36 20 2617 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Doug Nelson Stole Text Doug Nelson This stole is submitted for Doug Nelson, a member of Dumbarton UMC in Washington, D.C., who opted not to pursue ministry in 1985 when he came to terms with his gay sexual orientation. Doug currently works as a licensed professional counselor in Fairfax, VA. He served as the Nurture Cluster Chairperson at Dumbarton from 1997-1999 and he currently teaches Sunday school for the high school juniors and seniors. Doug may have been quite a pastor. As a student at Bucknell University, Doug actively participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and became president of his chapter his junior year. By his senior year, Doug was acknowledging his sexuality and knew the church's stance against gay persons serving as ministers. Doug opted to pursue his master's degree in counseling rather than attend seminary to pursue ministry. Doug shared Bucknell's University Prize for Men, an award that distinguishes the outstanding graduating senior for his potential to serve the community. The other recipient of the award currently serves as senior pastor of a Presbyterian congregation in West Hartford, CT. Might Doug be serving as a pastor of a Methodist church had the church's policies on gays in the ministry been different? As a counselor, Doug has helped many adolescents and adults with mental health and substance abuse problems. Some clients have discussed issues of faith and spirituality with him in session. In some respects, not wearing a ministerial collar has given Doug the opportunity to help persons who feel quite distant from their church upbringing to reexamine their faith. Doug brings his Spirit-filled gifts to his counseling practice. Yet many of his high school and college friends still wonder why a church would reject Doug's gifts simply because he is an openly gay man. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story This is one of thirteen stoles given to us by Dumbarton UMC in advance of the 2000 General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Cleveland, OH. Dumbarton is a Reconciling congregation, working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people into the life and leadership of the United Methodist Church. In 1999, the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) inquired about the possibility of having a display of the Shower of Stoles at the General Conference the following April. At the time, there were only around twenty United Methodist stoles in the collection. We decided to introduce the Shower of Stoles to the Reconciling community by bringing the twenty UM stoles and about a hundred others to RMN’s Convocation in Denton, TX over the Labor Day weekend. Stoles started to trickle in during the fall, and by February they began coming in droves. In all, we received 220 United Methodist stoles – the vast majority of them arriving within eight weeks of the Conference. Thanks to a monumental effort by a number of volunteers who pitched in to help record, inventory, sew labels and make last-minute repairs, all of the new stoles were present in Cleveland. Twenty more people brought stoles directly to Cleveland, bringing the total number on display to 240. Towards the end of the General Conference, twenty eight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender United Methodists and allies stood on the Conference floor in silent protest over the Conference’s failure to overturn the ban on LGBT ordination – a profound witness and act of defiance for which they were later arrested. As these twenty eight moved to the front of the room, another 200 supporters stood up around the balcony railing, each wearing one of the new United Methodist stoles. Hundreds more stood in solidarity as well, in the balcony and on the plenary floor, wearing symbolic “stoles” made from colorful bands of cloth. A group of young people from Minneapolis, members of a Communicant’s Class, had purchased bolts of cloth the preceding evening and stayed up all night cutting out close to a thousand of these “stoles.” In less than eight months, a handful of stoles had grown to become a powerful, visible witness to the steadfast faith of LGBT United Methodists nationwide. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 725 Title A name given to the resource Doug Nelson Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Washington, District of Columbia (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dumbarton United Methodist Church Clergy Activist Methodist Nelson, Doug Ordination Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Theology United Methodist Church Washington, D.C. https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/88aadecb41873332853d47c9d9c36ba2.jpg 81c9947964ff15f4d5a2f46e3e8b4bfd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas Maxwell Williams, Jr. Description An account of the resource Douglas Maxwell Williams, Jr., 20, truck driver in Waggaman, Louisiana. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Times-Picayune, June 28, 1973. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Douglas Mose Stole Text Ordained: August 6, 1989 Forced to Resign: Easter Sunday, 1994 Off ELCA Clergy Roster: June 1, 1997 Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Contribution Date 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1235 Title A name given to the resource Douglas Mose Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown, (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Douglas Mose Church Trials Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA) Lutheran Mose, Douglas Ordination United States https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/2dcb318cfdbebc48dd3549aa46ca8905.jpg bb6218f58db5bc4bb98bc262c9a8ddd2 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/053a7a6216694e06d0c1fc96a0434c04.jpg 9d28f13288fd457ff129f9d326d509ea https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/8c8bb337748d82ac8eb845cd205dfe4f.jpg 44932403a8a1f8bc217a618b061e4b81 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Douglas Simpson Stole Text Douglas H. Simpson Downtown United Presbyterian Church Rochester, New York Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This is one of about two dozen stoles donated by members of DUPC in early 1996. Most of the stoles arrived without names or narratives. However, we have been told that most of the donors are "out" LGBT persons, unnamed but not necessarily anonymous. DUPC was at the center of a pivotal moment in the history of the Welcoming movement in the Presbyterian Church. In 1978 the General Assembly acted to bar the ordination of "self-avowed, practicing homosexuals." However, an exception was added to the action which exempted those ordained before 1978 from future judicial action. This clause allowed DUPC in 1991 to call the Rev. Dr. Jane Adams Spahr to become a co-pastor of the church; Janie had been ordained prior to 1978. However, the Presbyterian Church broke its trust and in 1991 the denomination's highest judicial body barred Janie from being installed. In response, DUPC called Janie to be an "Evangelist," and formed That All May Freely Serve to allow Janie to preach, educate and challenge church structures at DUPC and throughout the country. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 196 Title A name given to the resource Douglas Simpson Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rochester, New York (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Downtown United Presbyterian Church Clergy Activist New York Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Simpson, Douglas Spahr, Jane Adams That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) Women and Religion Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Douglas Wooley Stole Text DOUGLAS WOOLEY Park Slope United Methodist Church Brooklyn, New York I've been attending Park Slope UMC about a year and a half, and recently became a member. I serve on the Worship Committee and read scriptures at services from time to time. This church has been very welcoming to me -- I feel comfortable here. As a gay man who is HIV positive, I'm very happy to be at a church where I can be myself, contribute to the life of the church, and feel welcome. However, the Methodist Church needs to fully accept all gay men and lesbians. Only then will we be living out our Christian beliefs. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story This is one of thirty one stoles from Park Slope United Methodist Church included in a display of UM stoles at the 2000 General Conference of the UMC in Cleveland. All are made from identically sized pieces in turquoise, lavender and purple cotton batik, With only 200 members, Park Slope has donated the largest number of stoles to the collection from a single United Methodist congregation. A diverse community, Park Slope's creed is: Hand in hand, we the people of the Park Slope United Methodist Church -- black and white, straight and gay, old and young, rich and poor -- unite as a loving community, in covenant with God and the Creation. Summoned by our faith in Jesus Christ, we commit ourselves to the humanization of urban life and to physical and spiritual growth. A scrappy congregation utterly committed to putting their faith into action, Park Slope has been unrelenting in its pursuit of justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the UMC. In 1999, the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) inquired about the possibility of having a display of the Shower of Stoles at the General Conference the following April. At the time, there were only around twenty United Methodist stoles in the collection. We decided to introduce the Shower of Stoles to the Reconciling community by bringing the twenty UM stoles and about a hundred others to RMN’s Convocation in Denton, TX over the Labor Day weekend. Stoles started to trickle in during the fall, and by February they began coming in droves. In all, we received 220 United Methodist stoles – the vast majority of them arriving within eight weeks of the Conference. Thanks to a monumental effort by a number of volunteers who pitched in to help record, inventory, sew labels and make last-minute repairs, all of the new stoles were present in Cleveland. Twenty more people brought stoles directly to Cleveland, bringing the total number on display to 240. Towards the end of the General Conference, twenty eight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender United Methodists and allies stood on the Conference floor in silent protest over the Conference’s failure to overturn the ban on LGBT ordination – a profound witness and act of defiance for which they were later arrested. As these twenty eight moved to the front of the room, another 200 supporters stood up around the balcony railing, each wearing one of the new United Methodist stoles. Hundreds more stood in solidarity as well, in the balcony and on the plenary floor, wearing symbolic “stoles” made from colorful bands of cloth. A group of young people from Minneapolis, members of a Communicant’s Class, had purchased bolts of cloth the preceding evening and stayed up all night cutting out close to a thousand of these “stoles”. In less than eight months, a handful of stoles had grown to become a powerful, visible witness to the steadfast faith of LGBT United Methodists nationwide. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Draft of TQVOS 11 June 1960 Description An account of the resource Early draft of Towards a Quaker View of Sex report (7 pages) used for discussion at the 11 June 1960 Conference on Some Problems of Homosexuality. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Keith Wedmore Papers https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/88fb77b05bea2edfbb23bd71931a6ebf.JPG 1d34ac961a8b015a20dcb5c1cf6cb39f https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f64bdd647ea21ea193c6cdb0b57aab41.JPG d4b0fea7898ddb325621c8785c8e3925 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Duane George “Mitch” Mitchell Description An account of the resource Duane George “Mitch” Mitchell (pictured on left), 31, beauty supply salesman and MCC assistant pastor, died going back into fire to save his partner, Louis Horace Broussard (see above). Mitch & Horace had dropped off Mitch’s sons at a nearby movie theater while they went to the Upstairs. Mitch was known for his Queen Victoria impersonation. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Johnny Townsend collection https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/2888d03da990095a5f4fcf4856d3ea47.jpg 42663e7e8c281e75662d0225384eeea6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-spiritual Leadership Vimeo Video A video hosted on Vimeo Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website https://aplaceinthemiddle.org/ Vimeo ID Character ID assigned by Vimeo 38244804 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 E Komo Mai - A Place In The Middle Subject The topic of the resource This youth-friendly video gently and compassionately gets students thinking and talking about the values of diversity and inclusion. It teaches the power of knowing your heritage and how to prevent bullying by creating a school climate of aloha – allowing the expression of each from their point of view. Description An account of the resource Eleven-year-old Ho'onani dreams of leading the hula troupe at her inner-city Honolulu school. The only trouble is this -- the group is just for boys. Nevertheless, she's mahu and fortunate that her teacher understands first-hand what it's like to be "in the middle" - the Hawaiian tradition of embracing those having a male and female spirit. Together the student and teacher practice mutual respect as they prove that what matters most is what's in your heart. 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Title A name given to the resource EarthSong, by Michael Jackson Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAi3VTSdTxU Description An account of the resource The short film to Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song,” his best-selling single in the United Kingdom, earned Michael the Doris Day Music Award from the Humane Society’s Genesis Awards. The urgent need to address the issues facing the planet and all that inhabit it were on the forefront of Michael’s mind when he created this song and short film; issues that are even more urgent today. 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 Queer Religion Boston Description An account of the resource Items for the Boston Queer Religious History exhibit 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 EarthSpirit Description An account of the resource Location of EarthSpirit in Williamsburg, MA https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3d0385e27fd5e023c56722eaae81f4af.mp3 ab1340cad0b2b6b883ab620d9815c147 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 Queer Sacramentality: The Church of the Beloved Disciple 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 CBD_096 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-04-11 Title A name given to the resource Easter sermon by Archbishop Robert Mary Clement 1982 Description An account of the resource A restored recording of Archbishop Robert Mary Clement's Easter Day sermon, preached at the Church of the Beloved Disciple on April 11, 1982. Speaking to a predominantly lesbian and gay congregation, Clement proclaimed the Resurrection as the triumph of life over fear and exclusion, affirming that "God lives. God is alive. God is present with us—for each one of us. Straight or gay. This is God's house. God's love. God's church. God's people." The sermon exemplifies the church's theology of radical inclusion, emphasizing Christ's message of abundant life, the dignity of LGBTQ+ people, and the Eucharist as the living sign of God's unconditional love. Restored from the original audio recording. Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Church of the Beloved Disciple Archive, https://beloved-disciple.com https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/9289bfa0d4a4f6ec2be7878192981de2.pdf 0ad770d8094cbc1261a1dad6e2e7ae25 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 Ecclesiastical Council Meeting Agenda March 12, 1978 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/550b4b1c86ff68ca64c132dc5da876d6.jpg dbacc4b20f4bcb55954bd7d2d2a88975 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-spiritual Leadership Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Ecological Revolutions, Carolyn Merchant: Nature, Gender, and Science in New England. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Second Edition. University of North Carolina Press, 2010. Description An account of the resource In Ecological Revolutions, Carolyn Merchant considers two major transformations in New England between 1600 and 1860. European colonization ravaged indigenous societies and land across the entire continental masses of the Americas. Indigenous nations warned Europeans that their aggression and mishandling of the land would cause a loss of knowledge and precipitate ecological disaster. The colonial revolution in human relations and ecology ran rampant until the nineteenth century. That is when New England's industrial production unleashed a vicious capitalist economy that would remake the continent a second time, relying on southern cotton grown mainly by enslaved Africans. Just like capturing indigenous land led to the Indian Wars, the contest over slave labor caused the Civil War. 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Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ecumenical Planning Team RTSA Ecumenical Planning Team Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eddie Hosea Warren Description An account of the resource Eddie Hosea Warren, 24, of Pensacola, Florida, son of housekeeper Willie Inez Warren and brother of James Curtis Warren. All three died in the fire. 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. Edward R. Smith Stole Text (former) Brother Edward R. Smith, CSC Roman Catholic California As a brother of the Holy Cross for nearly ten years, I hold this era of my life as life-affirming and very formative. Being a nurse, health-minister within a vowed men’s community whose focus is primarily education was challenging, yet liberating. Being a brother for me also included a bit of an anti-clerical stripe. Hanging this stole more like a choir or academic hood is more in keeping with my own worldview as a lay minister. To be honest, in the early 1970’s, we as brothers rarely every wore “the habit.” Our symbol of profession of vows is a silver medal of our patron Saint Joseph, or a simple band on the left finger. I have no cowl or cincture to offer. I do carry a profound love of silence, prayer, compassion, peace and justice. I respect my own sense of poverty, chastity (celibacy), and obedience to the Gospel while being a fully human, sexual being. My talents for healing health, and creating a healing environment, are all acts of personal prayer for me. I would like to think this was also true for those entrusted to my care. Being gay within a vowed life was a bit of a “double-closet.” Not wanting to have “outsiders” know that I was a brother who is gay, while selectively letting other brothers know that I was a gay brother. It was all too confusing and I spent enormous amounts of energy maintaining my own closet of isolation. Being “called” away from vowed life for many of the same reasons I originally had been called to enter the life was an insight to me. Having to reconcile myself as a gay human within an unjust system was painful, yet toxic to my own ideas of integrity and my sense of self. Seeking a new altered set of goals, and dreams is the stuff we are all called to be; an evolving self before God. As a gay man who is spiritual and a closet practicing Catholic, I have learned to adapt to the Roman Church without leaving my God, my beliefs, my faith, my identity, my integrity, and my baptismal birthright. At times this includes the need to transcend the earthly (human) Church in being an honest member of the Body of Christ. Many other eras have come my way. Together, I become. Might my wholesome needs be blessed in my holistic union of self. DignityUSA has been a refuge for me in ongoing development, a test ground for the intersection of experience and theory, and a call to balance amidst the need of justice for all. Denomination Roman Catholic Church Contribution Date 2013 Contribution Story This stole was donated to the collection during an exhibit of the collection at Dignity USA's convention in Minneapolis, MN in July, 2013. David Lohman Faith Work Manager 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 1190 Title A name given to the resource Edward R. Smith Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant California (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Edward R. Smith California Catholic Dignity Roman Catholic Smith, Edward R. Theology https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/ade6e8d429081ede0fa99d517c21fcb2.png 1d6371f05239a605e7dbfcb1a5f8384d 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 Queer Spirit Podcast Description An account of the resource Podcasts from WMPG.org and 90.9 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Effie McAvoy Subject The topic of the resource Queer Spirit Podcast Description An account of the resource Effie McAvoy’s Twitter handle is “The Reverend with Rage: ‘Proud and Out’ Jesus Follower, Wife, Mother, Pastor, Police Chaplain – working for the transformation of the world, one soul at a time.” A California native, Effie moved to North Carolina in the mid-80s. After completing her academic studies in North Carolina and then later in Boston, she was ordained as a United Methodist minister in 1999. For more than 20 years, she’s served churches in North Carolina and more recently in Oakland and York, Maine, before her bishop moved her this summer to serve a church in Hope, Rhode Island. That’s so Rhode Island’s gain and Maine’s loss! Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres-McGovern Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Effie McAvoy https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/34d33781f59d129ecf3bdfc7d16419c6.pdf ddea51e45b9e3ce71aad4bf2326f1985 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. 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 Eichhorn letter to Committee on Ministry February 17, 1977