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Collection Overview
Title: The Committee for Women in the Christian Reformed Church Collection, 1974-2002
ID: COLL/358
Extent: 42.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Folder level description
Abstract
Details the efforts of the Committee for Women in the Christian Reformed Church in North America that worked to have all members of the denomination be able to make full use of their talents in the home, church, and society. The committee was not an official agency of the denomination but was made up primarily of people from the denomination concerned about gender equity. The collection details various educational efforts such as newsletters, a speakers bureau, informational material, correspondence, workshops, etc., used by the committee.
Collection Historical Note
The Committee for Women in the Christian Reformed Church organized formally following Synod 1975’s decision to not open church offices to women. The committee sought to engage a dialogue in the denomination of the place of women in the home, in the church, and in society. A grass-roots effort, the committee conducted correspondence, collected information, issued a newsletter, disseminated data via speakers, workshops, retreats, mailings, and the like. In short, the committee served as a clearinghouse for views of the place of women in the denomination from 1975 until 1996 when that year’s synod left it to local congregations to decide on opening church offices to women.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Correspondence, 1974-1990],
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Series 2: Strategy Committee -Minutes and Related Documents, 1978-1989],
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Series 3: Speakers Bureau Documents, 1986-1988],
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Series 4: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference Documents, 1983, 1987-1988, 1990-1992],
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Series 5: Newsletters],
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Series 6: Women's Issues at Synod, 1978-1996],
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Series 7: File Cards of all CRC Churches and Church Contacts],
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Series 8: Business Meetings Minutes and Related Documents, "Cutting Edge" Strategy Committee Meetings, 1978-1988],
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Series 9: "Her Stories" Book Project],
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Series 10: Retreats, 1978-1984],
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Series 11: Subject File -Articles, 1978-1991],
[Series 12: Subject File, 1975-1992],
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Series 13: Partnership in the Gospel Conferences Audio Tapes and Various Other Tapes, 1982-1992],
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Series 14: Organizational Materials, 1981-1986],
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Series 15: Joan Flikkema Materials],
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Series 16: Correspondence, 1985-1996],
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Series 17: Minutes, 1975-1993],
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Series 18: Miscellaneous, 1985-1994],
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Series 19: Florence Kuipers Materials, 1989-1996],
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Series 20: CW-CRC Scholarship Committee, 1982-2000],
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Series 21: Articles and Publications, 1979-1999],
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All]
- Series 12: Subject File --- 1975-1992
- Box 23
- Folder 1: Advertisements
- Folder 2: "All That I Am" Benefit Performance --- 1989
- Folder 3: News Bulletin, (Association of Christian Reformed Laymen)
- Folder 4: Baker, Ken -Calvinist Contact article
- Folder 5: Banner, advertisement campaign
- Folder 6: Banner articles re: Women
- Folder 7: Barnabas Foundation/Planned Giving
- Folder 8: Beall, James -"The Female of the Species"
- Folder 9: Beckwith Hills, Grand Rapids CRC Material
- Folder 10: Bibliography of Writers on Women's Issues
- Folder 11: Boer, Harry, paper -"Integrity of Synods"
- Folder 12: Boersma Appeal
- Folder 13: Book Reviews -Christianity Today and Christian Century
- Folder 14: Breisch, Frank -Resignation in the Banner, --- November 1986
- Folder 15: Brochure First Drafts
- Folder 16: Business and Finance Matters --- 1982
- Folder 17: Calvin Seminary Symposium --- 1987
- Folder 18: Calvinist Contact articles
- Folder 19: Calvinist Contact letters to the editor
- Folder 20: Cartoon -Christianity Century, --- April 1992
- Folder 21: Catalog -Women in American Protestant Religion
- Folder 22: Chicago Call to Action Testimony --- 1985
- Folder 23: Christ's Community CRC Material
- Folder 24: Christian Century articles
- Folder 25: Christianity Today articles
- Folder 26: Christian Scholars Review -Feminism Issue
- Folder 27: Church Order Article 3
- Folder 28: Classis Grand Rapids East material
- Folder 29: Classis Grand Rapids North Ad Hoc Committee Report
- Folder 30: Commission on Women in RCA documents
- Folder 31: Communism and Women's Liberation
- Folder 32: CRC Survey -Women in Office --- 1983
- Folder 33: CRC Organizational Structure
- Box 24
- Folder 1: Daughters of Sarah issues
- Folder 2: De Jong, Carol, letter
- Folder 3: De Koster, Lester, editorial
- Folder 4: Dialogue, Issue --- May 1980
- Folder 5: Eastern Avenue CRC materials
- Folder 6: "Evangelical Women's Caucus Conference" --- 1979
- Folder 7: "Evangelical Women's Caucus Newsletter" --- 1979
- Folder 8: "Evangelical Women's Caucus Conference" --- 1982
- Folder 9: Evenhouse, Neva -A Farewell Letter in the Banner --- December 31, 1983
- Folder 10: Flikkema, Joan, "Strategies for Change - Being a Christian Change Agent" --- [1994]
- Folder 11: First CRC Toronto Documents re: Women's issue
- Folder 12: Konyndyk, Irene, speeches on women in office
- Box 25
- Folder 1: Banner letter
- Folder 2: Biographical information
- Folder 3: Book ideas
- Folder 4: Carnation demonstration
- Folder 5: Despair and Joy
- Folder 6: Fighting Fairly for Women's Equality
- Folder 7: Headship Report --- 1984
- Folder 8: Ideas for Speech
- Folder 9: Inservice Day at Unity Christian High School --- 1989
- Folder 10: Negotiating Presentation, Flikkema, Joan
- Folder 11: Presentation: "CRC Women -Despair and Joy"
- Folder 12: Presentation: "Future of CRC Women"
- Folder 13: Presentation: "Headship in CRC"
- Folder 14: Presentation: "How Subordination is Done to Women"
- Folder 15: Presentation material
- Folder 16: Presentation: "Subordination and Renewal"
- Box 26
- Folder 1: Presentation: "You or Me or Both"
- Folder 2: Speech: "Spiritual Gifts"
- Folder 3: "Strategy for Change"
- Folder 4: Flikkema/Kloosterman Debate
- (see box 31)
- Box 27
- Folder 1: Flower Project -Seminary Graduation --- 1987
- Folder 2: Fuller Seminary -Theology, News and Notes magazine --- June 1975
- Folder 3: General Business documents --- 1983
- Folder 4: General Business documents --- 1984
- Folder 5: Gerritsma papers --- 1985
- Folder 6: Gender Concerns Task Force at Calvin
- Folder 7: Gordon-Conwell Seminary articles
- Folder 8: Grace CRC, Grand Rapids, material
- Folder 9: Grand Rapids Press materials
- Folder 10: Grissen, Lillian -Book reviews of For Such a Time as This
- Folder 11: Guerkink, Vernon, sermon --- 1979
- Folder 12: Headship Conference --- 1984
- Folder 13: Her Stories Project -Nomination material and proposal
- Folder 14: Hospitality Guide Project
- Folder 15: Hugen, Melvin -Letter to Synod --- 1978
- Folder 16: Hugen, Melvin -Outline for Presentation, --- December 1990
- Folder 17: Huizenga, Ruth, statement
- Folder 18: Huizenga, Susan -"A Communal Lament"
- Folder 19: Immanue CRC, Colorado, material --- 1986
- Folder 20: Kallemyn, Lynn -Headship Print
- Folder 21: La Grave CRC, Grand Rapids, seminar
- Folder 22: Letter to Wormwood from Screwtape
- Folder 23: Membership feedback
- Folder 24: Memberships and gifts --- 1987-1988
- Folder 25: Miscellaneous issues
- Folder 26: Missionary wives
- Box 28
- Folder 1: Neland Avenue CRC, Grand Rapids material
- Folder 2: Nederhood, Joel -pamphlets, Men Today and Women Today
- Folder 3: Network Project --- 1982-1983
- Folder 4: Observer article
- Folder 5: Olentangy, Ohio CRC -Letter to Synod --- 1982
- Folder 6: Ontario, Canada CRC Women's Conferences --- 1993,1995
- Folder 7: Oppenhuizen, K. -"Ordination of Women to Ministry"
- Folder 7A: Organization material --- 1975
- Folder 8: Organizational Structure documents
- Folder 9: Overture to Classis Grand Rapids East
- Folder 10: Overture samples
- Folder 11: Overture, Hope CRC --- 1980-1981
- Folder 12: Overtures, ideas --- 1986
- Folder 13: Overture sample replies
- Folder 14: Overture Project --- 1980
- Folder 15: Overture, Ridgewood, NJ CRC --- 1982
- Folder 16: Overture to Sherman Street CRC, Grand Rapids
- Folder 17: "Partners in the Gospel" Conference --- 1983
- Folder 18: Pastors' Conference --- 1981
- Folder 19: Peters, Leo -Letter to CRC Councils
- Folder 20: Piet, John -Lectures Reformational Way of Thinking about the Church
- Folder 21: Plantinga, Cornelius -"Remarks on the Image of God" --- November 1988
- Folder 22: Position Paper - "Full Membership for Women in the CRC"
- Folder 23: Position Papers, various CRCs
- Folder 24: Prayer Service --- 1978
- Folder 25: Prayer Service --- 1979
- Folder 26: Presentation Guide -Describing Men and Women in our Culture
- Folder 27: Project Material
- Folder 28: Questionnaire Re: Women office bearers in CRC --- 1983
- Box 29
- Folder 1: RCA Women -Nominees for Outstanding Accomplishments
- Folder 2: RCA Committee on Women Report --- 1980
- Folder 3: Reformed Journal articles on Women in Office
- Folder 4: Reformed Review -Theme "Women in Ministry" --- 1989
- Folder 5: Richfield, NJ, CRC
- Folder 6: Salvation Army
- Folder 7: Sherman Street CRC, Grand Rapids material
- Folder 8: Scholarship Committee
- Folder 9: Southern Heights CRC, Kalamazoo material
- Folder 10: Speakers Bureau Information
- Folder 11: Supportive Churches and Pastors
- Folder 12: Survey of Ministers Wives --- 1985
- Folder 13: Survey of Ministers Wives Report --- 1985
- Folder 14: Study Committee -Women in Ecclesiastical Office --- 1979
- Folder 15: Storrie, Kathleen -Speech: "Feminine Submission, Ancient Doctrine in Modern Dress"
- Folder 16: Strategy Ideas -What Can I Do?
- Folder 17: Survey -Women as Deacons in CRC --- 1980
- Folder 18: Symbol for Silent Protest, Synod 1986
- Folder 19: Synodical Committee on use of Women's Gifts -Reference Documents --- 1977
- Box 30
- Folder 1: "Women's Gifts in the Church," booklet
- Folder 2: Women in Ministry Scholarship Foundation
- Folder 3: Women Voting at Congregational Meetings/Pine Creek CRC
- Folder 4: Task Forces
- Folder 5: Theological Reflections (RCA) --- 1980
- Folder 6: Tibby, Oma -Women in Graafschap Church
- Folder 7: Van Dyk, Leanne -Crisis at Seminary --- 1985
- Folder 8: VerBrugge, Verlyn -Women and the Bible, Bible Studies book
- Folder 9: VerBrugge, Verlyn -Study of I Corinthians
- Folder 10: Vos
- Folder 11: Washington, DC CRC material
- Folder 12: Webster, NY CRC -Letter to Synod
- Folder 13: Western Theological Seminary -Examination of Shared Ministry --- 1/84
- Folder 14: Wolterstorff, Claire -Grand Rapids Press article
- Folder 15: Women's Concerns magazine --- Fall 1987
- Folder 16: Women Deacons List --- 1980
- Folder 17: Women Deacons -Some Church Reactions
- Folder 18: Women in Masters of Divinity Program at Seminary -Reaction to Board of Trustees Decision --- 1985
- Folder 19: Women in Ministry Conference CRC-RCA --- 1985
- Folder 20: Women in Office Survey --- 1984
- Folder 21: Women's Missionary Union
- Folder 22: Women's Seminar -Seattle, WA
- Folder 23: Women Voting in Congregational Meetings
- Folder 24: Zandstra, Gerald -Daughters Who Dared book review
- Box 31
- Item 1: Flikkema/Kloosterman Debate -Videotape
- Box 32
- Item 1: Mailing List
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Correspondence, 1974-1990],
[
Series 2: Strategy Committee -Minutes and Related Documents, 1978-1989],
[
Series 3: Speakers Bureau Documents, 1986-1988],
[
Series 4: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference Documents, 1983, 1987-1988, 1990-1992],
[
Series 5: Newsletters],
[
Series 6: Women's Issues at Synod, 1978-1996],
[
Series 7: File Cards of all CRC Churches and Church Contacts],
[
Series 8: Business Meetings Minutes and Related Documents, "Cutting Edge" Strategy Committee Meetings, 1978-1988],
[
Series 9: "Her Stories" Book Project],
[
Series 10: Retreats, 1978-1984],
[
Series 11: Subject File -Articles, 1978-1991],
[Series 12: Subject File, 1975-1992],
[
Series 13: Partnership in the Gospel Conferences Audio Tapes and Various Other Tapes, 1982-1992],
[
Series 14: Organizational Materials, 1981-1986],
[
Series 15: Joan Flikkema Materials],
[
Series 16: Correspondence, 1985-1996],
[
Series 17: Minutes, 1975-1993],
[
Series 18: Miscellaneous, 1985-1994],
[
Series 19: Florence Kuipers Materials, 1989-1996],
[
Series 20: CW-CRC Scholarship Committee, 1982-2000],
[
Series 21: Articles and Publications, 1979-1999],
[
All]
