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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Meredith Bischoff Stole Text Meredith Bischoff Community of Christ Chino Hills, CA I was born and raised in the church, and have always been active, when called to the priesthood I was glad to serve. I am now a co-pastor of a welcoming and affirming Community of Christ congregation and an activist in the Welcoming Church Movement. It is my answer to God’s call to serve. Most people in my congregation know I am bisexual, some still do not. Most church members I know outside my congregation are unaware. When we include sexual orientation and gender identity in our liturgy, I feel included and loved by God. 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Title A name given to the resource The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-spiritual Leadership Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). URL https://www.umc.org/en/content/methodist-history-the-christmas-conference 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 Methodist History: The Christmas Conference Subject The topic of the resource In 1784, John Wesley dispatched Thomas Coke from England to oversee the founding of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America. Coke met Francis Asbury at Barratt's Chapel in November. Plans were quickly made to gather all Methodist preachers together for the Christmas Conference at Lovely Lane. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC): Participating Organization Profile Description An account of the resource Founded in 1968, <a href="https://www.mccchurch.org/">Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC)</a> has been at the vanguard of civil and human rights movements by addressing issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, economics, climate change, aging, and global human rights. MCC was the first to perform same-gender marriages and has been on the forefront of the struggle towards marriage equality in the USA and other countries worldwide. MCC recognizes a state of need around the world in the areas of human rights and justice including but not limited to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer community. As people of faith, MCC endeavors to build bridges that liberate and unite voices of sacred defiance. MCC leads from the margins and transforms. MCC Metropolitan Community 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. Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist C (Solidarity Stole) Stole Text Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church Washington, DC We affirm that all individuals are of sacred worth. We declare ourselves in support of the reconciling movement and welcome the full inclusion and participation in the church of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons and their families, as a reflection of God’s unconditional love. We present this stole in celebration of our congregation’s one-year anniversary as a reconciling church and in honor of all of our LGBT brothers and sisters in Christ. June 2009 Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2009 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 1147 Title A name given to the resource Metropolitan Memorial 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 Washington, District of Columbia (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anne P. Brown Ally Brown, Anne P. MCC Ordination Theology Washington, D.C. https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a3a04041450bc1f668c8729ee6c6e30f.jpg 299b95c3c7ac859c0e872dff030e125c Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Michael Adee’s life and faith journey has been marked by providence and grace. The young couple who would become his parents, Larry Adee and Doris Walker, met at a USO dance during World War ll. They fell in love and got married after the war. Larry worked for Continental Oil Company, so they lived in different oil-producing communities. They adopted a son Steve, of Cherokee Indian descent, in Oklahoma. Four years later, living in Billings, Montana, they adopted Michael. Larry was raised Presbyterian while Doris was Baptist but chose to join him at a Presbyterian Church. Michael’s adoption was arranged through First Presbyterian Church Billings where Larry served on the Session with a pediatrician who learned that they were ready for a second son. Michael did not really understand the concept of adoption as a child. His parents always used told him that he had been “chosen”—which was most appropriate in their religious tradition. The Adee family moved to Houston briefly and then to southwest Louisiana where Michael spent his formative years in the town of Sulphur. Catholicism was the dominant religion in the area and the sole Presbyterian Church was small. But Michael found it to be a great faith community in which to grow up. Each of the small number of children was considered special. His dad was an Elder and Clerk of the Session and also taught adult Christian Education. Michael’s mom lost her vision due to diabetes when Michael was in 5th grade. Attempts to save her eyesight through surgery failed. Michael understands that his mother subsequently saw with her “heart” and not with her eyes. Michael is deeply grateful to his parents for being models for his life. They lived out their faith in different, but complementary and harmonious ways. His dad had a clear, rational, logical approach to faith. His mom’s faith was more emotional and impassioned with a justice orientation. School played an important role in Michael’s life during his childhood. He was socially active so joined every club or group available. He played a number of sports. He and his dad were active in Boy Scouts. The family went tent-camping on almost every school holiday—sometimes with friends, but usually with other family relatives. Through spending so much time out-of-doors, Michael’s parents taught him and his brother to love and respect earth and creation. As Michael’s brother Steve entered adolescence he began to struggle with school and to experiment with drugs. This led to encounters with school and police authorities. Eventually Steve was forced to leave public school and live at a reformatory school away from the family home. This resulted in a great sadness for the Adee family. Michael recalls the family’s Sunday routine when he was in high school. His mom would put a roast in the oven before they left for church. She insisted that they get dressed up appropriately for church. Michael and his dad were two of the seven members of the choir in worship. On the way home they would stop at the jail to visit Steve. Michael got his first glimpse of racial profiling as he observed that his family was usually the only White folks there and the only ones dressed up. His mom reassured Steve that he was loved—trying to bring some dignity to a troubling situation. During the times when Steve was not in jail, the family would return home from church to eat the pot roast and then the guys would watch football or other sports. Michael recalls that his mom always wanted to root for the underdog. Her compassionate approach to the world—which showed up even in how she observed sports—had a deep influence on Michael and taught him the importance of working to make a difference in the world. Michael was very much a church geek during his youth. He was not only deeply involved with his Presbyterian Church but he went with his friend Barry to the nearby Baptist church which had a larger youth group. Michael says he was “Presbyterian by day and Baptist by night.” While Michael enjoyed this mix of religious experience, it also created some conflict between the Reformed theology of his family’s tradition and the Anabaptist emphasis on personal faith and salvation. Also the Baptist tradition espoused heteronormativity and even preached outright against homosexuality. Michael felt pressure about meeting the “right girl” and developed—what he later understood as--unhealthy attitudes about sexuality and how one integrates sexuality with faith and humanity. The minister at the Presbyterian Church, Clark, was a single man. Michael’s mom invited him to eat frequently with the Adees out of her concern that a single man would certainly starve. Once Clark invited the Adees to eat with him at the manse (the pastor’s home) where Michael discovered that Clark was a culinary artist and had one of the “fussiest” homes Michael had ever seen. Clark became a mentor to Michael in discerning his life and vocational goals and encouraged Michael to pursue his religious training. Michael enrolled in Louisiana State University in the fall of 1973 for his undergraduate work and intended to continue on to law school. During his undergrad years, Michael became even more of a church geek and kept himself busy with the Presbyterian campus ministry, Campus Crusade, InterVarsity and the Baptist campus programs. Toward the end of his college years Clark took Michael to visit Austin Presbyterian Seminary. Michael wasn’t impressed as he observed that life there seemed rather dull compared to his life at LSU. However, Michael later went on a mission trip with college friends to an African mission program at Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth. He thought that school was a good fit for him, particularly since the seminary had tennis courts on its campus. Michael had been an avid tennis player from a young age. After earning his B.S. degree from LSU in 1977, Michael enrolled at Southwestern. Given the social expectations around him, Michael dated women through high school and college. In fact, he was often a popular date because he was such a respectful, Christian young man. However, a few weeks after arriving at seminary, he found he was strongly attracted to one of his tennis buddies. Being an earnest person, Michael immediately went to the seminary counseling center and told a counselor that he thought might be gay. The counselor seemed totally unprepared to deal with such an honest confession and handed Michael some ex-gay pamphlets and said there was nothing else he could do for him. Michael read the pamphlets but was not impressed. So he decided that he would work harder on being straight and continued to date women. Michael completed the M.Div. degree at Southwestern in 1981 but did not feel that he was called to be a pastor. So he decided to do a year of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at a hospital in Cumberland, Maryland. Under the guidance of an extraordinary supervisor he had a remarkable, transformative year. As to be expected, the CPE experience led him to pull his life apart and put it back together. He developed some friendships with gay men. He continued to play tennis and be involved in church. He began to realize that his social life lacked integrity—he was not being fair to women he dated nor to himself. He dived into more reading, Bible study and prayer to try to sort this out. Michael finished the CPE experience in 1982 and then set off for a two-year stint as a missionary in Zimbabwe. He served as a campus minister at the University of Zimbabwe and worked with the Scripture Union to do programming and retreats with youth. Michael found this to be an amazing experience which led him to become a citizen of the world. During this time away, he also came to realize that it was OK for him to be gay even though this ran counter to what he had been taught in his hometown and in his church experiences. He recognized that Reformed theology and tradition was the solid ground on which he could continue to stand. Michael returned to the U.S. in 1984 and became a campus minister at the University of Nevada-Reno. He found this to be a huge culture shock. While he met some interesting people there, he was uneasy about unethical practices he observed and raised questions with campus ministry leaders. He lost favor and moved on after one year. Because he was now embracing his gay identity, Michael decided he could not continue in campus ministry. So he thought he would explore getting a Ph.D. and teaching. Going back to LSU was an affordable way to do that. He began the doctoral program in rhetoric and public communication along with two colleagues, Donald and Regina. Michael was determined to live a more integrated, honest life. Early in the term, during one of their habitual Tuesday breaks at the Student Union over Earl Grey tea and bagels with cream cheese, Michael took the risk to come out to Regina. Her response was that she had known this for some time. The next day she left a note for Michael that stated: “Dearest Michael, Thank you for inviting me into your life more fully. I have always loved you and love you even more now.” This strong affirmation became a liberating moment for Michael. In 1990, Michael got a teaching position at Northern Kentucky University near Cincinnati, Ohio. During the first semester, he was taken aback when a student in his speech class stated that “gay people deserve to die.” Another student reprimanded the person for the offensive statement. However, Michael was concerned about attitudes toward gay persons on campus and made an appointment with the director of the campus counseling center to discuss this. He met Ann, the director, and proposed the creation of an LGBT student group. She reminded Michael that he was not tenured and he was in northern Kentucky. Michael decided to start a group any way, which met once a week for six weeks in his home. Then he arranged for them to meet in a room at a Chinese restaurant across the street from campus. At that gathering, he proposed that they meet next in the student union on campus. He invited a friend who was active in Cincinnati PFLAG to speak to the group and she was warmly received. During this time, Michael had gone to visit Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, at the suggestion of Ann, the counseling center director. The first Sunday he attended worship there, the congregation’s proposed More Light statement (affirming participation of LGBT persons) was read aloud. Michael was moved to tears and believed that he had finally found a church home. As to be expected, Michael dived into becoming active in the life of the congregation and, in 1992-93, was elected and ordained as an Elder. This practice was not allowed under Presbyterian Church law, so some conservative pastors in the area filed ecclesiastical charges against Mt. Auburn. Back at the university Michael’s department chair and the dean had become unhappy with his work with LGBT students and so moved to fire him from his teaching position. Michael filed a grievance against the university but had no real legal protections. This was a challenging period for Michael as he scrambled to make a living, working a number of part-time jobs of the next year-and-a-half. Eventually he saw a listing for a hospice chaplain job with Vitas Health Care. He interviewed and was hired on the spot. He did hospice work for the next three years, initiating their bereavement program and helping establish an ethics committee. Michael was still actively involved at Mt. Auburn as well as with the national More Light Presbyterians organization. When his activism got local media attention once again, the Vitas director decided he was too controversial and again fired him from his position. Given this tumult, Michael concluded it was time for a fresh start—to leave Cincinnati. He had joined the national gay tennis circuit and competed in the Gay Games in New York City. There he met and fell in love in love with another tennis player, Kevin, from Atlanta. The two of them determined to plot out how to live together. Six cities were identified as possible places to live. Santa Fe was the first to offer Michael a job. He moved there in 1997 to manage an LGBT wellness group. Michael’s good friend Hal Porter, who was pastor at Mt. Auburn, had joined the national board of More Light Presbyterians (MLP). The board often met at the Ghost Ranch Conference Center in Santa Fe. Michael helped with arrangements and hosting for the meetings there. While the board was meeting there in 1999, Hal called Michael and asked him to have dinner together the last night of the meeting. Over the past year, MLP had decided to hire its first national organizer. The search process had dragged on because they didn’t seem to get the right candidate. They were particularly interested in someone with advocacy and organizing experience, not just as a pastor. Hal recognized that Michael’s skills and experience matched MLP’s needs. He asked Michael if he would consider applying for the position. The timing was good for Michael since the director of the agency where he worked had died and they were going through transition. Michael decided to apply, was hired and started working as MLP’S Field Organizer in May 1999. He thrived in that position—which later became Executive Director & Field Organizer—for fourteen years. Michael truly loved this work. It was remarkable in that it coalesced all of his life experiences, education and passions into this work. Furthermore, he was working with a blank slate, so had freedom to create this new position. He recalls that he had two resource documents, the Claiming the Promise curriculum and Walter Wink’s Homosexuality and the Bible. With those in hand, he started traveling to speak in churches all across the U.S., usually in four-five day stints of preaching, teaching, and meeting. The primary goal was to change the policy in the Presbyterian Church USA. However, Michael understood that this was a slow, deliberate process of changing hearts and minds—not just votes at the General Assembly. He observed progress slowly and steadily year after year. Initially, the focus was on removing or deleting laws or policies that were negative toward LGBT persons. But then the MLP board decided to shift to a more positive approach and to espouse a change in ordination procedures that would be more inclusive. The victory finally came at the 2010 General Assembly when all barriers to LGBT participation and ordination were removed. This required a one-year campaign to ratify those changes in the regional presbyteries, which was completed in May 2011. While this was happening, Michael was becoming more aware of the international situation—about antigay laws and atrocities in Africa, Latin America and other places. He started incorporating these perspectives into his work with MLP, recognizing that the Presbyterian Church USA has a presence and relationships in many countries around the world. In the fall of 2011, MLP held a celebratory gathering in Rochester, New York, to mark the ratification of new policies in the PCUSA. Michael did a presentation about international issues during a morning session. Following that, a philanthropist-activist Presbyterian minister asked Michael to go to lunch. She asked Michael if he would be willing to do international LGBT advocacy work separate from MLP, if she helped generate the funding. Michael was sensing that his work at MLP had reached some completion and was pondering where he might be called next. That lunch became a moment of clarity for him—this invitation perfectly fit with Michael’s past experiences and his current passion. Then he had to figure how to make this transition; how he could move into this new ministry while leaving MLP in a stable situation and ready for the new directions it could go. He conferred with the co-moderators in advance of the February 2012 board meeting in San Antonio. The board was generally surprised, with some disappointment but mostly grace in response to Michael’s announcement. They realized this would be a good match for Michael while giving MLP the opportunity to define a new way of being. The board hired Patrick Evans to be its interim director for one year to work with Michael on a transition plan and setting up protocols. Michael started his new position in September 2012. The philanthropist had decided to work through the Horizons Foundation in San Francisco, since it was one of the earliest LGBT foundations. The foundation began funding LGBT projects in the Bay Area but had recently started working in a national collaboration on marriage issues. Taking on a global project was new for them, but they were willing to do it. Initially Michael participated in international AIDS meetings in Washington, D.C. and International Lesbian & Gay Association (ILGA) meetings in Stockholm to explore how to do LGBT organizing globally in a religious context. A program officer at Horizons helped Michael begin to frame this Global Faith and Justice Project. One of his first activities was to respond to anti-gay laws emerging in Uganda. He invited U.S. colleagues to join him in a Faith in Uganda Project to get signatures of U.S. religious leaders to ask Ugandan government leaders to do no more harm. Michael found it quite daunting—both extremely challenging yet gratifying—to determine how to be in solidarity with the Global South even while tackling some immediate, pressing issues. The magnitude of needs and problems for LGBT persons internationally can be overwhelming. But Michael drew on his experience as MLP Field Organizer to remember that what had been accomplished there had seemed impossible at the onset. He has resolved to work faithfully in accompaniment with local LGBT activists and faith leaders around the world and stand with them to do this work. One of the first realizations in his work is that LGBT persons and allies in other parts of the world do not have LGBT-affirming resources and writings to support their activism. So he has begun to work in collaboration with the Center for Lesbian & Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry at Pacific School of Religion to bring together emerging scholars from around the world to help design this curriculum. (This biographical statement written by Mark Bowman from an interview with Michael Adee and edited by Michael Adee.) Biographical Text Michael Adee’s life and faith journey has been marked by providence and grace. The young couple who would become his parents, Larry Adee and Doris Walker, met at a USO dance during World War ll. They fell in love and got married after the war. Larry worked for Continental Oil Company, so they lived in different oil-producing communities. They adopted a son Steve, of Cherokee Indian descent, in Oklahoma. Four years later, living in Billings, Montana, they adopted Michael. Larry was raised Presbyterian while Doris was Baptist but chose to join him at a Presbyterian Church. Michael’s adoption was arranged through First Presbyterian Church Billings where Larry served on the Session with a pediatrician who learned that they were ready for a second son. Michael did not really understand the concept of adoption as a child. His parents always used told him that he had been “chosen”—which was most appropriate in their religious tradition. The Adee family moved to Houston briefly and then to southwest Louisiana where Michael spent his formative years in the town of Sulphur. Catholicism was the dominant religion in the area and the sole Presbyterian Church was small. But Michael found it to be a great faith community in which to grow up. Each of the small number of children was considered special. His dad was an Elder and Clerk of the Session and also taught adult Christian Education. Michael’s mom lost her vision due to diabetes when Michael was in 5th grade. Attempts to save her eyesight through surgery failed. Michael understands that his mother subsequently saw with her “heart” and not with her eyes. Michael is deeply grateful to his parents for being models for his life. They lived out their faith in different, but complementary and harmonious ways. His dad had a clear, rational, logical approach to faith. His mom’s faith was more emotional and impassioned with a justice orientation. School played an important role in Michael’s life during his childhood. He was socially active so joined every club or group available. He played a number of sports. He and his dad were active in Boy Scouts. The family went tent-camping on almost every school holiday—sometimes with friends, but usually with other family relatives. Through spending so much time out-of-doors, Michael’s parents taught him and his brother to love and respect earth and creation. As Michael’s brother Steve entered adolescence he began to struggle with school and to experiment with drugs. This led to encounters with school and police authorities. Eventually Steve was forced to leave public school and live at a reformatory school away from the family home. This resulted in a great sadness for the Adee family. Michael recalls the family’s Sunday routine when he was in high school. His mom would put a roast in the oven before they left for church. She insisted that they get dressed up appropriately for church. Michael and his dad were two of the seven members of the choir in worship. On the way home they would stop at the jail to visit Steve. Michael got his first glimpse of racial profiling as he observed that his family was usually the only White folks there and the only ones dressed up. His mom reassured Steve that he was loved—trying to bring some dignity to a troubling situation. During the times when Steve was not in jail, the family would return home from church to eat the pot roast and then the guys would watch football or other sports. Michael recalls that his mom always wanted to root for the underdog. Her compassionate approach to the world—which showed up even in how she observed sports—had a deep influence on Michael and taught him the importance of working to make a difference in the world. Michael was very much a church geek during his youth. He was not only deeply involved with his Presbyterian Church but he went with his friend Barry to the nearby Baptist church which had a larger youth group. Michael says he was “Presbyterian by day and Baptist by night.” While Michael enjoyed this mix of religious experience, it also created some conflict between the Reformed theology of his family’s tradition and the Anabaptist emphasis on personal faith and salvation. Also the Baptist tradition espoused heteronormativity and even preached outright against homosexuality. Michael felt pressure about meeting the “right girl” and developed—what he later understood as--unhealthy attitudes about sexuality and how one integrates sexuality with faith and humanity. The minister at the Presbyterian Church, Clark, was a single man. Michael’s mom invited him to eat frequently with the Adees out of her concern that a single man would certainly starve. Once Clark invited the Adees to eat with him at the manse (the pastor’s home) where Michael discovered that Clark was a culinary artist and had one of the “fussiest” homes Michael had ever seen. Clark became a mentor to Michael in discerning his life and vocational goals and encouraged Michael to pursue his religious training. Michael enrolled in Louisiana State University in the fall of 1973 for his undergraduate work and intended to continue on to law school. During his undergrad years, Michael became even more of a church geek and kept himself busy with the Presbyterian campus ministry, Campus Crusade, InterVarsity and the Baptist campus programs. Toward the end of his college years Clark took Michael to visit Austin Presbyterian Seminary. Michael wasn’t impressed as he observed that life there seemed rather dull compared to his life at LSU. However, Michael later went on a mission trip with college friends to an African mission program at Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth. He thought that school was a good fit for him, particularly since the seminary had tennis courts on its campus. Michael had been an avid tennis player from a young age. After earning his B.S. degree from LSU in 1977, Michael enrolled at Southwestern. Given the social expectations around him, Michael dated women through high school and college. In fact, he was often a popular date because he was such a respectful, Christian young man. However, a few weeks after arriving at seminary, he found he was strongly attracted to one of his tennis buddies. Being an earnest person, Michael immediately went to the seminary counseling center and told a counselor that he thought might be gay. The counselor seemed totally unprepared to deal with such an honest confession and handed Michael some ex-gay pamphlets and said there was nothing else he could do for him. Michael read the pamphlets but was not impressed. So he decided that he would work harder on being straight and continued to date women. Michael completed the M.Div. degree at Southwestern in 1981 but did not feel that he was called to be a pastor. So he decided to do a year of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at a hospital in Cumberland, Maryland. Under the guidance of an extraordinary supervisor he had a remarkable, transformative year. As to be expected, the CPE experience led him to pull his life apart and put it back together. He developed some friendships with gay men. He continued to play tennis and be involved in church. He began to realize that his social life lacked integrity—he was not being fair to women he dated nor to himself. He dived into more reading, Bible study and prayer to try to sort this out. Michael finished the CPE experience in 1982 and then set off for a two-year stint as a missionary in Zimbabwe. He served as a campus minister at the University of Zimbabwe and worked with the Scripture Union to do programming and retreats with youth. Michael found this to be an amazing experience which led him to become a citizen of the world. During this time away, he also came to realize that it was OK for him to be gay even though this ran counter to what he had been taught in his hometown and in his church experiences. He recognized that Reformed theology and tradition was the solid ground on which he could continue to stand. Michael returned to the U.S. in 1984 and became a campus minister at the University of Nevada-Reno. He found this to be a huge culture shock. While he met some interesting people there, he was uneasy about unethical practices he observed and raised questions with campus ministry leaders. He lost favor and moved on after one year. Because he was now embracing his gay identity, Michael decided he could not continue in campus ministry. So he thought he would explore getting a Ph.D. and teaching. Going back to LSU was an affordable way to do that. He began the doctoral program in rhetoric and public communication along with two colleagues, Donald and Regina. Michael was determined to live a more integrated, honest life. Early in the term, during one of their habitual Tuesday breaks at the Student Union over Earl Grey tea and bagels with cream cheese, Michael took the risk to come out to Regina. Her response was that she had known this for some time. The next day she left a note for Michael that stated: “Dearest Michael, Thank you for inviting me into your life more fully. I have always loved you and love you even more now.” This strong affirmation became a liberating moment for Michael. In 1990, Michael got a teaching position at Northern Kentucky University near Cincinnati, Ohio. During the first semester, he was taken aback when a student in his speech class stated that “gay people deserve to die.” Another student reprimanded the person for the offensive statement. However, Michael was concerned about attitudes toward gay persons on campus and made an appointment with the director of the campus counseling center to discuss this. He met Ann, the director, and proposed the creation of an LGBT student group. She reminded Michael that he was not tenured and he was in northern Kentucky. Michael decided to start a group any way, which met once a week for six weeks in his home. Then he arranged for them to meet in a room at a Chinese restaurant across the street from campus. At that gathering, he proposed that they meet next in the student union on campus. He invited a friend who was active in Cincinnati PFLAG to speak to the group and she was warmly received. During this time, Michael had gone to visit Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, at the suggestion of Ann, the counseling center director. The first Sunday he attended worship there, the congregation’s proposed More Light statement (affirming participation of LGBT persons) was read aloud. Michael was moved to tears and believed that he had finally found a church home. As to be expected, Michael dived into becoming active in the life of the congregation and, in 1992-93, was elected and ordained as an Elder. This practice was not allowed under Presbyterian Church law, so some conservative pastors in the area filed ecclesiastical charges against Mt. Auburn. Back at the university Michael’s department chair and the dean had become unhappy with his work with LGBT students and so moved to fire him from his teaching position. Michael filed a grievance against the university but had no real legal protections. This was a challenging period for Michael as he scrambled to make a living, working a number of part-time jobs of the next year-and-a-half. Eventually he saw a listing for a hospice chaplain job with Vitas Health Care. He interviewed and was hired on the spot. He did hospice work for the next three years, initiating their bereavement program and helping establish an ethics committee. Michael was still actively involved at Mt. Auburn as well as with the national More Light Presbyterians organization. When his activism got local media attention once again, the Vitas director decided he was too controversial and again fired him from his position. Given this tumult, Michael concluded it was time for a fresh start—to leave Cincinnati. He had joined the national gay tennis circuit and competed in the Gay Games in New York City. There he met and fell in love in love with another tennis player, Kevin, from Atlanta. The two of them determined to plot out how to live together. Six cities were identified as possible places to live. Santa Fe was the first to offer Michael a job. He moved there in 1997 to manage an LGBT wellness group. Michael’s good friend Hal Porter, who was pastor at Mt. Auburn, had joined the national board of More Light Presbyterians (MLP). The board often met at the Ghost Ranch Conference Center in Santa Fe. Michael helped with arrangements and hosting for the meetings there. While the board was meeting there in 1999, Hal called Michael and asked him to have dinner together the last night of the meeting. Over the past year, MLP had decided to hire its first national organizer. The search process had dragged on because they didn’t seem to get the right candidate. They were particularly interested in someone with advocacy and organizing experience, not just as a pastor. Hal recognized that Michael’s skills and experience matched MLP’s needs. He asked Michael if he would consider applying for the position. The timing was good for Michael since the director of the agency where he worked had died and they were going through transition. Michael decided to apply, was hired and started working as MLP’S Field Organizer in May 1999. He thrived in that position—which later became Executive Director & Field Organizer—for fourteen years. Michael truly loved this work. It was remarkable in that it coalesced all of his life experiences, education and passions into this work. Furthermore, he was working with a blank slate, so had freedom to create this new position. He recalls that he had two resource documents, the Claiming the Promise curriculum and Walter Wink’s Homosexuality and the Bible. With those in hand, he started traveling to speak in churches all across the U.S., usually in four-five day stints of preaching, teaching, and meeting. The primary goal was to change the policy in the Presbyterian Church USA. However, Michael understood that this was a slow, deliberate process of changing hearts and minds—not just votes at the General Assembly. He observed progress slowly and steadily year after year. Initially, the focus was on removing or deleting laws or policies that were negative toward LGBT persons. But then the MLP board decided to shift to a more positive approach and to espouse a change in ordination procedures that would be more inclusive. The victory finally came at the 2010 General Assembly when all barriers to LGBT participation and ordination were removed. This required a one-year campaign to ratify those changes in the regional presbyteries, which was completed in May 2011. While this was happening, Michael was becoming more aware of the international situation—about antigay laws and atrocities in Africa, Latin America and other places. He started incorporating these perspectives into his work with MLP, recognizing that the Presbyterian Church USA has a presence and relationships in many countries around the world. In the fall of 2011, MLP held a celebratory gathering in Rochester, New York, to mark the ratification of new policies in the PCUSA. Michael did a presentation about international issues during a morning session. Following that, a philanthropist-activist Presbyterian minister asked Michael to go to lunch. She asked Michael if he would be willing to do international LGBT advocacy work separate from MLP, if she helped generate the funding. Michael was sensing that his work at MLP had reached some completion and was pondering where he might be called next. That lunch became a moment of clarity for him—this invitation perfectly fit with Michael’s past experiences and his current passion. Then he had to figure how to make this transition; how he could move into this new ministry while leaving MLP in a stable situation and ready for the new directions it could go. He conferred with the co-moderators in advance of the February 2012 board meeting in San Antonio. The board was generally surprised, with some disappointment but mostly grace in response to Michael’s announcement. They realized this would be a good match for Michael while giving MLP the opportunity to define a new way of being. The board hired Patrick Evans to be its interim director for one year to work with Michael on a transition plan and setting up protocols. Michael started his new position in September 2012. The philanthropist had decided to work through the Horizons Foundation in San Francisco, since it was one of the earliest LGBT foundations. The foundation began funding LGBT projects in the Bay Area but had recently started working in a national collaboration on marriage issues. Taking on a global project was new for them, but they were willing to do it. Initially Michael participated in international AIDS meetings in Washington, D.C. and International Lesbian & Gay Association (ILGA) meetings in Stockholm to explore how to do LGBT organizing globally in a religious context. A program officer at Horizons helped Michael begin to frame this Global Faith and Justice Project. One of his first activities was to respond to anti-gay laws emerging in Uganda. He invited U.S. colleagues to join him in a Faith in Uganda Project to get signatures of U.S. religious leaders to ask Ugandan government leaders to do no more harm. Michael found it quite daunting—both extremely challenging yet gratifying—to determine how to be in solidarity with the Global South even while tackling some immediate, pressing issues. The magnitude of needs and problems for LGBT persons internationally can be overwhelming. But Michael drew on his experience as MLP Field Organizer to remember that what had been accomplished there had seemed impossible at the onset. He has resolved to work faithfully in accompaniment with local LGBT activists and faith leaders around the world and stand with them to do this work. One of the first realizations in his work is that LGBT persons and allies in other parts of the world do not have LGBT-affirming resources and writings to support their activism. So he has begun to work in collaboration with the Center for Lesbian & Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry at Pacific School of Religion to bring together emerging scholars from around the world to help design this curriculum. (This biographical statement written by Mark Bowman from an interview with Michael Adee and edited by Michael Adee.) 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 Michael Adee Baptist Michael Adee More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns Presbyterian 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. Michael Gene Harmon Stole Text Michael Gene Harmon Roman Catholic United Church of Christ Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Michael had been married twenty-five years and raised his family of two sons before he fully accepted his sexuality as a gay man. Michael has been raised as a Catholic and raise his family in the Catholic Church, too. During the late 70’s through the 80’s until his coming out in 1990, Michael had continued his Catholic education and faith traditions, studying and eventually became an ordained deacon in the Catholic Church. He ministered at several churches in Oklahoma and Louisiana. He was working at Mount St. Mary’s High School in Oklahoma City when he came out. When he was later outed at the school, he was told that his services were no longer needed. His position on the board of Catholic Charities Oklahoma City was also terminated. Michael divorced, became homeless for a couple of months, and had to find a new job. Michael met his life partner, Kent Fischer, in 1991. They were together 23 years, building a happy and adventurous life together. In 2014, Michael and Kent went to Palm Springs, CA to get legally married on their anniversary. However, Michael died of a heart attack the morning before they were to be married. Kent says, “I didn’t realize how important the piece of paper saying that I was married was to me. I was already married to Michael in my heart. But several weeks after Michael’s death, I feel I was cheated out of my marriage.” Denomination Roman Catholic Church United Church of Christ Contribution Date 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1185 Title A name given to the resource Michael Gene Harmon Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kent Fischer Catholic Church Trials Fischer, Kent Harmon, Michael Gene Marriage Equality Oklahoma Roman Catholic Theology United Church of Christ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Michael Purintun Stole Text MICHAEL PURINTUN Central Presbyterian Church Louisville, Kentucky Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story Central Presbyterian was one of the early More Light congregations, the first in Kentucky, working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the life and leadership of the Presbyterian Church. Central practiced what it preached, ordaining LGBT persons as elders from the time they first became More Light. This is one of ten identical white satin stoles with rainbow ribbons honoring the ten self-identified gay and lesbian elders who served on Central's session between the church's becoming a More Light Church in the early 1980's and the 1996 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). These stoles were made by a young man who is a custom lampshade maker by trade, with the church's hope that they "will speak to the whole church for all of us who are part of its life, even though the church may not know it." 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 62 Title A name given to the resource Michael Purintun Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Louisville, Kentucky (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Central Presbyterian Church Kentucky More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Purintum, Michael 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. Michelle Kanatzar Stole Text Michelle Kanatzar, Deacon Metropolitan Community Church Baptist Louisville, KY I always knew that I was destined to serve God in a public way. Yet, something stood in my way. I was a lesbian in a very strict Baptist church. I decided it wasn’t going to stop me from serving God. I started working with kids at only 12 years old and even decided to get my degree in Biblical Studies. I was able to hide my identity until my mid-twenties, but was finally outed. My studies were over and I no longer could work with the kids or be a member of the church. I never felt like I had lost God, but I felt like I would never have a way to reach others. Then, 15 years ago I found Metropolitan Community Churches. I have been able to work with kids again, interpret services, and most importantly become a Deacon of my local congregation. My story is so much like so many others that are forced out of the church that they grew up in. I am one of the lucky ones that find a place to use my gifts for the benefit of God. I pray that others may find that safe place. Denomination Metropolitan Community Church Baptist 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 1165 Title A name given to the resource Michelle Kanatzar Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Louisville, Kentucky (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Michelle Kanatzar Baptist Kanatzar, Michelle Kentucky MCC Ordination Women and Religion Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Mike Stole Text Here is a stole from a dear friend of mine, Mike. He is now ex-Roman Catholic and “serving” in other ways. He was a part of my ordination 13 years ago. I have the stole he gave to me then. When he was forced to leave the priesthood, he gave me three stoles. This is one of them. It is also one his mother made for him. Thank you! In Christ, Drew Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Contribution Date 2015 Contribution Story Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation, this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. 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. 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 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 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 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> 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/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/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>