AuthorYearTitle
Lewis Davis Papers
Davis, Lewis
0.53 cubic feet
Lewis Davis was a Church of the United Brethren in Christ Bishop and president of Otterbein University and Union Biblical Seminary. The collection is made up of addresses, short writings, and a biographical manuscript on the life of David Edwards.
Herman C. and Ethel Anderson Papers
Anderson, Herman C.
Undated
0.85 cubic feet
Herman and Ethel Anderson were Evangelical Church missionaries to China in the 1920s. The collection contains materials relating to their missionary work.
Frederick Merritt Pyke Photographs
Pyke, Frederick Merritt
Undated
0.36 Cubic feet
Frederick Merritt Pyke, (1884-1976), American missionary, and his wife, Frances Louise Taft Pyke, (1887-?), are the subjects of this collection of photographs together with sites and personnel associated with their missionary activity. The collection consists of four folders. Two folders depict family and native Chinese Christians. The other two folders are photographs of Chinese groups in various missions' settings.
John Christman Wengatz Slides
Wengatz, John Christman
20th Century
0.18 cu. feet
John Wengatz graduated from Taylor University in 1909 with a degree in theology and a passion for mission work. John worked at a mission in Angola from 1910 until 1931, shortly after the death of his first wife, Susan. He later worked at other various mission sites in Africa until his retirement in 1951. This document contains many of the photographs that he took during his eventful life.
AAR Wesleyan Studies Group Records
American Academy of Religion. Wesleyan Studies Group
1988- 2001
0.36 cubic feet
The Wesleyan Studies Group began in 1983 as consultation which later became a regular working group. WSG's purpose is to seek and promote the critical understanding and appropriation of Wesleyan traditions by understanding the term in the broader Methodist family. The group is to embrace and encourage not only historical and sociological studies but also theological reflection, critique, and extension.
Records of the Commission on the Study of Ministry.
United Methodist Church (U.S.). Commission on the Study of Ministry
1981-1991
2.165 cu. feet
A commission established by the General Conference of The United Methodist Church to conduct a broad and comprehensive study of the church's historic and contemporary understanding of ministry. The permanent order of deacon was one of its recommendations.
Position Papers for the Committee to Study Homosexuality
United Methodist Church (U.S.). Committee to Study Homosexuality
1980-1992
0.36 cubic feet
The General Conference in 1988 established the Committee to Study Homosexuality. It returned a report in 1992 to the General Conference. The records here are various study papers and position documents used by the Committee.
Records of the Ministry Study Committee
United Methodist Church (U.S.). Ministry Study Committee
1980-1984
0.72 cu. feet
The Ministry Study Committee was formed by the General Conference in 1980 to study the nature and ordering of ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church. This collection contains records of that committee. Its recommendations were turned down by the General Conference of 1984 which then instituted the Commission on the Study of Ministry to continue the work.
Commission to Study the Itinerancy
United Methodist Church (U.S.). Commission to Study the Itinerancy
1976-1980
0.18 cu. feet
The Commission to Study the Itinerancy was assigned its task by the General Conference in 1976, and was to report to the General Conference in 1980. Collection contains the records of the Commission, which include reports, minutes, working papers, and correspondence.
West Virginia Episcopal Area Records
United Methodist Church (U.S.). West Virginia Episcopal Area
1973- 1975
0.18 cu. feet
The records of the West Virginia Episcopal Area reflect the administrative duties of the bishop in charge. The collection contains information about the textbook controversy in West Virginia during the mid- 1970's.