City churches
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Ianther Mills index, 2022-06-22
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_03_ind.pdf
Abstract
Rev. Dr. Ianther M. Mills describes spending her early childhood in Southern Maryland before moving to Washington, D.C. and attending D.C. public schools and A.P. Shaw United Methodist Church. She recalls hearing a James Brown concert in 1968 from inside her home. Having shifted from a career as a software engineer, she recalls completing seminary and receiving a cross-racial appointment to a Catonsville church, becoming lead pastor at Good Hope Union United Methodist Church in Silver...
Dates:
2022-06-22
Ianther Mills interview, 2022-06-22
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_03.wav
Abstract
Rev. Dr. Ianther M. Mills describes spending her early childhood in Southern Maryland before moving to Washington, D.C. and attending D.C. public schools and A.P. Shaw United Methodist Church. She recalls hearing a James Brown concert in 1968 from inside her home. Having shifted from a career as a software engineer, she recalls completing seminary and receiving a cross-racial appointment to a Catonsville church, becoming lead pastor at Good Hope Union United Methodist Church in Silver...
Dates:
2022-06-22
Ianther Mills photo, 2022-06-22
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_03_image.jpg
Abstract
Rev. Dr. Ianther M. Mills describes spending her early childhood in Southern Maryland before moving to Washington, D.C. and attending D.C. public schools and A.P. Shaw United Methodist Church. She recalls hearing a James Brown concert in 1968 from inside her home. Having shifted from a career as a software engineer, she recalls completing seminary and receiving a cross-racial appointment to a Catonsville church, becoming lead pastor at Good Hope Union United Methodist Church in Silver...
Dates:
2022-06-22
Ianther Mills transcript, 2022-06-22
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_03_tra.pdf
Abstract
Rev. Dr. Ianther M. Mills describes spending her early childhood in Southern Maryland before moving to Washington, D.C. and attending D.C. public schools and A.P. Shaw United Methodist Church. She recalls hearing a James Brown concert in 1968 from inside her home. Having shifted from a career as a software engineer, she recalls completing seminary and receiving a cross-racial appointment to a Catonsville church, becoming lead pastor at Good Hope Union United Methodist Church in Silver...
Dates:
2022-06-22
Irene Pierce interview, 2021-07-15
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc034_04.wav
Abstract
A career federal employee who answered the call to ministry in the United Methodist Church later in life, Rev. Irene C. Pierce reflects on her 95 years. This includes her early childhood and a later visit to Pickens, South Carolina; her church life, extending beyond Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., to the general church and then pastoring a small Black church in a mostly white town; dealing with racism while trying to climb the ladder at the Treasury and Commerce...
Dates:
2021-07-15
Joseph Yearwood interview, 2021-06-16
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc034_05.wav
Abstract
Dr. Joseph N. Yearwood III reflects on the racial discrimination that caused his parents to send him to Brooklyn, N.Y., in the mid-1940s for his early education; the life he experienced upon his return to the District of Columbia at the age of seven, and his subsequent education and career choices; the joy of service and connection through membership in his fraternity, ROTC, the Masons, and his church, Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. He talks about the impact of the...
Dates:
2021-06-16
Messiah and Bertha King Collection
Collection
Identifier: 063
Scope and Contents
The items in this collection consist of correspondence, church bulletins and programs, a prayer book, and various early twentieth century ephemera.
Dates:
1906-1960
Louis Shockley index, 2022-05-07
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_04_ind.pdf
Abstract
Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley describes being raised in Dover, Delaware, by his parents, and being involved in desegregation efforts there before attending the March on Washington and subsequently being a leader in Junior NAACP before graduating from high school. He describes his work with civil movement leaders, helping pave the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to visit some East Coast cities. He moved from a promising art career to answering a call to the ministry and serving ministries first in...
Dates:
2022-05-07
Louis Shockley interview, 2022-05-07
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_04.wav
Abstract
Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley describes being raised in Dover, Delaware, by his parents, and being involved in desegregation efforts there before attending the March on Washington and subsequently being a leader in Junior NAACP before graduating from high school. He describes his work with civil movement leaders, helping pave the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to visit some East Coast cities. He moved from a promising art career to answering a call to the ministry and serving ministries first in...
Dates:
2022-05-07
Louis Shockley photo, 2022-05-07
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc041_04_image.jpg
Abstract
Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley describes being raised in Dover, Delaware, by his parents, and being involved in desegregation efforts there before attending the March on Washington and subsequently being a leader in Junior NAACP before graduating from high school. He describes his work with civil movement leaders, helping pave the way for Martin Luther King Jr. to visit some East Coast cities. He moved from a promising art career to answering a call to the ministry and serving ministries first in...
Dates:
2022-05-07