FJ 2013 Description An account of the resource On the 50th anniversary of TQVOS, Mitchell Gould wrote a probing analysis on its legacy and how we can build on it today. 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There were 16 chartered members present and they are now called The Metropolitan Community Church of Greater New Orleans. Rev. David Solomon is their pastor and we all expect great and exciting things to happen down there in New Orleans. 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 Mission Chartered as Congregation Description An account of the resource The March 1972 issue of MCC's In Unity announces that the New Orleans mission has now been chartered as a congregation. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived In Unity, March 1972, p. 23 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/c55238c37bdfc74ea4e221a0b682b4a8.jpg 695c5e7a6e6ca810efffd93134453909 Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is a formerly incarcerated Black transgender elder and activist who has been fighting for the rights of trans women of color for over 40 years. Miss Major is a veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion and a survivor of Attica State Prison, a former sex worker, an elder, and a community leader and human rights activist. She is simply “Mama” to many in her community. Her personal story and activism for transgender civil rights intersects LGBT struggles for justice and equality from the 1960s to today. At the center of her activism is her fierce advocacy for her girls, trans women of color who have survived police brutality and incarceration in men’s jails and prisons. Miss Major is formerly the long-time executive director of the San Francisco-based Transgender Gender-Variant Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP), which advocates for trans women of color in and outside of prison. She is also the subject of a new documentary feature film currently showing around the country, MAJOR! (This biographical statement provided by Miss Major’s agent, Toshio Meronek.) Biographical Text Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is a formerly incarcerated Black transgender elder and activist who has been fighting for the rights of trans women of color for over 40 years. Miss Major is a veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion and a survivor of Attica State Prison, a former sex worker, an elder, and a community leader and human rights activist. She is simply “Mama” to many in her community. Her personal story and activism for transgender civil rights intersects LGBT struggles for justice and equality from the 1960s to today. At the center of her activism is her fierce advocacy for her girls, trans women of color who have survived police brutality and incarceration in men’s jails and prisons. Miss Major is formerly the long-time executive director of the San Francisco-based Transgender Gender-Variant Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP), which advocates for trans women of color in and outside of prison. She is also the subject of a new documentary feature film currently showing around the country, MAJOR! (This biographical statement provided by Miss Major’s agent, Toshio Meronek.) 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 Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Miss Major Griffin-Gracy 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. Miranda Keefe Stole Text MIRANDA KEEFE St. James Presbyterian Church Bellingham, Washington Miranda Meagan Keefe, a Transsexual woman, was born in 1954 as a male named Randy Keefe. Sunday School, choir, VBS and youth group at St. James Presbyterian in Bellingham, WA shaped her deepening faith in Christ until she felt called to ministry. She attended Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, served as Associate Pastor for youth at First Presbyterian in Prosser, WA, and then as Pastor at Naches Presbyterian Church in Naches, WA. In 1987 she surrendered her PCUSA ordination to pastor Christ Community Church, an ecumenical congregation in Bellingham. She transitioned to her current female gender in 1995, left the pastorate, and returned to St. James. She frequently teaches classes at St. James, preaches once or twice a year, and has served as Deacon. Miranda was married when she was in the male gender and had three sons. In 1991 she became a single parent raising her children with the help of her parents. In 2005 she finished studies at Western Washington University to earn a Masters in Psychology – Mental Health Counseling. She hopes to resume her PCUSA ordination in a validated ministry doing counseling. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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(details below) Discussion was held on the choice of name for this group. It was felt that the group should have a permanent name other than the Continuing Committee For The Consultation On The Church and The Homosexual. The name which was finally chosen, after many various suggestions, was "Council on Religion and the Homosexual." Since there were only two or three new Clergymen attending, it was felt that there would be no need to go into any type of orientation at this meeting. It was hoped that more of the Clergy would be able to attend the next meeting, at which time some orientation could be presented. It was also felt that rather than have such a large group (23 were in attendance) work on developing the goals for the Council, that a committee should be appointed to develop suggested aims and goals and bring them before the entire group at the next and future meetings. Committee on Goals & Purposes: Phyllis Lyon (chairman), Lewis Durham, Bill Plath, Herb Donaldson, Bill Billings. It was also suggested that a committee be set up to study and make recommendations on an orientation program for the Clergy. This committee was appointed as follows: Rev. Bill Anderson (chairman), Rev. Bill Black, Guy Strait, Del Martin, (Rev. Elmer Laursen) The problem of finances was discussed. However, it was felt that this matter should be discussed at length after the Council has established its goals, and has determined a budget that will be necessary to carry out these goals and projects. The only immediate need for finances being in preparing and mailing of notices of meetings, etc. This could be taken care of with small donations by those present. A collection of $8.74 was taken up. However, it was determined that since the Glide Foundation already has an account established for the Consultation (June 1 & 2), that this account could be used as a repository for donations for the Council. It was also felt that solicitation of funds for the Council should be made whenever feasible and possible. Following are the instructions to be given to anyone desiring to make a contribution to this project. Make check, M.O., etc. payable to "Glide Foundation." Be sure to note either on check or in cover letter that the contribution is for "The Council on Religion and the Homosexual." Address all such mail to: Rev. Mr. Lewis Durham, Glide Foundation, 330 Ellis Street, S.F., Calif., 94102 The next meeting of the Council will be held on Wednesday evening July 22nd, at the home of Mr. Bill Plath, 814 Grove Street, S.F. at 8:00pm. We hope to see as many of you present as can make it. Donald S. Lucas (co-chairman) DO 2-3799 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 Minutes of Organizing Meeting on July 7, 1964 Description An account of the resource Donald S. Lucas Papers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/6adcb7b0fa81c3857e51dc048e79eeeb.pdf 2a61ba292128aa62e84effca41690e9c Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: The general membership meeting of the Council on Religion and the Homosexual held May 4, 1965 in the Glide Memorial Church was called to order by Pres. Ted McIlvenna at 7:55 p.m. The minutes were read and approved. The treasurer reported a total income of $2294.21 and $550.18 in disbursements leaving a balance of $1744.43. Pres. McIlvenna reported that he still had not received a reply from the attorney general's office and he would send another letter. Evander Smith regretted to report the outcome of the New Year's Ball trial for the two boys arrested inside the ball room. He cited the concluding remark of Assistant District Attorney O'Brien placing the homophile community on trial as a determining factor in the guilty verdict. O'Brien said in effect that the jury by its verdict would determine the standard of conduct permitted of this type of persons in San Francisco. Asked why an appeal had not been filed, Mr. Smith pointed out that Judge Lazarus, while he denied two defense motions, did lean over backwards on admission of evidence so that there was no room for error and therefore nothing to appeal on. You can't appeal just because you disagree with the jury's verdict, he added. Don Lucas took over the meeting to receive committee reports. He asked all committee chairmen to keep Phyllis Leon at Glide Foundation informed of when and where their meetings are scheduled. Miss Leon announced that she was also coordinating a speakers bureau, that many engagements had already been filled and that after the CRH brochure comes off the press a letter of introduction will be sent to the various churches in the city informing them of Council activities and announcing that speakers are available. Ted McIlvenna reported on his travels. He met with air force officials in Alaska. The chief of chaplains was there and will take up the problem of the homosexual in the armed services at the next chaplains' meeting in Washington, D. C. Rev. McIlvenna also met with church men in New York, Nashville, etc. He found everywhere he went a great deal of interest in the Council and its activities. Rev. Ed Setchko reported that he had been successful in getting the clergy and members of the homophile community together in the "scared atmosphere" of Honolulu. A meeting has been set up for May 22nd with eight or nine clergymen and about 20 or 30 from the homophile community. Rev. Setchko also met with members of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Mattachine Society in Philadelphia to help them in their attempts to form a Council there. Pres. McIlvenna said he had received a letter asking for a cooperative program with the National Council of Churches. Rev. Canon Bob Cromey reported he had spoken before the mental health class at San Jose State College and to various women's groups in San Leandro, San Bruno and the YWCA. He said there was a committee working on Episcopal denominational backing of the Council and pointed out that even if there should be a nay vote, the mere consideration of the proposition is significant. Representatives of "CBS Reports" have spoken with Canon Cromey about CRH, and it is expected that another program will be released this fall on homosexuality. Canon Cromey also suggested members of CRH keep a watch on POW, a new Sunday KPIX program - he and Del Martin have taped a 10-minute interview for this program. Rev. Ted McIlvenna said he would be on "Night Call", a radio interview program with national hook-up on Thursday, May 6, 1965. Don Lucas reported on a meeting with Dr. Isadore Rubin, editor of Sexology magazine, Page 2: who has asked for an article on the Council from Rev. Clay Colwell and a possible editorial from CRH. He also reported that he and Rev. Fred Bird had represented the Council at a Jr. Chamber of Commerce committee meeting. Bob Koch said that the packet committee had made up materials for distribution during Rev. Cromey's San Jose State talk. He suggested that other speakers avail themselves of the services of his committee. Rev. Dick Wickman asked that the theology committee meet directly after the meeting to make future plans. Del Martin reported that the statement committee had completed an outline for the booklet and were now busy with the actual writing of it. Don Lucas reported on orientations committee sessions at U. C. in Berkeley. He said he had three good teams working and would be developing others. Rev. Neale Secor spoke in behalf of a San Francisco State College student who was seeking volunteers to fill out questionnaires for a survey on sexual labeling. Twenty questionnaires had already been distributed to heterosexual men and women, and there was need for homosexual volunteers. Rev. Cecil Williams asked that the Social Action committee meet directly after the meeting to set a date for a committee meeting. Del Martin reported that Vice President Hubert Humphrey had announced that a conference was to be held in San Francisco on June 10 at the Fairmont Hotel in conjunction with the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Mrs. Martin suggested that a letter be written requesting that CRH be allowed to participate in the program. Rev. Paul Keppel asked what was the place in the church for the homosexual minister. Rev. Cromey said that the Episcopal committee will be dealing with this subject, that it is on the agenda. Rev. Williams said that the Church won't deal with it and that the Council will have to force the issue. A motion was made by Rodney Smith that a CRH newsletter be issued apprising members of a calendar of events including scheduled radio, TV programs, etc. Second by Stanley Wise. After much discussion of duplication of effort and usurping the prerogatives of the homophile organizations as well as mailing costs, the motion was withdrawn. Guy Strait moved and Bob Cromey seconded that the Council send a letter of commendation to KRON for the presentation on homosexuality on "Problems Please." Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Strait then moved the Council place classified ads in the S.F. Chronicle at the discretion of the Board of Trustees. Motion passed. The next meeting was set for June 15 in the Glide Fellowship Hall. The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. Del Martin Secretary 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 Minutes of CRH Membership Meeting on May 4, 1965 Description An account of the resource Phyllis Lyon & Del Martin Papers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/1fe6559beadb566165156213898d2b46.pdf 28c1b6c88fe4dc5462f858e51b4d4cf4 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: The general membership meeting of the Council on Religion and the Homosexual was called to order at 7:50 p.m. on June 15, 1965 by President Ted McIlvenna in the Glide Fellowship Hall. The minutes were read and corrected. The treasurer reported that the previous balance had been $1744.43 Income 295.05 Disbursed 744.08 Balance 1265.40 TV Rev. McIlvenna said that "CBS" Reports" will be coming out with a special on homosexuality this fall and that three hours of tape had been made on CRH. He also reported that he had met with the Chief of Chaplains and that it was expected that the problem of homosexuality and its treatment in the armed forces will be put on the agenda of the Chaplains meeting in Washington, D. C. this fall. Rev. McIlvenna indicated that the Air Force seemed to be more willing to deal with the problem that the Navy. Pres. McIlvenna also reported that CRH's request to the President's Committee on Equal Job Opportunity to participate in their June meeting had been refused on the grounds that this particular meeting was specifically on racial and ethnic problems. Rev. Cecil Williams said we should try to get in touch with members of the committee in an effort to get a dialogue started now. Larry Littlejohn reported that he did attend the meeting as a conferee and had brought up the subject in two work shops. He said he passed out 350 copies of a pamphlet (including one to Gov. Brown) and that there had been an item in the S.F. Chronicle. Rev. Colwell reported on the June l meeting in Los Angeles with ministers he thought would be responsive to our kinds of concern. The day long meeting included L.A. homophile representatives. Those there agreed to meet again to explore the idea of a Council further. Phyllis Leon said she had written to the three clergymen who had done the program on homosexuality on KRON's "Problems Please." Dean Bartlett asked to be kept advised of future CRH activities. Rabbi Fine referred CRH to the Board Rabbis. Monsignor Hurley did not reply. Rev. McIlvenna reported on the success of his appearance on "Might Call", a national telephone-in radio program. He said others on the CRH Board will probably appear on future programs. It was also reported that the Brief of Injustices was ready for printing. While the Board had wanted to hold the Brief for a timely release, it had been decided to go ahead and release it as soon as it is ready. Bob Walker said that $200 had been appropriated by the CRH Board as part of the New Years Ball legal defenses expense. George Hall reported that the Social Action Committee was engaging in a voter registration drive. Rev. Cecil Williams indicated the need for more dialogue with politicians, that they are more apt to listen the more they become aware of a homosexual voting bloc. Rev. Ted McIlvenna and Attorney Evander Smith cited a problem of police brutality recently brought to their attention. They outlined a program for dealing with such violations. Get badge number of police officer, get in touch with a clergyman immediately and have photos taken, get a doctor's certificate. Persons aware of police brutality cases were asked by Bob Walker to pass along whatever information they might have to the CRH Board so that it could be documented and proper action taken with municipal authorities. Rev. Paul Keppel said the Page 2: Legal Committee should handle .this project. Phyllis Leon pointed out that the CRH Board had already directed this committee to draw up a leaflet of instructions to be widely distributed amid the homophile community and to investigate the possibility of a 24-hour answering service which would have a list of doctors, photographers and legal resources. A proposal of a CRH picnic this summer met with lukewarm approval. Bob Koch moved, Paul. Keppel seconded that a letter be sent out to all cooperative organizations and that plans for a picnic be subject to their general reaction. Motion passed. Bill Woodson reported that the statement committee was busy writing and editing, that something had been written on three of the five sections of the pamphlet. He also suggested that the Legal Committtee might attempt to familiarize CRH members with proposed bills in the State legislature, that might require a letter writing campaign. Del Martin moved, Dorr Jones seconded that the Council join ACLU and Friends Committee on Legislation. Passed unanimously. The Theology Committee reported a change in name to Committee for Dialogue on Theology and the Homosexual. A conference in October with the faculty of the S.F. Theological Seminary has been planned. Phyllis Leon reported on public relations. Ramparts Magazine will devote a whole issue to homosexuality this fall. The Palo Alto Lutherans are planning field trips this summer to San Francisco to acquaint themselves with the homophile community. McGraw Hill Publishers have requested a book on the Church and Homosexuality. Rev. McIlvenna and/ or Rev. Don Kuhn will undertake the project. Look Magazine is also preparing a feature on homosexuality for early release. Bob Koch cited the need for volunteer typists to send out about 300 invitations to various S.F. churches to join CRH. Rev. Ted McIlvenna expressed the need for cantion in respect to researchers. He said we should require credentials and determine if a survey is valid or not. Above all, do not sign anything. Rev. McIlvenna said that "confidential" surveys being done in Los Angeles were open to question. The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m. Del Martin Secretary 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 Minutes of CRH Membership Meeting on June 15, 1965 Description An account of the resource Phyllis Lyon & Del Martin Papers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/7a06686632e0bb8e76029c21300c713a.pdf dc9d99636d806d36dc10472d27862b18 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: The general membership meeting of the Council on Religion and the Homosexual was called to order at 7:55 p.m. by Don Lucas, acting chairman, on January 5, 1965 at Glide Fellowship Hall. Acceptance of the by-laws presented by the attorneys and Board of Trustees was moved by Canon Robert Cromey and seconded by Rev. Cecil Williams. Rev. John Moore moved to make provision for monthly meetings, since the by-laws provided only for an annual membership meeting. Correction to be made to Section IV, No. 3, "There will be made monthly meetings of the membership." It was pointed out that the idea was that an active member must be on a Committee and that monthly meetings would be needed for committee reports. It was further pointed out that the purpose of the Council is to keep the dialogue flowing and that this will entail many small meetings. There must be an open-endedness for meetings - a structure not too rigid. Rev. More pointed out that the success of the organizations depends on a police of participation to keep everyone interested. Rev. Williams said everyone should go through an orientation group and that the dialogue must be consistent in groups on significant issues. A new motion was suggested that there should be at least six meetings of the entire membership per year. Rev. Laird Sutton asked how this would come about - if there is enough interest the Board may be petitioned to hold a meeting. Members will be notified of meetings by mail. Rev. Moore and Miss Leon agreed to the amendment to the motion. All but one voted aye. Rev. Lew Durham moved that the fourth line of Section 13 on page 3 of the by-laws should read "shall be given to all members of the corporation" rather than "board". This was carried unanimously. Rev. Sutton asked if Board meetings would be open to the membership. They will be closed unless otherwise stated at the discretion of the Board. Bill Plath moved, and Rev. Cromey seconded, to change "secretary" to "treasurer" on page 3, 4th line of the second paragraph. Carried unanimously. Rev. Chuck Lewis moved that Section II, paragraph 3, be changed to read "terms shall expire at the first meeting of each calendar year". Carried unanimously. Rev. Lewis moved, Bill Plath seconded, the same change in the last sentence of Paragraph 3, Section II. Hal Call moved an enabling motion to let a committee of the Board change the by-laws where necessary to conform to the previous change. Rev. Neale Secor and Rev. Williams seconded. Carried unanimously. Question was called to vote on by-laws as amended. Carried unanimously. Mr. Lucas said that members owuld receive a copy of the amended by-laws. Rev. Moore announced a series of sermons he plans on the ethics of sex and everyone was asked to attend to show our support. Many from Rev. Moore's congregation may not come, but he added they may come out of curiosity. Rev. Dick Whitman said there is a need to look at the proble in light of theological expression. He was asked to submit his ideas in writing to the Board. Page 2: Canon Cromey announced he and Don Lucas will be on Dick Stewart's show, KGO-TV, January 8, at 1:30 p.m. with a follow-up program on January 11. Guy Strait will appear on KCBS radio on the Spectrum 74 show on January 6. The ACLU will also be on radio and a program will be taped for BBC. Don Lucas thanked the participating organizations and people for their help with the Ball - Gene Swartz, SIR, decorations; Darryl Glied and Bill Plath, Tavern Guild beverages and orchestras; DOB, hat check stand and selling tickets; Strait & Associates, taking pictures; the Coits, food. Mark Forrester made a plea for further activity to follow up the Ball, outline for which he distributed in mimeograph form. He said the Council should send a delegation to see Mayor Shelley, promote a letter campaign to the newspapers and the mayor, and sponsor another dance the last week of February. He also suggested reinstating the idea of a War Chest to solicit funds for legal defense. Mr. Lucas said he had discussed the idea of another ball the clergy and lawyers and they had voiced no objections. Ball May read some copies of sample letters being sent to may or Shelley. Rev. Williams stated that we must take steps relevant to the situation, protesting the police harassment of participants of the ball (whether public or private). It is timely that we engage in such activity. What we have gained in publicity will dissipate if we don't capture what is happening now. We have not yet had a strategy meeting to structure this. The church people don't know what to think or say. We must constantly plug at educative devices. Many people are simply not interested and write us off - homosexuals and ministers alike. People are afraid. These are the underlying forces. We should be sensitive to the mayor's statement. We have got to start anticipating, sense what the mood is. At the request of Bill Billings, Don Lucas gave a financial report on the ball. 529 people presented tickets and over 600 people attended altogether (including about 50 policemen). Close to 100 tickets were sold to persons who did not attend. There were 5 refunds to minors, since ID's were checked at the door. All the money is not in, but there was approximately $3000 in income and $1650 in expenses leaving a net income for the Council of $1350. Rev. Neale Secor Pointed out, during the ensuing debate of the pros and cons of a dance or a concert as possible means for raising funds for the Council, that the particular civil rights issue involved at the moment was whether or not the ball was a public or private affair. He reminded the membership that our attorneys had asked us to strike the word ticket from our vocabulary and substitute invitation. He suggested that other constitutional issues will not be pursued and that if we hold another dance the police will come and on a more magnified and intense scale. Bob Ross pointed out that 7 bar licenses were coming up right now, that there was fear by bar owners of police reprisals - many had been ordered to take down the signs advertising the ball and they had complied. Many bar owners feared putting up signs for the coming auctions sponsored by the Tavern Page 3: Guild. He doubted very much if the bars would support another ball - there really hadn't been the support expected for the last one. Rev. Lewis Durham pointed out that the ministers' wives were hopping mad, that this was their first experience with this sort of police intimidation. Other church people, however, were concerned that the Methodists were sponsoring a bar. Mr. Lucas summarized the discussion. Suggestions for raising funds were to hold a concert or a dance. Several other purposes would be involved: drawing together the homophile and the overall community at a concert or baiting the police department by having another ball. It was suggested that the concert should come first - to gather more people to the Council on all sides and gain community support for other tactics in the civil rights area. Mr. Forrester insisted we would be stepping down if we don't hold another ball right away, that we would be giving in to fear and intimidation, that we must confront police authority. Bill Beardemphl said he believed the gay bar owners need to make a commitment. SIR is planning to have a raffle to raise funds for the Council. If we renege, we will lose self respect. Canon Cromey moved that the matter be referred to the Board of Trustees and a report made to the next general membership meeting. Mr. McIlvenna asked for a show of hands of those in favor of another dance - overwhelming majority. The objectors pointed out it was too soon, a concert should come first and all legal channels exhausted first. SIR reported that a letter writing campaign had already begun - letters being sent to the mayor, chief of police, and the newspapers. They pointed out that people should also be calling radio stations that have telephone audience participation shows. They felt letters should also be sent to the big national magazines - Life, Look, and New Week. They also suggested the use of economic boycotts. We must take advantage of the present excitement. Canon Cromey revised his motion to read that the matter be referred to the Board of Trustees to form committees to handle immediate action projects and to work out the problems of having another ball. Mr. Forrester seconded. Motion passed unanimously. The next membership meeting was scheduled for January 19. Wayne pointed out that raffle donation receipts would be ready on Monday. While the raffle will be sponsored by SIR, the money is for the Council. Prizes will be color TV, polaroid camera, case of imported champagne. SIR will need to sell 1100 tickets to break even. The raffle will be on a three months basis. No receipts are to be sent through the mails. Rev. McIlvenna said he appreciated the support and the taking of chances of the community. A lot of attitudes in our society need to be changed, and it will take discretion and courage to accomplish it. The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Del Martin Acting Secretary 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 Minutes of CRH Membership Meeting on January 5, 1965 Description An account of the resource Phyllis Lyon & Del Martin Papers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/4c6cd12081715ecffca0db266ccc0839.pdf 78359ca618c68ea02449e080c25cd696 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: The general membership meeting of the Council on Religion and the Homosexual was called to order by Don Lucas at 7:45 p.m. January 26, 1965 in the Fellowship Hall of Glide Memorial Methodist Church. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Pres. Ted McIlvenna explained membership in the Council to newcomers. There are no membership fees involved, only the signing of a membership blank indicating the member to be 21 years of age and subscribing to the aims and goals of the Council. All members are expected to actively participate in Council committee work. Herb Donaldson explaining that the trial resulting from New Year's Ball had been postponed. The district attorney has now been given 10 days to amend the complaint to a more specific charge than "obstructing a police officer in line of duty." Don Lucas reported that figures on the New year's Ball were incomplete. Monies are still outstanding from Strait & Associates and the Coits. Income from the bar, hat check, etc. 1017.89 Invitations 1504.00 2521 Actual income 1122.87 Paid out 1399.02 863.90 Bills to pay 535.12 Balance Evander Smith pointed out that the trial of the two fellows arrested on the dance floor would probably be put over until after the attorneys' trial. He added that Marshall Krause of the American Civil Liberties Union, who was handling the defense, was looking for witnesses to the actual arrests. Rev. McIlvenna read the letter directed to Mayor John Shelley from the Council protesting police harassment at the New Year's Ball. He said that no replies to any of the letters sent to the mayor had been received, that the policy of the city administration was absolute silence. Rev. Cecil Williams said there had been several reporters present at the last meeting who wrote articles for their papers about the proceedings of the Council meeting. He asked that they refrain from doing so in the future. It was suggested that perhaps the Council might issue and require membership cards be presented at meetings when delicate subjects were to be discussed. Del Martin reported on actions of the Board of Trustees. The officers of the corporation are Rev. Ted McIlvenna, president, Don Lucas, vice-president, Del Martin, secretary, and Bob Walker, treasurer. Length of terms for trustees (1, 2 or 3 years) now serving on the Board was also announced. The Board had not acted on the recommendation of the membership to hold another dance pending the outcome of the trials and further developments which might determine that advisability of such a Council activity. Members of the Board had prepared a tape for presentation on KPFS-FM at a later date. A national conference to be held the last week in October was in the planning stages, and a "brief of injustices" was in preparation by Mark Forrester for release by the Council at the conclusion of the trails. There was further discussion about sponsoring another ball. Some were critical of such a function as an activity of the Council, feeling that it would not promote Page 2: the dialogue desired by the Council and might have adverse effects. Rev. Cecil Williams said that such a dance should properly be sponsored by the homophile community, by those willing to commit themselves to going to jail. Such a maneuver would be to create tension, and that if it was to be carried through to sensitize society, a greater number must be involved. Civil rights would be the issue. Mark Forrester expressed doubt that there were enough people in the homophile community ready for such an undertaking. The alternative was suggested that the Council put all it energies into dialogue and committee work aiming at a large scale conference at which the Council would present significant statements and documents. Some one suggested the Council might try running an ad in the personals column or the daily papers to announce meetings to the public. Nancy May reported that Mr. David was putting a resolution in support of the Council before the Young Democrats at their next meeting. Rev. Ed Setchko made some verbal suggestions for improving the working of the goals and purposes of the Council. He was asked to present his revisions in writing to the Board of Trustees. The next general meeting was set for March 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Glide Church. Don Lucas read the list of committees and the trustees spearheading them as follows: Publications - Hal Call, Phyllis Leon, Guy Strait, Don Kuhn Interpretations of Denominations - Revs. Bob Cromey, Chuck Lewis and Clay Colwell Public Relations - Canon Bob Cromey and Don Lucas Orientations - Don Lucas and Rev. Jan Marinessen Legal - Bill Bendemphl Theology - Revs. Bob Cromey, Dick Whitman, Ed Stechko and John Moore Informational Packets - Rev. Ted McIlvenna Committee to plan series of three retreats or seminars to which professional, persons, politicians and business people would be invited - Rev. Clay Colwell Committee to explore TV and radio program possibilities - Phyllis Leon Committee to work on Council statement similar to Quaker View of Sex - Del Martin, Rev. Laird Sutton Committee tor planning October conference Mark Forrester Finance - Bob Walker Social Actions Projects - Rev. Cecil Williams Members were asked to meet right aft.er the meeting with the trustee spearheading the committee they were interested in working on. Rev. John Moore was to take over Theology Committee and Rev. Chuck Lewis would fill in for Rev. Clay Colwell on the Retreat Planning Committee. The meeting was adjourned at 9 p.m. Del Martin Secretary 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 Minutes of CRH Membership Meeting on January 26, 1965 Description An account of the resource Phyllis Lyon & Del Martin Papers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/69b3cf66ac0fba4c62b248d6ed8d4d71.pdf fa9279a262eade070d8e1b3152ff0b2e Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: The Board of Trustees meeting of the Council on Religion and the Homosexual at Glide Foundation was called to order at 8:15 p.m. on March 11 by Pres. Ted McIlvenna. Other trustees present were the Revs. Clay Colwell and Chuck Lewis; also Bill Beardemphl , Bob Walker, Don Lucas, Mark Forrester, Phyllis Leon and Del Martin. The minutes were read and approved. Rev. McIlvenna discussed briefly the problems of setting up a Council in Los Angeles, also a need for homophile people to meet with the clergy in Denver. Mark Forrester moved that the clergy here see what they could do to arrange an L.A. retreat. Motion was seconded by Bob Walker and Del Martin. Passed unanimously. A discussion on the timing and type of presentation to be made of the "Brief of Injustices" ensued. It was suggested that the actual document take on a legal form with all the trustees signing it. Phyllis Leon pointed out that a condensation, a short and concise presentation should be made at a press conference which would be backed up by the document itself. Mark Forrester was concerned with distribution of the brief to judges, legislators, et al. Don Lucas said the Tavern Guild would very likely pay for the printing and that SIR could handle the distribution. Del Martin suggested that the publications committee work on the press conference presentation. It was agreed that the Brief of Injustices should be finalized and printed and in readiness for that time which might present itself. Rev. Chuck Lewis said he would get the latest draft typed and in the hands of the trustees. Pres. McIlvenna also asked Rev. Lewis to check the scriptural references. Rev. Clay Colwell reported on the newspaper contacts he and his wife had made on behalf of the Council. They received a warm response from all three papers. But Dr. Colwell warned that we must be very careful in the use of vocabulary, that no flip or irresponsible remarks are made in public. He also reported the United Church's contact in the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce had been able to talk with Mayor Shelley in the Orient, that the Mayor now has copies of the Council's goals and the Quaker View of Sex and had asked to be apprised of future Council activities. The Mayor admitted that he himself had ordered the police to the New Year's Ball, but had done so on the basis of information supplied by the police . Rev. Colwell also added that he had made no further contact with Inspectors Nieto and Castro. Phyllis Leon suggested that the Council might distribute what she considered to be an excellent pamphlet of Question and Answers on Homosexuality put out by the Albany Trust in England. Hal Call said we should adapt the pamphlet for our own use. After some discussion the publications committee was directed to prepare a Council version of the booklet. A budget of $500 was authorized for 5000 copies of a 24-page booklet to be sold by the Council at 25 cents each. Pan-Graphic Press was awarded the printing job, with delivery within 30 days. Because the attorneys had failed to apprise the Board that the corporation papers had been returned from Sacramento, Rev. McIlvenna reported the official Council bank account had not yet been opened. Don Lucas volunteered to get the corporation seal and proceed with opening the account. Hal Call reported that nothing had been done about the Council brochure. Mark Forrester reported that the Young Democrats of San Francisco had passed a resolution endorsing the Council and that it would next be taken up at the state level. Don Lucas reported that there was still about $600 outstanding on revenue due from the New Year's Ball from Strait & Associates and The Coits. He also said Page 3: he was holding about $450 of Council money and that there was about $150 in the Glide account. Bob Walker as treasurer was requested to obtain a resale permit for the Council. Rev. McIlvenna said that Meyer Scharlack of Glide Foundation had requested a speaker for the Council at a luncheon meeting to be held March 22nd at Hospitality House between 12 and 3 p.m., also that a team of three ministers would want to make a tour of the homosexual community on that night and the next afternoon. Mark Forrester, Bob Walker and Bill Beardemphl volunteered to handle the assignment. Discussion of a phone service in connection with the night ministry, the need for an office and the October conference (date, place size) was put over to the next Board meeting which was scheduled for March 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Ted McIlvenna's home, 566 - 20th Ave. The next general membership was scheduled for Tuesday, May 4th, at 7:30 p.m. at Glide Fellowship Hall, Hal Cal announced that Friday, April 2, would be the date for a Mattachine university blast. The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m. Del Martin Secretary 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 Minutes of CRH Board Meeting on March 11, 1965 Description An account of the resource Phyllis Lyon & Del Martin Papers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/07771c72f2ab475ed58b7044e75b8acf.pdf 32260b18f1a126956122139e1545edae Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: Prior to the Board of Trustees meeting of the Council on Religion and the Homosexual which was officially called to order at 8:25 p.m. on June 7, 1965 in the Glide Foundation offices by Pres. Ted McIlvenna, there had been an informal discussion of a specific police brutality case involving minors which had been referred to the American Civil Liberties Union. The discussion continued along the question of what the Council could do in such instances. It was suggested that all brutality cases be referred to a minister at once, that the Council maintain a list of doctors and photographers who could be called, that each case be carefully documented and reported directly to the mayor and the police chief, that an educational program be instituted by CRH throughout the homophile community by means of leaflets on what to do, such as get badge numbers and names, calling available professional help, etc. It was moved by Phyllis Leon and seconded by Del Martin that the matter be referred to the legal committee for further action. The minutes were read and approved as corrected. The treasurer reported the bank balance at the end of April $1744.43 May income 295.05 2039.48 May Disbursements 774.08 On Hand 1265.40 Rev. Mcilvenna said that CBS Reports would be releasing a TV documentary on homosexuality in September or October and that members of the CRH Board had already been filmed. He also said that John Poppy was working on an article for Look Magazine. The meeting in Southern California had resulted in two letters which indicated there would be a problem with the clergy there in setting up a Los Angeles Council. They are scared and not as enthusiastic. Bob Walker is going down on June 26th for an all day meeting to encourage and help in any way possible. Canon Cromey reported that Ramparts Magazine was planning a special symposium on homosexuality for fall publication. Ted McIlvenna said McGraw Hill wants a book on homosexuality and Christianity. Harper's magazine wants an article for winter. B. J. Stiles, editor of Motive, wants to publish a book if he can get enough articles. He wants views from the Council, both homophile and clergy, and from the medical profession, too. Rev. McIlvenna suggested the Council either take an ad in one of the church publications or that an article be submitted which refers to the "Church and the Homosexual" booklet or that we review copies to the various church magazines. Phyllis Leon said that Don Kuhn felt the booklet was difficult to review, that perhaps we would be better off to send news releases to the various church publications. Canon Cromey offered to write to the Episcopalian magazines urging them to publicize the booklet. Jan Marinissen offered to do likewise with United Church publications. Rev. McIlvenna said he would send an item to Christian Advocate, and Rev. Cecil Williams agreed to handle Christian Century and Christianity in Crisis. Guy Strait suggested the booklet be placed on news stands. Miss Leon pointed out that Don Kuhn objected to a general news stand release. Canon Cromey said he would see it was placed with the Grace Cathedral Book Shop, and Rev. Williams said he would contact Cokesbury Book Store. Rev. McIlvenna said he had had two important meetings coming up - one with the United Church in Chicago to try to bring about a broadened base of support and during the latter part of July in New York to see if we can get some foundations to underwrite part of our work. He said that neither the Church nor the foundations were jumping at the opportunity, and that he wants to force the issue to the Church. Canon Cromey said he had been pushing the Episcopal Diocese. Page 2: Guy Strait brought up his idea for a petition to the Congress based on redress of grievances in the first article of the Constitution. He said Frank Kameny of Washington Mattachine was writing a press release to be circulated across the country. Bill Beardemphl reported that SIR, as result of the sale of raffle tickets, had paid $600 to Donaldson and Smith to apply equally to the accounts for each of the two fellows who had been arrested at the New Years' Ball. Each had been charged total fees of $600, $100 paid by the individual, $300 by SIR, with a balance of $200 each still due. Mark Forrester moved that the Council should make a concrete demonstration of its responsibility and support by picking up the balance of the fees due. Don Lucas seconded. Del Martin conceded that this Board had assumed a responsibility when it decided to go ahead with the Ball in view of the police tactics prior to the Ball. Bob Walker pointed out that at a prior Board meeting Evander Smith had spoken of keeping a client-lawyer relationship and added that we can dissipate the movement by trying to help each one here and there. Both Canon Cromey and Rev. McIlvenna suggested that the Council compromise and pay half of the remainder oft he fees.. Bob Cromey then offered a substitute motion that the Council pay $200 over a period of time. Bob Walker seconded. Motion passed. Mark Forrester said that he was working on a mailing distribution of 2000 copies for the Brief of Injustices and requested authorization of $60 for this purpose. This was approved. There was discussion about publicity releases and a letter or foreword to be mailed with the brief. Rev & McIlvenna said he wanted to see and approve any such letter that went out in the name of the Council. The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. Del Martin Secretary Present: Jan, Ted, Cecil, Sasey, Lucas, Forrester, Leon, Strait, Walker, Martin, Beardemphl 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 Minutes of CRH Board Meeting on June 7, 1965 Description An account of the resource Phyllis Lyon & Del Martin Papers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/cd001d12c5fba562220e444bf1f1f1db.pdf 97506be62460f768ddfa2ca8573f8d87 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Council on Religion and the Homosexual held April 22, 1965 at Glide Foundation was called to order by Rev. Ted McIlvenna, president, at 7:55 p.m. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Treasurer Bob Walker gave a financial report. He said that all contributions had been acknowledged, but there had not been much in from donations, that specific fund raising events had been the most contributive. New Year's Ball net income 1192.12 Golden Cask Benefit 700.27 General Donations 402.22 2294.61 Total Income Disbursements 440.18 Bad Checks 110.00 550.18 Total Expenditures Leaving a balance of 1744.43 Mr. Walker then brought up the issue of receipts of money for sale of New Year's Ball tickets which was not made immediately available to the Council and in which cases certain trustees were involved. He referred to $485 due from Mattachine (of which $265 had been stolen) and $100 due from Strait & Associates (check having been returned from the bank as NSF). There was a length and emotional discussion on ethical conduct during which time Guy Strait tendered his resignation which was not accepted. It was pointed out that the Mattachine debt had been paid in full and $20 paid on account for Strait & Associates, that all monies from the outset had been accounted for and persons involved held accountable, that the Council had nothing to gain by further dispute, that disloyalty evident among the homophile organizations and their leaders could destroy the movement and the Council with it, that it was a responsibility of Board members to squelch all rumors and to be responsible to each other. Pres. McIlvenna expressed his appreciation of the candor and honesty evident at this meeting. He went on to point out that throughout his travels in Chicago, New York, Nashville, etc. everyone knows about the Council, that the CRH image is tremendous import, and really out of proportion to our actual operation. But with this awareness, he said, we will be faced with continual problems, tough decisions, pressures from inside and outside. Evander Smith reported on the unsuccessful conclusion of the case of disorderly conduct (647A) against the two fellows that developed out of the Mardi Gras Ball. Mr. Smith indicated there were no grounds for appeal. He also said that he hoped to get Morris Lowenthal to represent them in the false arrest cases, which were filed as result of the first trial of the three attorneys and Mrs. Nancy May. Bill Beardemphl reported on the Southern California ACLU subcommittee meeting he and Darryl Glied attended. He said the Southern California and Indiana branches of the ACLU were collaborating on exploration and research in the field of Sex and Civil Liberties, that he and Mr. Glied attended the Sex & Gender Committee meeting April 1 which was chaired by Vern L. Bulla. The discussion brought out such ethical and legal aspects as: laws against homosexuals are religious carry-overs, law should enter the area of sex only when children, force or public devency is involved, registration of sex offenders is a violation of civil rights, many licensing practices are questionable and that a documented report of cases would be necessary to establish evidence to this effect. Mark Forrester said there was a need for more strategy. Guy Strait pointed out there were 123 homosexual arrests in the last two months as opposed to 54 the previous Page 2: two months, that 27 cases were dismissed. Ted McIlvenna observed that there was still need for education, that demonstrations had become unpopular and after all juries were drawn from these people. He suggested personal letters be sent with copies of Church and the Homosexual booklet and the Brief of Injustices. Phyllis Leon said that CRH brochure was in Rev. Don Kuhn's hands for a cover, that the copy had been written. Guy Strait said CRH could create an issue by petitioning the Grand Jury to investigate the treatment of homosexuals pointing out the roust arrests, that bail bondsmen are making a fortune, that 650 1/2 and 440 are unconstitutional charges. Bob Walker said we should pursue our petition to the Justice Department. The question of releasing the Brief of Injustices as an exclusive to the Chronicle was suggested - either through Donovan Bess or Charles Radebungh, the crime editor. Phyllis leon said the brief had been sent to all the ministers on the Board, that comments were in and final draft in process. Mark Forrester said he would like to have Rev. Neale Secor, Rev. Don Juhn, Guy Strait and Earl Moss serve on a committee with him to handle mail distribution. Ted McIlvenna expressed need for a bookcase for the Council, which he intended to order. The KRON-TV documentary was discussed and Don Kuhn's recommendation that the Council make an unqualified commendation of the program was rejected. In fact the CRH Board elected to make no comment whatsoever. Hal Call announced another hearing on the pornography issue would be held at 7:30 p.m. April 27 in Sacramento. He said it would helpful is some of the ministers would be there, that homosexuality as a subject could be censored and that Council literature as well as homophile publications could be banned under stipulation of some of the bills pending before the state legislature. Rev. Clay Colwell said that out of his correspondence with Los Angeles Ministers he had nine on record as desirous of a meeting with some CRH Board members to explore the possibility of setting up a Los Angeles Council. Tentative possible dates for a fully day and evening consultation suggested were Tuesday, June 1, and Wednesday, June 9. Don Lucas said he and Fred Bird spoke to the Jr. Chamber of Commerce Committee of Government, a group of 16 members who are interested in the homosexual problem in San Francisco and who expect to draft a resolution in connection with the ACLU about police harassment. Ted McIlvenna reported that the National Council of Churches had set up a new committee on the Church and the Homosexual in New York. Don Lucas said that the Episcopal Diocese of California had authorized appointment of a committee of professional persons, clergy, and members of the homophile community to study in depth and come up with a recommended policy for the Diocese to adopt with reference to homosexuality. Pres. McIlvenna said that B.J. Stiles has an issue of Motive all planned on homosexuality, but is having difficulty obtaining approval. He had requested that we send articles for a proposed booklet. The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m. Del Martin, Secretary Trustees present at meeting: Revs. Ted McIlvenna, Charles Lewis and Clay Colwell; Bob Walker, Bill Beardemphl, Phyllis Leon, Mark Forrester, Hal Call, Don Lucas, Del Martin, Guy Strait. One guest, Evander Smith, was also present. 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 Minutes of CRH Board Meeting on April 22, 1965 Description An account of the resource Phyllis Lyon & Del Martin Papers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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. Minnetonka United Methodist Church (Solidarity Stole) Stole Text Minnetonka United Methodist Church United Methodist Church Minnetonka, MN The vision of Minnetonka United Methodist Church is to be caring, inclusive, and Spirit-filled in all we do. Our commitment is to follow Christ’s example and, as a Reconciling Congregation, to welcome persons of all sexual identities and orientations into this faith community. This ally stole was signed by youth in our church. The Reconciling Committee presented anti-bullying information to the youth, as part of our discernment process in becoming a Reconciling Congregation in 2010. Let this stole bear witness to our hope for the safety and full inclusion of all God’s children. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2013 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 1161 Title A name given to the resource Minnetonka United Methodist Church (Solidarity Stole) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Minnetonka, Minnesota (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The youth of Minnetonka United Methodist Church Ally Methodist Minnesota Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Theology United Methodist Church 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. Minnetonka United Methodist Church (Solidarity Stole) Stole Text Minnetonka United Methodist Church United Methodist Church Minnetonka, MN This ally stole was created in recognition of our church becoming a Reconciling Congregation in 2010. Following a lengthy discernment process, the membership of Minnetonka United Methodist Church voted to adopt a Welcoming Statement by an overwhelming majority. Our statement reads: The vision of Minnetonka United Methodist Church is to follow Christ’s example and, as a Reconciling Congregation, to welcome persons of all sexual identities and orientations into this faith community. We are the 20th church in Minnesota to become a Reconciling Congregation. Since then, our church membership has continued to grow. Let this stole bear witness to our hope for the full inclusion of all God’s family in the life and work of the church. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2013 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 1160 Title A name given to the resource Minnetonka United Methodist Church (Solidarity Stole) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Minnetonka, Minnesota (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The adults of Minnetonka United Methodist Church Ally Methodist Minnesota Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Theology United Methodist Church https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/fbac09f737eb037878fa8252a595bff5.jpg b8cc5f5fb61842147b8aa2ee84dafc49 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/da41eb3d77788766cb1720a2cc7391aa.jpg f650547a99db2ae59034ba768251dd7a 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. Mimi Goodwin Stole Text MIMI GOODWIN ALASKA BROKEN COVENANT STOLE <blockquote> Spirit Dove sits and weeps on a weathered Baptismal font. We put our hope in the Lord; who inclines towards us and heeds our cry. Our God lifts us out of the miry pit. Our God sets our feet upon a rock, steadies our legs and makes our footing sure. Our God gives us firm places to stand and makes our steps secure. Our God puts new songs in our mouths, songs of praise to our God. Many will see it and stand in awe, and trust in the Lord. adapted from Psalm 40 </blockquote> I believe it is God's grace and wisdom that guides many followers of Christ to commonly baptize infants. For as we gaze into the eyes of a child, all of our being celebrates seeing a sacred, precious little one created in the divine image of God. It is with joy that we celebrate being in covenant with each baptized child. The vote on Amendment B in the Southeast Alaska Presbytery was 20 in favor and 21 opposed. At this time, I was serving as an ordained Deacon with the Presbyterian Church in Alaska. I was also in a discernment process concerning ordained ministry. As with others, I had many questions. Part of this process is with which denomination to serve. Do I stay with the Presbyterian Church or do I return to the United Church of Christ in which I was raised? Alaska is currently the only state without a UCC congregation. I see denominations as vessels holding our lay and ordained ministries. Divisions in denominations around "the issue of homosexuality" are cracking and breaking the unity of being One Body. It is with celebration, joy, honor, integrity and sorrow that the United Church of Christ is again my home denomination. I am grateful for the welcome I find here as a Lesbian. I am currently in seminary. "Broken Covenant Stole" is sewn one stitch at a time in solidarity with all people who do justice, love kindness and walk humbly (and boldly) with our God. As we gaze into the eyes of all God's peoples, may we cherish and celebrate for we are, with a sacred and precious one, created in the divine image of God. Amen. Mimi Goodwin, Spring 1999 "Broken Covenant Stole" has traveled with the Shower of Stoles since the spring of 1999, when it was dedicated at the United Church of Christ in New Brighton, MN during our celebration of five years being Open and Affirming. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Contribution Date 1999 Contribution Story (Note: "Amendment B" refers to the measure passed by the 1996 General Assembly and a majority of presbyteries in the Presbyterian Church (USA), which made the church's ban on the ordination of "self-avowed, practicing homosexuals" a binding measure in the church's constitution.) Mimi Goodwin's gifts and calling lie in the fields of creative worship and liturgical arts, areas in which she displays great talent. It is no surprise, then, that her stole is an extraordinary work of art. Most of the materials used to create the stole are from Alaska; the material is hand woven, and the branch in the dove's beak is made from thin braided strips of bark from a tree that is found only in the area around Mimi's home town of Sitka. It is also reflective of the pain and inner conflict Mimi faced in leaving her denomination for one that is more welcoming; silver beads form tears falling from the dove's eyes, filling the font to overflowing. 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 487 Title A name given to the resource Mimi Goodwin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sitka, Alaska (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mimi Goodwin Alaska Goodwin, Mimi Open and Affirming in the UCC (ONA) Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Theology United Church of Christ https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/75a6106a48febd2c61125c6180f4621d.jpg 8e969dc8d4ccd5cc62654ebf52ad3089 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/2fe0b7cca7fe8bf54284ac58b16af1f3.jpg f57ecebcc06f8191219dff50019520d0 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3a6e314f30ca70546b354a069db7a75d.jpg 05b6854c4a6da23baa85ed81c44964ff 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. Mike Williamson David H. Yu Stole Text MIKE WILLIAMSON AND DAVID H. YU UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST/PRESBYTERIAN Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Contribution Date 2001 Contribution Story This is one of 52 stoles donated to the Shower of Stoles collection by members and staff of Church of the Covenant. Although each of the stoles is unique, all of them are tied together by the inclusion of a piece cloth from a common bolt of blue and ivory material somewhere in the stole. Covenant is both a More Light and Open and Affirming Congregation. Their strong and public advocacy on behalf of LGBT persons in the life and leadership of the church has drawn many LBGT persons to become a part of the Covenant church family. Their 52 stoles represent the largest subset of stoles given to the collection by any one congregation. Church of the Covenant, a federated United Church of Christ and Presbyterian Church, is steeped in history. Located just off the Boston Commons, the Gothic revival building erected in the mid-1800's was one of the first churches built in the Back Bay area. In the 1890's the sanctuary was completely redecorated by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., including the creation of an extraordinary set of Tiffany stained-glass windows and a chandelier that is said to be the first electrified light installed in a public building by Thomas Edison. Covenant's history of social justice and human rights work is equally rich. When I visited Covenant, I was intrigued to learn that the church was a designated stop along the "Boston Women's Heritage Trail." One of Covenant's members, Abbie Child, was the head of the Women's Board of Missions of the Congregational Church in the late 1800's. Another member, Dr. Elsa Meder, was one of the first women ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Elizabeth Rice and Alice Hageman, ordained in 1974 and 1975 respectively, were the first women to serve as pastors at a Back Bay church. When they were joined by Donna Day Lower, the church became the only one in the United States with three women clergy. Since opening the "Women's Lunch Place" in 1982, the church has served as a haven for poor women and their children. It is fitting, then, that one of the Tiffany windows is "Four Women of the Bible," including Miriam, Deborah, Mary of Bethany, and Dorcas. Covenant remains on the forefront of work for equality and justice, and is active in the LGBT Welcoming movement in the Boston area and beyond. 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 776 Title A name given to the resource Mike Williamson Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Boston, Massachusetts (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Church of the Covenant Boston Feminism Massachusetts More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns Open and Affirming in the UCC (ONA) Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Theology United Church of Christ Williamson, Mike Women and Religion Yu, David H.