Guide to the Patricia Dykers Koenig Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Patricia Dykers Koenig Papers

Inclusive Dates

1976-2016

Bulk Dates

1993-2010

Call Number

RG 515

Creator(s)

Koenig, Patricia Dykers, 1954-

Quantity

11.00 cubic feet (13 boxes) and 1.84 GB (488 digital files)

Language

Materials in English

Restrictions on Access

Official unpublished denomination records at the national level less than twenty (20) years old are restricted. Unpublished records of Permanent Judicial Commissions (PJC), Investigating Committees (IC), and Administrative Commissions (AC) are restricted for 50 years from the date a report or a decision is issued. Some folders are closed per donor request. Contact PHS staff for more information. Restricted boxes and folders are noted in the Collection Inventory section below.

Digital Content

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Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Patricia "Tricia" Dykers Koenig was born in 1954 in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Richmond, Virginia. She studied religion at Duke University before receiving a Master of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary in 1980. Following graduation from seminary, she was ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Tricia married Mark Koenig in 1978. The couple served United Methodist, Presbyterian, and Disciples of Christ congregations near the town of Diagonal, Iowa from 1980 to 1985. In 1985, Tricia and Mark were called to serve as co-pastors of Noble Road Presbyterian Church (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) where they worked for fifteen years.

In 1991, the Presbytery of the Western Reserve elected Tricia Dykers Koenig to serve as a commissioner to the 203rd General Assembly. The presbytery held two “listening nights” to discuss the report of the PC(USA) Committee on Human Sexuality. After hearing the derogatory language used toward LGBT people in these discussions, Koenig felt called to advocate for LGBT rights within the denomination. She led Noble Road Presbyterian Church in a twelve week study of the Human Sexuality report which initiated conversations over whether the congregation should join the More Light Churches Network (MLCN). After a year of discussions, the Noble Road Session voted to identify as a More Light church in 1994.

From 1993 to 1996, Koenig served as a member of the steering committee for the Unity Through Diversity project, a joint initiative of the MLCN and Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (PLGC). The project, begun after the 205th General Assembly, called for three years of study and dialogue on human sexuality. Unity Through Diversity offered educational resources, encouraged discussions, and reached out to commissioners leading up to the 208th General Assembly in 1996. Following this assembly, members of the project turned their attention to tracking the attitudes of commissioners in order to support overtures securing ordination rights for all Presbyterians. MLCN and PLGC merged to form More Light Presbyterians (MLP) in 1999. Koenig served on the MLP board following the merger and continued to work at assemblies as a strategy person: providing resources to commissioners and tracking potential supporters of the LGBT movement.

Koenig's efforts for MLP overlapped with the work of the Covenant Network, a mainstream group of Presbyterian LGBT allies organized by Rev. John M. Buchanan in 1997. The Covenant Network hired Koenig as a national organizer following the 212th General Assembly in 2000. As national organizer, Koenig continued to advocate for LGBT inclusion, anti-racism, and human rights in the PC(USA). She organized a team of volunteers for General Assemblies who spoke in hearings, educated commissioners, and shared resources. She coordinated Covenant Network campaigns to pass amendments to the Book of Order that would allow the blessing of civil unions and the ordination of LGBT Presbyterians. Koenig’s job also involved organizing local chapters of the Covenant Network; she coordinated volunteers in presbyteries who wanted to help their congregations work through difficult issues. In February 2017, Koenig ended her time with the Covenant Network after sixteen years of service. She accepted the role of Associate Director for Mid Council Relations for the PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly in September 2017.

Collection Overview

Subject files, correspondence, campaign strategies, and legal briefs document Tricia Dykers Koenig’s advocacy for the full inclusion of LGBT Presbyterians in the PC(USA). Scattered throughout the collection are notes that Koenig added to explain the material before she donated her files in 2017.

The collection is divided into three series: Early Advocacy, 1991-2001; The Covenant Network, 1992-2016; and Resources on the LGBT Movement, 1976-2014. The digital files that Koenig created and used throughout her advocacy work have been removed from floppy disks and CD-ROMs and integrated into the three series. Files have been rearranged into a new folder structure for accessibility (see the Collection Inventory section of this guide). The digital files consist of spreadsheets, webpages, and text documents. Most have been converted to PDFs for preservation. Some of the documents are duplicates of print material in the collection.

The Early advocacy series, 1991-2001, consists of subject files from Koenig’s work for LGBT rights throughout the 1990s. This series consists of two subseries. The Noble Road Presbyterian Church subseries contains correspondence, discussion notes, and bulletins from Koenig’s time as a co-pastor of Noble Road and documents the congregation’s process to identify as a More Light church.

The Advocacy work and More Light Presbyterians subseries documents Koenig’s beginning involvement with the movement for LGBT inclusion in the Presbyterian Church. This subseries also contains subject files from Koenig’s work with Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (PLGC) and the More Light Churches Network (MLCN) from 1993-2000. The two organizations merged in 1999 to form More Light Presbyterians. Included in this subseries are board minutes and correspondence, publications, news briefs, reports, and files related to the Unity Through Diversity project, a joint effort by PLGC and MLCN to facilitate dialogue on human sexuality leading up to the 208th General Assembly. Also included in this series are correspondence, overture drafts, and audiovisuals from General Assemblies. These files were created by Koenig during her work with More Light Presbyterians, but include some material related to the Covenant Network's presence at General Assemblies from 1997-2000.

The Covenant Network series, 1992-2016, consists of subject files from Koenig’s time as a national organizer for the Covenant Network. The series is dividied into four subseries: Board of Directors and Local Organizing, 1996-2003; General Assemblies, 1992-2014; Legal Advocacy, 1992-2013; and Conferences and Events, 2000-2016.

The Board of Directors and local organizing subseries consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, and strategy documents created by the Covenant Network Board of Directors and other committees such as the communications committee and the steering committee. The “Early Covenant Network” folder consists of documents created at the start of the Covenant Network, before Koenig was hired. Publications and videos created by the Covenant Network are also included in this subseries. There is a half box of board and committee files that are restricted until 2040 and 2050.

The General Assemblies subseries documents the Covenant Network’s campaigns to change ordination standards and marriage rites in the Book of Order. The files consist of correspondence, staff talking points, collaborations with other welcoming organizations such as More Light Presbyterians, resources for commissioners, and analyses of the business before the General Assembly each year. Also included are opposing viewpoints folders which contain communications from organizations that wanted to maintain ordination standards. Two of the boxes in this subseries contain restricted files related to the General Assembly. (Note that material from the 212th General Assembly is in Series I, Subseries 2.)

The Legal advocacy subseries contains resources created by the Covenant Network legal team to educate presbyteries and individuals on their rights to ordain LGBT candidates, bless civil unions, and maintain church property when leaving the denomination. Most of the resources were created by Douglas Nave and Peter Oddleifson who both served as legal consultants to the Covenant Network. This subseries also contains judicial records of Permanent Judicial Commissions (PJC), Investigating Committees (IC), and Administrative Commissions (AC), which are restricted along with other folders containing sensitive information related to ordination disputes throughout the PC(USA).

The Conferences and events subseries contains worship bulletins and sound recordings from the annual national and regional conferences held by the Covenant Network. Also included are programs and presentation notes from events that Koenig either attended or gathered information on as a member of the Covenant Network staff. This includes notes from the gatherings of conversative organizations in the PC(USA), bulletins from the ordination services of LGBT Presbyterians, and copies of sermons delivered by Koenig at various congregations.

The Resources on the LGBT movement series, 1976-2014 consists of publications and resources on the LGBT movement that Koenig collected throughout her advocacy work. The series contains booklets and videos created by religious initiatives that worked for LGBT inclusion such as the Shower of Stoles project, That All May Freely Serve, and the Open Hands newsletter. Also included in this series are publications and videos created by groups that worked to maintain ordination standards in the PC(USA) such as the New Wineskins Initiative, the Presbyterian Lay Committee, and the Presbyterian Coalition. Publications and resources created by the Covenant Network are in Series II, Subseries 1.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is arranged as follows:

SERIES I: EARLY ADVOCACY, 1991-2001

Subseries 1: Noble Road Presbyterian Church, 1991-1996

Subseries 2: Advocacy Work and More Light Presbyterians, 1991-2001

SERIES II: THE COVENANT NETWORK, 1992-2016

Subseries 1: The Board of Directors and Local Organizing, 1996-2013

Subseries 2: General Assemblies, 1992-2014

Subseries 3: Legal Advocacy, 1992-2013

Subseries 4: Conferences and Events, 2000-2016

SERIES III: RESOURCES ON THE LGBT MOVEMENT, 1976-2014

Alternative Formats

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Digital access copies in PDF, TXT, XSL, and MP4 format are available for some folders by request (see the Collection Inventory section of this guide).

Related Material

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Received from Patricia Dykers Koenig in 2017 and 2024.

Processing Information

Collection processed and guide prepared in 2018 by Elizabeth Wittrig, Pam Byers Memorial Fund Project Archivist, as part of the Pam Byers Memorial Collection.

Accrual to collection processed (materials added to box 1, folders 17, 30, 31; box 3, folder 6; box 11, folder 24; box 12, folders 15, 17, 18) and guide updated in 2024 by Nicholas Skaggs, Processing Archivist.

Directory lists of the original and processed file structure and file names are available upon request.

Preferred Citation

Patricia Dykers Koenig Papers, RG 515, Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Personal Name Subject

Koenig, Patricia Dykers, 1954-

Corporate Subject

Noble Road Presbyterian Church (Cleveland Heights, Ohio)

Covenant Network of Presbyterians.

More Light Presbyterians.

Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns.

Topical Subject

Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterians--History--20th century.

Ordination of gay people--Presbyterians--History--20th century.

Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterians--History--20th century.

Gay clergy--United States--History--20th century.

Genre-form

Born digital. aat

Correspondence. aat.

Digital moving images. local

Judicial records. aat

Legal documents. aat

Minutes (administrative records) aat

Motion pictures (visual works) aat

Photographs. aat

Publications (documents) aat

Reports. aat

Sound recordings. aat

Subject files. local

Videotapes. aat

Personal Added Name

Oddleifson, Peter.

Nave, Douglas.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description	Alternative Formats

		SERIES I: EARLY ADVOCACY, 1991-2001

		Subseries 1: Noble Road Presbyterian Church, 1991-1996

1	1	Correspondence, 1992-1993
1	2	Correspondence, Jane Adams Spahr ordination, 1992	Digital
1	3	More Light church service, 1994 February 27
1	4	More Light discussions, 1993
1	5	More Light publicity, 1991-1994
1	6	More Light questionnaires, 1994
1	7	Presbytery of the Western Reserve overtures, 1995-1996

		Subseries 2: Advocacy Work and More Light Presbyterians, 1991-2001

1	8	Called Out With correspondence and essay drafts, 1996
1	9	Ghost Ranch seminar on gay and lesbian persons in the church, 1994
1	10	Hate crimes presentation by Eleanor Mockridge, Peg Atkins, and Carol Smith at the Intergenerational Presbyterian Peacemaking Conference [includes audiocassette], 1999
1	11	“How I Became a Gay Rights Activist” by Tricia Dykers Koenig, Presbyterian Outlook article and responses, 1995
1	12	Interfaith Assembly of LGBT Caucuses and Affirming Christian Organizations, 1999	Digital*
1	13	More Light Churches Network and Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns merger, 1997-1998
1	14	More Light Presbyterians, board minutes and by-laws, 1999-2001
1	15	More Light Presbyterians, General Assembly nominations, 1998-2001
1	16	More Light Presbyterians, opposition, 1999
1	17	More Light Presbyterians, strategy documents and resource list (2001), 1998-1999, 2001
1	18	Photographs of Tricia Dykers Koenig during MLP board years, circa 2000
1	19	Presbyterian Information Project, 1999-2000
1	20	Presbyterian Partnership of Conscience, 1997-1999
1	21	Soulforce Journey documents, 1999
1	22	Task Force to Mobilize the Middle, 1994
1	23	Unity Through Diversity project, 1993-1994
1	24	Unity Through Diversity project, National Strategy Planning Process, 1993
1	24	"That All May Freely Serve" newsletter, September 1993	Digital
1	25	Unity Through Diversity project, bibliography, 1993-1996
1	26	Unity Through Diversity project, resource packets, 1996
1	27	Witness Our Welcome (WOW) conference, speech by Michael Kinnamon, 2000 Aug. 5
1	28	203rd General Assembly, 1991
1	29	205th General Assembly [includes photographs], 1993
1	30	208th General Assembly [includes General Assembly and Shower of Stoles photographs], 1996
1	31	209th General Assembly [includes General Assembly and Shower of Stoles photographs], 1997	Digital*
1	32	210th General Assembly, 1998	Digital*

13	1	Videocassette: 210th General Assembly, “Defying the Faith: NNPCW” by the Lay Committee, 1998

2	1	210th General Assembly, Heidelberg Catechism overture, 1998
2	2	211th General Assembly, 1999	Digital*
2	3	211th General Assembly, conversion therapy overtures, 1997-2000	Digital*
2	4	211th General Assembly, monitor instructions, 1999	Digital*
2	5	211th General Assembly, Unity in the Midst of Diversity conferences, 1999-2001
2	6	212th General Assembly, Amendment O opposing viewpoints, 2000-2001
2	7	212th General Assembly, Amendment O campaign, 2000-2001	Digital*
2	8	212th General Assembly, Amendment O votes, 2000-2001
2	9	212th General Assembly, commissioner orientations, 1999-2000
2	10	212th General Assembly, communications by allied LGBT organizations, 2000	Digital*
2	11	212th General Assembly, correspondence, 2000
2	12	212th General Assembly, liaison resources, 2000
2	13	212th General Assembly, liaison system suggestions, 2000
2	14	212th General Assembly, overture analysis, 2000	Digital*
2	15	212th General Assembly, overtures, 2000	Digital*
2	16	212th General Assembly, overtures on same-sex unions, 2000	Digital*
2	17	212th General Assembly, Presbyterian Forum pre-GA event, 2000
2	18	212th General Assembly, protest over advice of the Advisory Committee on the Constitution, 2000
2	19	212th General Assembly, Soulforce presence, 2000
2	20	212th General Assembly, Youth Advisory Delegates, 2000

		SERIES II: THE COVENANT NETWORK, 1992-2016

		Subseries 1: The Board of Directors and Local Organizing, 1996-2013

2	21	Academics project, 2004
2	22	Board of Directors statements and communications, 1999-2007
2	23	By-laws and standing rules, 2000 and undated
2	24	"A Call to Covenant Community," study guide by Erwin C. Barron, 1999
2	25	Communications Committee, meeting agendas and notes, 2002
2	26	Contact lists, 1996-2003
2	27	Early Covenant Network meetings and communications, 1997-1999

3	1	Executive presbyters “Call to the Church” and Covenant Network response, 2000
3	2	Local organizing, bridge building models, 1999-2007	Digital*
3	3	Local organizing committee, meetings and correspondence, 2004
3	4	Local organizing, initial correspondence and planning documents, 2002-2006
3	5	Local organizing, Presbytery of the James [includes CD], 2004	Digital*
3	6	Local organizing, resources for creating Covenant Network chapters [includes organizing manual], 2002-2005
3	7	Local organizing, southeast project, 2004
3	8	Member lists of Covenant Network and More Light churches, 2003
3	9	National organizer job description, 2006
3	10	Strategic visioning survey, 2002
3	11	Strategy Committee meetings, 1997-2002
3	12	Turning Points: Stories of Life and Change in the Church, video study guide, 2004

13	2-4	DVD and Videocassettes: Turning Points: Stories of Life and Change in the Church, 2004 [3 copies]	Digital*
13	5	Videocassette: “What Makes Us Distinctive as Presbyterians,” by Jack B. Rogers, produced by the Covenant Network, 2003 [2 copies]
13	6	Videocassette: “What the Bible Says and Doesn’t Say about Homosexuality” by Jack B. Rogers, produced by the Covenant Network, 2005

4	1-6	Board of Directors and committee files, 1999-2005 [Closed until 2040]
4	7-10	Board of Directors and committee files, 2002-2013 [Closed until 2050]

		Subseries 2: General Assemblies, 1992-2014

5	1	Annotated list of actions of the General Assembly on human sexuality, 2005 [Restricted until 2026]
5	2	General Assembly resources, 1999-2004 [Restricted until 2025]
5	3	Opposing viewpoints, communications to commissioners, 1992-2006 [Restricted until 2027]
5	4	Opposing viewpoints, overtures and declarations, 2001-2004 [Restricted until 2025]
5	5	213th General Assembly, Affirming Church Mission Group, 1998-2001
5	6	213th General Assembly, Amendment 01-A campaign, 2001
5	7	213th General Assembly, Amendment 01-A follow-up presentation, 2001
5	8	213th General Assembly, Amendment 01-A opposing viewpoints, 2001-2002
5	9	213th General Assembly, Amendment 01-A resources and reactions, 2001
5	10	213th General Assembly, Amendment 01-A resources from the Three Sisters, 2001
5	11	213th General Assembly, Amendment 01-A study guide to misrepresentations in the Presbyterian Coalition's video, 2001
5	12	213th General Assembly, Amendment 01-A workshops, 2001
5	13	213th General Assembly, Amendment 01-A voting analysis, 2001
5	14	213th General Assembly, anti-Amendment B commissioner preparations, 2001
5	15	213th General Assembly, arrangements, 2000-2001
5	16	213th General Assembly, the Auburn Affirmation, 2000-2001
5	17	213th General Assembly, business analysis, 2001
5	18	213th General Assembly, campaign for middle ground, 2001
5	19	213th General Assembly, committee agendas, 2001
5	20	213th General Assembly, communications, 2001
5	21	213th General Assembly, liaison reports, 2001
5	22	213th General Assembly, liaison resources, 2001
5	23	213th General Assembly, ordination overtures, 2001
5	24	213th General Assembly, ordination overtures supporting ideas and talking points, 2000-2001
5	25-26	213th General Assembly, overture advocates, 2001

13	7-9	Videocassettes: 213th General Assembly, overture advocates presentation to the committee on ordination standards, 2001 [3 copies]
13	10	Videocassette: 213th General Assembly, report to the committee on ordination standards, 2001

6	1	213th General Assembly, potential overtures, 2001
6	2	213th General Assembly, principle of 1978 overture, 2001
6	3	214th General Assembly, arrangements, 2001-2002
6	4	214th General Assembly, General Assembly Gazette, 2002
6	5	214th General Assembly, liaison resources, 2002
6	6	214th General Assembly, special called meeting, 2002 [Restricted until 2052]
6	7	214th General Assembly, Covenant Network strategies and talking points, 2002
6	8	214th General Assembly, Three Sisters tracking room calendar, 2002
6	9	214th General Assembly, Women’s Ministries, 2002
6	10	215th General Assembly, arrangements, 2003	Digital*
6	11	215th General Assembly, correspondence re: “strategic differences” on overtures, 2003
6	12	215th General Assembly, liaison resources, 2003
6	13	215th General Assembly, moderatorial campaign, 2002-2003
6	14	215th General Assembly, overture for gracious separation, 2003
6	15	215th General Assembly, reports, 2003
6	16	215th General Assembly, Three Sisters tracking room calendar, 2003
6	17	216th General Assembly, arrangements, 2003-2004	Digital*
6	18	216th General Assembly, Authoritative Interpretation overture debate, 2004	Digital*
6	19	216th General Assembly, liaison reports, 2003-2004 [Restricted until 2025]
6	20	216th General Assembly, liaison resources, 2003-2004 [Restricted until 2025]	Digital*
6	21	216th General Assembly, news articles, 2003-2004
6	22	216th General Assembly, overtures, 2003-2004 [Restricted until 2025]
6	23	217th General Assembly, arrangements, 2006 [Restricted until 2027]
6	24	217th General Assembly, commissioner election process, 2004-2005 [Restricted until 2026]
6	25	217th General Assembly, liaison reports, 2006 [Restricted until 2027]
6	26	217th General Assembly, nominating committee, 2005-2006 [Restricted until 2027]
6	27	218th General Assembly, Amendment 08-B campaign, 2004-2008 [Restricted until 2029]
6	28	218th General Assembly, Amendment 08-B study of women's leadership in PC(USA) churches [includes CD], 2009	Digital*
6	29	218th General Assembly, business analysis and ACREC commissioners' briefing, 2008 [Restricted until 2029]
6	30	218th General Assembly, liaison reports, 2008 [Restricted until 2029]
6	31	218th General Assembly, opposing viewpoints, 2008-2009 [Restricted until 2030]
6	32	218th General Assembly, overtures, 2008 [Restricted until 2029]

7	1	218th General Assembly, PC(USA) Special Committee to Study Issues of Civil Union and Christian Marriage, 2008 [Restricted until 2029]
7	2	219th General Assembly, Amendment 10-A campaign, 2010 [Restricted until 2030]
7	3	219th General Assembly, arrangements and business analysis, 2010 [Restricted until 2030]
7	4	219th General Assembly, opposing viewpoints, 2009-2010 [Restricted until 2030]
7	5	219th General Assembly, overtures, 2010 [Restricted until 2031]
7	6	219th General Assembly, “what’s next?” survey, 2009 [Restricted until 2030]
7	7	219th General Assembly, women’s orientation breakfast, 2010 [Restricted until 2031]
7	8	220th General Assembly, liaison reports, 2012 [Restricted until 2033]
7	9	221st General Assembly, liaison reports, 2014 [Restricted until 2035]

8	1-3	Advisory Committee on the Constitution working papers and amendment drafting process, 2008-2009 and 2013-2014 [Closed until 2040]
8	4-12	General Assembly liaison tracking, 2000-2008 [Closed until 2050]

9	1-5	General Assembly liaison tracking, 2010-2016 [Closed until 2050]

		Subseries 3: Legal Advocacy, 1992-2013 [Majority of Box 10 restricted]

10	1	Bay Presbyterian Church dismissal, 2004 [Restricted until 2055]
10	2	Blessing v. First Presbyterian Church of Sebastian, 2002 [Restricted until 2053]
10	3	Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church, 2002-2003 [Restricted until 2054]
10	4-6	Bush et al. v. Presbytery of Pittsburgh, 2007 [Restricted until 2058]
10	7	First Presbyterian Church (Quincy, IL) dismissal, 2007 [Restricted until 2058]
10	8	Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2004 [Restricted until 2055]
10	9	Haggin v. Presbytery of the Redwoods, 1993 [Restricted until 2044]
10	10	Hair and McCallum v. First Presbyterian Church of Stamford, 1998-2003 [Restricted until 2054]	Digital*
10	11	Jensen allegations, 2002-2005 [Restricted until 2056]
10	12	Johnston et. al. v. Heartland Presbytery, 2004 [Restricted until 2055]
10	13	The Kenyon case, 2001 [Restricted until 2052]
10	14	LeTourneau et al. v. Presbytery of the Twin Cities, 1992 [Restricted until 2043]
10	15	Londonberry Presbytery Church v. Presbytery of Northern New England, 2000-2003 [Restricted until 2054]
10	16	McKinley Memorial Presbyterian Church letter of dissent, 2002 [Restricted until 2053]
10	17	Michillinda Presbyterian Church v. First Presbyterian Church of Baldwin Park, 2002 [Restricted until 2053]
10	18	Montreat Presbyteryian Church v. General Assembly, 2001 [Restricted until 2052]
10	19	Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church v. Presbytery of Cincinnati, 2002-2005 [Restricted until 2056]
10	20	O'Neill accusations, 2003 [Restricted - permission required from PHS]
10	21	Pittsburgh Presbytery v. Edwards, 2005 [Restricted until 2056]
10	22	Presbytery of Baltimore, 2002 [Restricted until 2053]
10	23	Presbytery of Hudson River, 2002
10	24	Presbytery of the Mid-South, 2006
10	25	Rigby letter of dissent, undated
10	26	Schuck accusation, 2004 [Restricted until 2055]
10	27	Southard trial notes, ca. 2011 [Restricted until 2062]
10	28	Tucker v. Presbytery of Louisville, 2000 [Restricted until 2051]
10	29	Church property disputes legal advice and resources, 2001-2005 [Restricted until 2056]
10	30	CD-ROM: Legal resources in the PC(USA), compiled by Doug Nave, 2006	Digital*
10	31	"Materials for Marriage and Civil Unions in Church and State: A Legal Update," 2007
10	32	Resources for Judicial Proceedings under Book of Order G-6.0106b, 2002 [Restricted until 2053]

11	1	Conference on judicial issues, 2002
11	2	ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians polity analysis, prepared by Daniel M. Saperstein, 2013
11	3	"Guidelines for the Examination of Church Officers," 2008
11	4	Interpreting Amendment B workshop, 2002-2003
11	5	Judicial history of the PC(USA) and Gay and Lesbian Persons, compiled by Tricia Dykers Koenig, 2002
11	6	Judicial strategy of the Covenant Network, 2002-2005
11	7	Legal strategy re: Amendment B [includes letters of dissent], 2002-2003
11	8	Legal team address lists and guidelines for judicial support, 1997-2002
11	9	Legal team correspondence, 1996-2003
11	10	PC(USA) polity reflections, 1997-2007
11	11	Same-sex marriage ceremonies legal advice, 1997-2007

		Subseries 4: Conferences and Events, 2000-2016

11	12	Constitutional Presbyterians regional gathering, 2006
11	13	Covenant Network Bible and Homosexuality workshop (Memphis, TN), 2004 Oct.
11	14	Covenant Network national conference, 2001
11	15	Covenant Network national conference, 2002
11	16	Covenant Network national conference, 2003
11	17	Covenant Network national conference notes from discussion groups, 2003
11	18	Covenant Network national conference, 2011
11	19	Covenant Network national and regional conferences, 2013-2014
11	20	Covenant Network national conference, 2015

13	12-18	Audiocassettes: Covenant Network national conference presentations and worship sessions, 2000
13	19	CD-ROM: Covenant Network national conference, copy of Hard Wired - a presentation on the science of sexual orientation by Doug Nave, 2005	Digital*
13	20-26	DVDs: Covenant Network national conference presentations, 2009 [two copies]
13	27	Covenant Network national conference, “And Grace Will Lead Me Home: Inclusion and Evangelical Conscience,” presentation by Mark Achtemeier , 2009

11	21	Fellowship of Presbyterians gathering, 2012
11	22	The Hope of Reconciliation Today conference, 2002
11	23	Memorial services, Cynthia Bolbach and Pam Byers, 2012 and 2014
11	24	More Light regional conference (2005) / Montreat conference: A Church for Our Time (2007), 2005, 2007
11	25	Ordination services of LGBT Presbyterians, 2003-2016
11	26	Presbyterian Coalition gatherings, 2004-2011

13	27-28	Audiocassettes: The Presbyterian Coalition, Gathering VIII, 2003

11	27	Presbytery of the Western Reserve covenant task force, 2009
11	28	Rock Stars and Prophets Conference at Stony Point Center, 2015
11	29	Sermons and presentations by Tricia Dykers Koenig, 2003-2006
11	30	World Conference Against Racism, 2001

		SERIES III: RESOURCES ON THE LGBT MOVEMENT, 1976-2014

11	31	Articles on holy unions, 1995-2003
11	32	Articles on homosexuality: biblical, 1976-2003
11	33	Articles on homosexuality: scientific, 1988-1994

12	1	Bible study on same-sex unions by Rev. Donald R. Repsher, 1999-2003
12	2	Conservative organizations, various resources and publications, 1994-2005
12	3	“Hebrew Bible Texts and Anti-Gay Interpretations” by Jenny Stone, Columbia Theological Seminary, 2001
12	4	"Human Sexuality and Christian Community: A resource for theological reflection on human sexuality and the place of homosexuals in the Church," produced by Princeton Theological Seminary, study guides and Tricia Dykers Koenig correspondence, 1996 and 2003 [accompanying audiovisual material in Box 13]
12	5	"Nearer Now: Liberals and Evangelicals in Community," by Barbara Wheeler, 2002 May 7
12	6-7	New Wineskins publications and strategies, 2005-2007
12	8-9	Open Hands, 1990-1999
12	10	Ordination resources following Amendment 10-A, by More Light Presbyterians and Parity, circa 2011-2014
12	11	“Parents, Families, and Friends: Project Hearts & Minds" facilitator's guide, produced by the San Jose/Peninsula chapter of PFLAG, distributed by More Light Presbyterians, 2004 [DVDs in Box 13]
12	12	Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International: Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church resources, 2005 [DVD in box 13]
12	13	"Sexuality: Our Needed Gift," song by Jenna Tiitsman, 2005
12	14	The Shower of Stoles Project, 2000
12	15	That All May Freely Serve newsletters and ten (10) year history publication (2001), 2001, 2016, undated
12	16	UPCUSA Task Force to Study Homosexuality, study packets 1 and 2, 1977
12	17	“What We Wish We Had Known, Breaking the Silence Moving Toward Understanding: A Resource for Individuals and Families,” First Tuesday group, the Presbyterian Church (Mt. Kisco, New York; second and seventh editions/printings), 2000, undated
12	18	Assorted resources [articles and printed items and publications], circa 1990-2006

13	29	Videocassette: “Called by God, Denied by Us,” by Treyva N. Estler and the Gay-Lesbian-Straight Affirmation Group of Westminster Presbyterian Church (Des Moines, Iowa), undated
13	30	DVD: "For the Bible Tells Me So," produced and directed by Daniel Karslake, 2007
13	31	Videocassette: “How I Changed My Mind about Homosexuality,” produced by Charter Communications, 29 November 2003
13	32-38	Videocassette and Audiocassettes: "Human Sexuality and Christian Community: A resource for theological reflection on human sexuality and the place of homosexuals in the Church," produced by Princeton Theological Seminary, 1996 [accompanying study guides in Box 12]
13	39-41	Audiocassettes: Idlewild Presbyterian Church (Memphis, TN) series on homosexuality 2001 September
13	42	DVD: "In A Time of Trial: The Story of Pastor Bradley Schmeling and St. John’s Lutheran Church (Atlanta, Georgia)," produced by St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2007	Digital*
13	43	Videocassette: “Life Stories,” produced by the Lazarus Project, 1994	Digital
13	44-45	DVDs: “Parents, Families, and Friends: Project Hearts & Minds,” produced by the San Jose/Peninsula chapter of PFLAG, distributed by More Light Presbyterians, 2004 [facilitator’s guide in Box 12]
13	46-47	Audiocassettes: The Presbyterian Coalition, Gathering VIII, 2003
13	48	DVD: Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International: Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church, 2005 [related material in box 12]
13	49	Videocassette: “Questioning Faith: Confessions of a Seminarian,” directed by Macky Alston, copyright River Films 2001
13	50	DVD: “Speaking a Mystery: God’s Design for Human Sexuality,” produced by Presbyterians for Renewal and OneByOne, 2006
13	51-52	DVDs: “Truth in Love: the Bible and Same-sex Behavior with Biblical Scholar Dr. Robert Gagnon, interviewed by Dr. Merton P. Strommen,” New Creation: Lutheran Marriage & Family Advocates, 2004 [includes notes from Tricia Dykers Koenig]
13	53	Videocassette: “Who Will Draw the Line?” by Parker Williamson, produced by the Presbyterian Lay Committee, 2005
13	54	DVD: "Women's Ordination: Past, Present, & Future," published by TV Trey Productions, 2006

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