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Inventory of the Roy Birchard: Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Collection

Lucinda Glenn Rand Graduate Theological Union Archives Graduate Theological Union 2400 Ridge Road Berkeley, , 94709 Phone: (510) 649-2523/2501 Email: [email protected] URL: http://gtu.edu/library/information/special-collections © 2006 Graduate Theological Union. All rights reserved.

GTU 91-12-01 1 Inventory of the Roy Birchard: Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Collection

Collection number: GTU 91-12-01

Graduate Theological Union Archives Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, California Processed by: Lucinda Glenn Rand Date Completed: 2002 Encoded by: UCSC OAC Unit © 2006 Graduate Theological Union. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary Title: Roy Birchard: Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches collection Dates: 1961-1998 Collection number: GTU 91-12-01 Creator: Birchard, Roy Collection Size: 23 boxes, 1 folio 19 linear ft. Repository: The Graduate Theological Union. Library. Berkeley, CA 94709 Abstract: This collection contains materials from the life of Roy Birchard, who was a leader in the early years of the Metropolitan Community Church. He served in a number of leadership roles in various locations, including New York and San Francisco. The materials include working files, personal papers, correspondence, newsclippings, periodicals, audiotapes, videotapes, photographs, and computer disks. Physical location: Boxes 1-12, 2/G/4 - 2/H/1; Boxes 13-23, 2/J/4-2/K/2 Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection is open for research. Four boxes are restricted. Boxes 11, 13, and 14 are closed until 2031. Box 12 is closed until 2050. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to The Graduate Theological Union. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Graduate Theological Union as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Preferred Citation Roy Birchard: Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches collection, GTU 91-12-01. Graduate Theological Union Archives, Berkeley, CA. Acquisition Information Gift of Roy Birchard, 1991. Biography / Administrative History Adrian Roy Birchard was born in Middlebury, Vermont, to Adrian Birchard and Winifred Marion Killoran on July 26, 1943. Birchard grew up in nearby Shoreham, graduating from high school in 1961. He received his A.B. from Berea College, Kentucky, 1965, majoring in English; and B.D. from Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1969. He was ordained in June 1969 by the Addison Association, Vermont Conference, United Church of Christ. Birchard returned to graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, entering a Ph.D. program in English. While there, he came out as and became an

GTU 91-12-01 2 activist for gay rights. He returned to New York and worked, 1970-75 for the Department of Mission Interpretation of the United Presbyterian Church as an administrative assistant and copy editor. Birchard became active in the Gay Activist's Alliance, New York. After the arrival of the Rev. Howard Wells, Metropolitan Community Church missionary to New York, he participated in founding MCC, New York, served on the Board of Directors, then as pastor, 1973-75. Roy became active in the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, serving in several pastorates through 1994, including Tidewater, Virginia; St. Louis, Missouri; All God's Children, Minneapolis; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Golden Gate, San Francisco. Other MCC denominational service includes the Ministerial Credentials and Affairs Committee, the Board of Elders, Editor of The Gay Christian, and Director of the MCC Washington Office. Beginning in 1985, Roy's interest and energies led to work with Asian gay and issues. In 1994, he began attending the independent First United Lutheran Church, San Francisco (the church having been expelled from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for retaining an openly-gay pastor). His UFMCC ministerial credentials expired in 1996. The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches was founded October 1968 in , CA by the Rev. Troy D. Perry. Perry understood himself called by God to begin not just a gay church, but a church which would be founded on the love of God for all persons. The Metropolitan Community Church was to offer a welcome to all persons, and stand for Christian Social Justice, advocating both the secular and religious rights of all. The UFMCC has grown into a worldwide denomination with over 300 churches, headquartered still in Los Angeles. For a history of Perry and the UFMCC, see: Don't Be Afraid Anymore: The Story of Reverend Troy Perry and the Metropolitan Community Churches by Troy D. Perry with Thomas L.P. Swicegood (St. Martin's Press: New York, 1990); BX9896 Z8 P47 1990. See also: Our Tribe, Nancy Wilson (Harper Collins: 1995); BR115.H6 W55 1995. Scope and Content of Collection The collection came from the donor's home in two sections. The first section of the collection containing material from 1961-91 was received in 1991 and processed in 1997. The second section containing material from 1990-98 (with some earlier material included) was received in 1998 and processed in 2000. All file folder headings are original to the donor. The donor arranged materials chronologically by year. The first section of the collection comprising Boxes 1-12 has been arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetical within the year. The first section of the collection had sustained some water and mold damage. One foot of material, ca. 1961-71, concerning Berea College and Union Theological Seminary was discarded due to severe mold damage. Some periodicals (see Boxes 9-10) were water damaged, but retained in the collection -- included are In Unity, The Gay Christian, and Journey. The second section of the collection comprising Boxes 13-23 has been given an alphabetical arrangement. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Perry, Troy D. Woo, Franklin J. Smith, Freda Kam, Crayne Yeh, Johnny Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches--History--Sources Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches--Clergy Gay Clergy Clergy--Political activity Clergy--Correspondence Gays--Religious life Homosexuality--Religious aspects movement--Religious aspects Ordination of Gays Ordination--Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Church work with gays--United States Gays--Interviews AIDS (Disease)--History--Sources AIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects Church work with Asian Americans

GTU 91-12-01 3 Asia-Christianity-20th Century Asians-Interviews Note Added to the GTU Library collection: • Crew, Louie, ed., The Gay Academic (ETC Publications: Palm Springs, CA, 1978). HQ76.5 G38 1978 • Gearhart, Sally and William R. Johnson, Loving Women/Loving Men: Gay Liberation and the Church (Glide Publications: San Francisco, CA, 1974). BR115 H6 G4 • Gross, Alfred A., A Primer of Ethics (St. Paul's Press: Sandy, OR, 1971). BJ1251 G76 1971 • Jones, Clinton R., Homosexuality and Counseling (Fortress Press: Philadelphia, PA, 1974). HQ76.3 U5 J63 • Jones, Clinton R., What About Homosexuality? A Youth Forum Book (Thomas Nelson, Inc.: Nashville, TN, 1972). HQ76.3 U5 J64 • Lee, Ronald D., Frank Melleno, and Robert Mullis, Gay Men Speak: The Yes Book of Sex (Multi Media Resource Center: San Francisco, CA, 1973). HQ76 L43 1973 • Perry, Troy D. with Thomas L.P. Swicegood, Don't Be Afraid Anymore: The Story of Troy Perry and the Metropolitan Community Churches (St. Martin's Press: New York, NY, 1990). BX9896 Z8 P47 1990 • Schave, Evelyn, For Such a Time as This! (T-E-N Press: [ ? ], 1997). • Teal, Donn, The Gay Militants (Stein and Day: New York, NY, 1971). HQ76 T4 1971 • Wilson, Nancy, Our Tribe: Queer Folks, God, Jesus, and the Bible (Harper: San Francisco, CA, 1995). BR115 H6 W55 1995 Note Removed items Three Weeks in July by John Coriolan (Renaissance House: New York, 1975), paperback, 8.5 x 11 in., signed by author, 12/3/75: Given to the Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library. The Pinnicle, 2 bound volumes of the student newspaper, Berea College, ca. 1963-65. Discarded.

Box:folder 1:1 Composition papers 1961 Box:folder 1:2 Correspondence from Grandmother, re: Grandfather 1963 Box:folder 1:3 Personal Correspondence 1963-65 Box:folder 1:4 Pinnacle: Berea College publication; correspondence 1964 Box:folder 1:5 Political activities 1965, 1967 Box:folder 1:6 Manuscript: "No Continuing City" n.d. (ca. 1965) Box:folder 1:7-8 Niebuhr's Theology Course 1968 Box:folder 1:9-10 Union Theological Seminary Box:folder 1:9 Course papers 1969 Box:folder 1:10 Commencement 1969 Box:folder 1:11 Articles on Homosexuality 1969-71 Box:folder Gay Liberation (contains various materials, and materials from the Gay Activist Alliance, 1:11a-15 New York) 1970-71 Box:folder 1:16 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] General Conference 1971-73 Box:folder 1:17 Fruits of the Cloth 1972 Box:folder 1:18 "Gay Christian" advertising campaign (see also Boxes 9 and 10) 1972 Box:folder 1:19-25 Gay Liberation: contains various materials, and materials from the Gay Activist Alliance, New York; and the Metropolitan Community Church, New York 1972 Box:folder 2:1-3 Bill Johnson Case, ordination of Gays 1972 Box:folder 2:4-6, Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1972-73 10-15 Box:folder 2:4 Publication Committee 1972 Box:folder 2:5 New York, Board of Directors 1972 Box:folder 2:6 Northeast District 1972 Box:folder 2:10 General Conference 1973 Box:folder 2:11-13 New York 1973 Box:folder 2:14-15 Northeast District 1973

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Box:folder 2:7-9 United Church of Christ 1972-74 Box:folder 2:16 Preston's Gay Task Force 1973 Box:folder 2:17 Spanish Work, Jose Mojica 1973 Note Note: Northeast District UFMCC Report, August 1973; removed to legal size Small Collections Box 7:7, Shelf 3/A/4

Box:folder 2:18 National Council of Churches 1974 Box:folder Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1974 2:19-29, 3:1 Box:folder 2:19-21 Board of Elders 1974 Box:folder 2:22 General Conference, San Francisco 1974 Box:folder 2:23 Hartford, Study group 1974 Box:folder 2:24-26 Northeast District 1974 Box:folder 2:27-29 New York 1974 Box:folder 3:1 Washington Office 1974 Box:folder 3:2 National Council of Churches Task Force on Gay People in the Church 1974 Box:folder 3:3 Seminar: Crisis at Concordia Seminary 1974 Box:folder 3:4 Bela Abzug Bill: HR 166 1975 Box:folder 3:5 Dignity 1975 Box:folder 3:6 Gays and Federal Government Conference 1975 Box:folder 3:7 Holy Unions 1975 Box:folder 3:8 Integrity 1975 Box:folder 3:9-30 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1975 Box:folder 3:9 Albany, NY 1975 Box:folder 3:10 Baltimore 1975 Box:folder 3:11 Board of Elders 1975 Box:folder 3:12 1975 Box:folder 3:13 Brooklyn, NY 1975 Box:folder 3:14-15 General 1975 Box:folder 3:16 General conference, Dallas 1975 Box:folder 3:17 Hartford, CT 1975 Box:folder 3:18 Hispana 1975 Box:folder 3:19-23 New York, NY 1975 Box:folder 3:24 Northeast District 1975 Box:folder 3:25 Philadelphia, PA 1975 Box:folder 3:26 Providence, RI 1975 Box:folder 3:27 Public Relations Committee 1975 Box:folder 3:28 Washington, D.C. 1975 Box:folder 3:29 Washington Office 1975 Box:folder 3:30 Worcester, MA 1975 Box:folder 3:31-32 National Council of Churches 1975 Box:folder 3:33 National Task Force on Gay People in the Church 1975 Box:folder 3:34 Presbyterian Gay Caucus 1975 Box:folder 4:1-2 United Church of Christ Gay Caucus 1975-77 Box:folder 4:3 United Methodist Gay Caucus 1975 Box:folder 4:4-5 Advocate International Conference, Chicago 1976 Box:folder 4:6 ALS Advocacy Group 1976 Box:folder 4:7 Birchard, Ministerial Reports 1976-81 Box:folder 4:8 Gays on the Hill 1976 Box:folder 4:9-10 Gay Rights National Lobby 1976-80 Box:folder 4:11 Lutherans Concerned for Gay People 1976 Box:folder 4:12-26 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1976 Box:folder 4:12 Board of Elders 1976 Box:folder 4:13-21 General Conference, Washington, D.C. 1976 Box:folder 4:22 Northeast District 1976 Box:folder 4:23-24 New York 1976

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Box:folder 4:25 Washington, D.C. 1976 Box:folder 4:26 Washington office 1976 Box:folder 4:27 News clippings 1976 Box:folder 4:28 Quixote Center 1976 Box:folder 4:29 Conference of Gay Jews 1977 Box:folder 4:30 Ecumenism 1977 Box:folder Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1977 4:31-32, 5:1-11 Box:folder 4:31 Board of Elders 1977 Box:folder 4:32 Campus Ministry 1977 Box:folder 5:1-2 General 1977 Box:folder 5:3 General Conference 1977 Box:folder 5:4 Northeast District 1977 Box:folder 5:5 Tidewater 1977 Box:folder 5:6-9 Washington D.C. 1977 Box:folder 5:10-11 Washington Office 1977-79 Box:folder 5:12 White House Meeting 3/26/77 Box:folder 5:13 Gay Academic Union 1978-80 Box:folder 5:14-27 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1978 Box:folder 5:14 Board of Elders 1978 Box:folder 5:15 General 1978 Box:folder 5:16-17 St. Louis 1978 Box:folder 5:18-22 Tidewater, VA 1978 Box:folder 5:23 Mid-Atlantic District 1978 Box:folder 5:24 Mid-Central District 1978 Box:folder 5:25-26 Ministerial Credentials and Affairs Committee: Subcommittee on Standards 1978-80 Box:folder 5:27 Washington, D.C. 1978 Box:folder 5:28-29 Norfolk Coalition for Human Rights/VA Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights 1978 Box:folder 6:1 Concerned Citizens Against Violence 1979 Box:folder 6:2 Darwyn Apple Benefit Concert 1979 Box:folder 6:3-5 Ecumenism 1979 Box:folder 6:6 Gay Liberation 1979 Box:folder 6:7 Homosexuality and the Bible 1979 Box:folder 6:8 Insurance 1979 Box:folder 6:9-10 March on Washington October 1979 Box:folder 6:11-20 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1979 Box:folder 6:11 General 1979 Box:folder 6:12-14 General Conference 1979 Box:folder 6:15-20 St. Louis 1979 Box:folder 6:21 National Gay Task Force 1979 Box:folder 6:22-25 Christ Seminary - Seminex; General, Brochures, Courses, Newsletters 1980 Box:folder 6:26 "The Cycle of Pastoral Changes of the UFMCC During the Years 1971 through 1980", Deborah Gendron 1980 Box:folder 6:27-28 Ecumenism 1980 Box:folder 6:29 Iris 1980 Box:folder 6:30, Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1980 7:1-11 Box:folder 6:30 Board of Elders 1980 Box:folder 7:1-2 Circuit Riding 1980 Box:folder 7:3 General 1980 Box:folder 7:4 Ministerial Credentials and Affairs Committee, Manual on the Ministry 1980 Box:folder 7:5 Mid-Central District 1980 Box:folder 7:6-7 St. Louis 1980 Box:folder 7:8-9 St. Louis, Bulletins and Sermons 1980 Box:folder 7:10 St. Louis, Resignation 1980 Box:folder 7:11 Washington Office 1980 Box:folder 7:12 Magnolia (Committee for Gay March, St. Louis) 1980

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Box:folder 7:13 "No Bad News" (Gay Newspaper, St. Louis) 1980 Box:folder 7:14 Personal 1980 Box:folder 7:15 Samaritan Theological Institute 1980 Box:folder 7:16-17 Christ Seminary-Seminex 1981 Box:folder 7:18-19 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1981 Box:folder 7:18 Board of Elders 1981 Box:folder 7:19 Mid-Central District 1981 Box:folder 7:20-21 Love Stories of the Bible (Seminex course) 1981 Box:folder 7:22-23 Personal 1981 Box:folder 7:24-25 Christ Seminary-Seminex course, Prophets 1982 Box:folder 7:26-27 Course 1982 Box:folder 7:26 OT Wisdom Literature 1982 Box:folder 7:27 Worship (Dominican) 1982 Box:folder 7:28 Media Ethics 1982 Box:folder 8:1 National Council of Churches Application 1982 Box:folder 8:2-3 Search for Pastorate 1982 Box:folder 8:4-7 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1983 Box:folder 8:4 General Conference 1983 Box:folder 8:5-6 All God's Children Church, Minneapolis, MN 1984 Box:folder 8:7 Christian Education/Discipleship: Proposal 1984 Box:folder 8:8 Advocate article: The Joy of Gay Spirituality; Troy Perry and Malcolm Boyd April 2, 1985 Box:folder 8:9 "Breaking the Silence; Overcoming the Fear", Homophobia Education, Presbyterian Church 1985 Box:folder 8:10-15 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1985 Box:folder 8:10 Board of Elders 1985 Box:folder 8:11-13 General Conference, Sacramento 1985 Box:folder 8:14-15 Hawaii 1985 Box:folder 8:16 Pastorate Search 1985 Box:folder 8:17 Asian Issues 1985 Box:folder 8:18 Hawaii 1985 Box:folder 8:19 Crayne Kam, Golden Gate MCC (San Francisco, CA) 1987 Box:folder 8:20-24 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1987 Box:folder 8:20 All God's Children Church Growth Information Packet 1987 Box:folder 8:21 Correspondence 1987-89 Box:folder 8:22-23 Golden Gate (San Francisco, CA) 1987 Box:folder 8:24 World Church Extension 1987 Box:folder 8:25 Personal 1987 Box:folder 8:26-27 Asia and Asian-Americans 1988 Box:folder 8:28 Cults and Religion 1988 Box:folder 8:29 Gay Asian Pacific Alliance 1988 Box:folder 8:30 Gay Issues, articles 1988 Box:folder 9:1 Hawaii 1988 Box:folder 9:2 Image Magazine, SF Examiner, Nov. 6, 1988: "Ten Days that Shook San Francisco" (Jim Jones and People's Temple suicides; and the assassination of Harvey Milk and George Moscone) 1988 Box:folder 9:3-7 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1988 Box:folder 9:3-4 General 1988 Box:folder 9:5-6 Northwest District 1988 Box:folder 9:7 San Francisco 1988 Box:folder 9:8 People of Color 1988 Box:folder 9:9-10 Personal 1988 Box:folder 9:11 AIDS news clippings 1989 Box:folder 9:12-14 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1989 Box:folder 9:12-13 Golden Gate 1989 Box:folder 9:14 Northwest District 1989 Box:folder 9:15 Personal 1989 Box:folder 9:16 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC], Northwest District Conference 1990

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Box:folder Publications 1972-84 9:17-40, 10:1-28 Box:folder 9:17-37 In Unity Oct-Sep 1975-79 Oct-Sep 1979-82 Scope and Content Note Note: Issues from October 1979 to September 1982 are all water damaged

Box:folder The Gay Christian Jul 1972 - Second Quarter 1982 9:38-40, 10:1-5 Box:folder 10:6-24 Journey Nov 1982 - Sep 1984 Scope and Content Note Note: All these issues are water damaged

Box:folder 10:28 Scene & Machine, v.3:10-11, 4:1 Oct 1975 - Jan 1976 Box:folder Correspondence 1975-82 10:25-26 Box:folder 10:25 In Unity 1975-79 Box:folder 10:26 The Gay Christian 1979-82 Box:folder 10:27 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC], New York Mar-May 1972 Box:folder 11 Metropolitan Community Church [MCC] 1974-81 Box:folder 11 Ministerial Credentials Committee 1974-81 Scope and Content Note RESTRICTED (Closed: to be opened in 2031)

Box:folder 11 South Atlantic District Review Committee 1980-81 Scope and Content Note RESTRICTED (Closed: to be opened in 2031)

Box:folder 12 Personal correspondence n.d. Scope and Content Note RESTRICTED (Closed: to be opened in 2050)

Box:folder 13-14 Prayer Journals 1969 1976 1980-89 1990-96 Scope and Content Note RESTRICTED (Closed: to be opened in 2031)

Box:folder 15:1 Aids and HIV information brochures n.d. Box:folder 15:2 Answered Prayers Project 1981 Box:folder 15:3-28 Roy Birchard Box:folder 15:3 Christmas letter 1997 Box:folder 15:4 Personal correspondence 1967-69 Box:folder 15:5-6 Draft/Selective Service Resistance 1968-69 Box:folder 15:7-10 Manuscripts and Writings Box:folder 15:7 "September 1963" MSS 1963 Box:folder 15:8 Prose Writing notebook 1964-65 Box:folder 15:9 Untitled MSS n.d. Box:folder 15:10 Berea College, Writings ca. 1965 Box:folder Personal 1976-93 15:11-28, 16:1-11 Scope and Content Note Note:Each year has a file. Included in these files are materials Roy found of personal interest during that year: personal correspondence, event flyers and programs, news clippings, organizations' brochures and newsletters.

Box:folder 16:12 China Christian Council (Franklin Woo) 1994-96 Box:folder 16:13 China News Update (Presbyterian Church) 1990-95 Box:folder 16:14 China Talk: United Methodist Church China Program Newsletter 1992-96

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Box:folder Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) 1990-96 16:15-20 Box:folder 16:21 Gay Couples ca. 1980-84 Box:folder 16:22 Gay Pride Guide, St. Louis, MO 1991 Box:folder 16:23 Chris Glaser Novel: "Tommy" (unpublished) undated Box:folder 16:24 Hawaii 1990 Box:folder International Asian Ministry (IAM) 1990-95 1996 16:25-26, 17:1-3 Box:folder 17:4 "Many Names" (diverse religious traditions) n.d. Box:folder 17:5-8 Metropolitan Community Homes, Inc., Board Minutes and other materials 1993-96 Box:folder 17:9 Newsletters Out in the Mountains and Prodigal 1993-1994 Box:folder 17:9 Ecumenical Trends (1 issue) 1992 Box:folder 17:9 Life of Christ (1 issue) 1992 Box:folder 17:9 Out in the Mountains (1 issue) 1993 Box:folder 17:9 Prodigal (1 issue) 1994 Box:folder 17:10 Ordination: St. Paulus Lutheran Church: Jeff Johnson, Ruth Frost, Phyllis Zillhart 1/20/1990 Box:folder Photographs (see also Folio 1) 17:11-15 Box:folder 17:11 UFMCC Board of Elders, San Francisco General Conference: John Gill, Richard Vincent, Jim Sandmire, Troy Perry, John Hose, Freda Smith, Roy Birchard 1974 Box:folder 17:12 Ordination: Rev. Larry Bernier, MCC Boston: Nancy Wilson, Larry Bernier, Paul Breton, Troy Perry, Roy Birchard, Keith Davis 1975 Box:folder 17:13 Installation: Rev. James Sandmire, MCC Los Angeles: Lee Carlton, Roy birchard, Richard Vincent, Troy Perry, John Gill, John Hose, James Sandmire, Freda Smith 1975 Box:folder 17:14 Opening the MCC Office for National Affairs, Washington, D.C.: Troy Perry, Roy Birchard, Adam DeBaugh, Jack Isbell, Michael England ca. 1975 Box:folder 17:15 Roy Birchard 1997 Box:folder Presbyterian China Trip 1993 17:16-19 Box:folder 17:20 Teaching English as a Second Language 1993-95 Box:folder Thesis: Roy Birchard, "An Exegesis of the Anthitheses of the Sermon on the Mount." 17:21-22 Union Theological Seminary 1969 Box:folder Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC) 1990-1994 17:23-30, 18:1-3 1995-1996 Scope and Content Note Note:Each year has a file. Included in these files are the general materials generated by Roy's work with the denomination during that year: general correspondence, newsletters, announcements, instructional or informational memos, programs, flyers, and brochures.

Box:folder 18:4 Brochures Box:folder 18:5 Clergy Manual 1992-1993 Box:folder 18:6-11 Correspondence (Incoming and outgoing between Roy and the general UFMCC and persons connected with the denomination.) 1990-1996 Box:folder 18:12 Task Force on World Church Extension 1988 Box:folder General Conferences, Programs, Reports and Directives 1987 1991 1993 18:13-17 Box:folder 18:18 Judiciary Committee 1985 Box:folder Northwest District 1990-1996 18:19-28 Scope and Content Note Note:Each year has a file. Included in these files are the general materials generated by Roy's work with the district during that year: general correspondence, newsletters, announcements, instructional or informational memos, programs, flyers, and brochures.

Box:folder 19:1-6 Wednesday Letter 1990-1996 Box:folder 19:7-30 Church Pastorates (Churches Roy Served) Box:folder 19:7-30 All God's Children MCC, Minneapolis 1983-85

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Box:folder 19:7-30 20th Anniversary book 1994 Box:folder 19:7-30 Diablo Valley MCC, California 1994-95 Box:folder 19:7-30 Golden Gate MCC, San Francisco 1990-96 Box:folder 19:7-30 Rev. James Sandmire Memorial 1989 Box:folder 19:7-30 Hawaii MCC 1985-87 Box:folder 19:7-30 San Francisco MCC 1974 1990-1991 Box:folder Union Theological Seminary: papers, correspondence, financial aid, activities 1966-1969 19:31-33 Box:folder 19:34 First United Lutheran Church, San Francisco 1995 Box:folder 19:35 Franklin and Jean Woo, correspondence 1993-1995 Box 20 Computer Disks (18 disks): Starting in late 1996, Roy offered word processing disks rather than paper files to the Archives. November 1996 - March 1998 Box 21-22 Daily Calendars 1975-1985 1986-1993 Box 23 Audiocassette Tapes (no order) Box 23 UFMCC General Conference Box 23 Morning Service; Evening Service (3 tapes) 1974 Box 23 Moderator's Address - Rev. Elder Troy Perry; Evening Worship, July 15 - Rev. Elder Freda Smith; Morning Worship, July 18 - Dr. Daniel Maguire (3 tapes) 1991 Box 23 The Best of Rev. Elder Freda Smith: Purple Grass, Fig Tree; Jonah; Once I was Blind; "Dade" County Debate; Having Done All, To Stand; Martin Luther King Day; Living an Empowered Life (4 tapes) undated Folio 1 Photograph (b/w, 11" x 14") - Installation of Rev. James Sandmire as Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Los Angeles. Lee J. Carlton, James Sandmire, Freda Smith, Richard Vincent, Roy Birchard. (See also Box 17:11-15) Spring 1975 Tape 1-9 Videotapes Tape 1 "Remembering Crayne Kam". Memorial tape for Crayne (5/11/1950 - 6/4/1994). Consists of a series of still photos with music. There is no narration or biographical information. None of the people, dates, places, or events in the photos are identified. 1994 Tape 2 "Crayne Kam". The videotape has two parts. The first part presents "Remembering Crayne Kam". The second part presents the funeral service for Crayne held July 10, 1994. 1994 Tape 3 "Christians Living with HIV: Crayne Kam". Two parts Tape 3 Part 1: "Positive Faith: Christians with HIV", a documentary by Matthew Link, Missing Link Productions, 1994. The videotape presents a series of interviews of Christian men and one woman living with HIV. Last names are not used. The men are identified as: John, Crayne (and his lover Paul), and Dean. The Crayne interviewed is Crayne Kam. The woman is Tara. 1994 Tape 3 Part 2 is a segment from the television Channel 26, San Francisco, CA, on AIDS in the Chinese-American community and the organizations which can give information or help. The narration is in Chinese. Some of the short interviews are in English. Crayne Kam makes a short appearance. 1994 Tape 4-7 Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches General Conference, Phoenix, AZ. Worship Services. Preachers are: Tape 4: Rev. Elder Troy D. Perry; Tape 5: Rev. Elder Freda Smith; Tape 6: Elder Larry Rodriquez; Tape 7: Rev. Dr. Fred Williams 1993 Tape 8 "China Trip: Sept. 20 - Oct. 7, 1993", edited by Franklin Woo. Contains highlights of the trip sponsored by the Presbyterian Church. There is no narration, just the sounds of the trip as filmed. Includes visits to Christian churches and organizations, and meetings with Christian leaders. See also files on the trip Box 17, ff. 16-19, and correspondence with Franklin Woo, Box 19, ff 35. 1993 Tape 9 "An Interview with Johnny Yeh in 1992". An unidentified female interviewer talks with Yeh, who was born in Taiwan, and moved to the United States in 1978, about the experience of coming out as a gay person in the Chinese culture. 1992

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