The Committee for Women in the Christian Reformed Church Collection, 1974-2002 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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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:

[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]

Series 13: Partnership in the Gospel Conferences Audio Tapes and Various Other Tapes --- 1982-1992

Box 33

Item 1-2: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference 1988 -C. Plantinga --- 1988
Item 3: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference 1987 -R. Mouw --- 1987
Item 4: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference 1987 -Helder/Pols/Male --- 1987
Item 5: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference 1987 -Vos/Bandstra/ DeWaal/Hoogland --- 1987
Item 6: "C.B.E." Conference 1989 -Diane Brown --- 1989
Item 7: "C.B.E." Conference 1989 -Karen Hoyt --- 1989
Item 8: "C.B.E." Conference 1989 -Nancy Anderson --- 1989
Item 9: "C.B.E." Conference 1989 -Phyllis and James Alsdurf --- 1989
Item 10: "C.B.E." Conference 1989 -Deborah Menken --- 1989
Item 11: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: Nicholas Woltersdorff --- 1990
Item 12: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: Mary Van Leeuwen --- 1990
Item 13: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: Menning/Smit --- 1990
Item 14: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: Meyer/Beversluis/Hackney/Kammeraad --- 1990
Item 15: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: Marchiene Rienstra --- 1991
Item 16: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: Hoffman/Hogen --- 1991
Item 17: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: Mary S. Van Leeuwen --- 1991
Item 18: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: Tamminga/Geurkink --- 1991
Item 19: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: Hugen/Rienstra --- 1991
Item 20: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: A. Kuyvenhoven --- 1992
Item 21: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: Beversluis/Helder/Pizer/Wiersma --- 1992
Item 22: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: DeJong/DeVries --- 1992
Item 23: "Partnership in the Gospel" Conference: DeMoor/VanderArk --- 1992
Item 24: "Evangelical Women's Caucus," Conference: Kari Torjesen Malcolm --- 1984
Item 25: "Evangelical Women's Caucus," Conference: Ruth Schmidt --- 1984
Item 26: "Evangelical Women's Caucus," Conference: K. Storrie --- 1984
Item 27: "Evangelical Women's Caucus," Conference: Stephen Mott --- 1984
Item 28: "Evangelical Women's Caucus," Conference: Addie Wyatt --- 1984
Item 29: "Evangelical Women's Caucus," Conference: "Personal Restoration" -P. Gundry --- 1984
Item 30: "Evangelical Women's Caucus," Conference: "Coming Home" -P. Gundry --- 1984
Item 31: "Evangelical Women's Caucus," Conference: "Jesus' Power and Gender Roles" -S. Bartchy --- 1984
Item 32: "Evangelical Women's Caucus," Conference: "Waiting in Hope" -R. Hestenes --- 1984
Item 33: "Evangelical Women's Caucus," Conference: "Women Called by Christ" -M. Rienstra --- 1984
Item 34: "Evangelical Women's Caucus," Conference: "Encouragement from Scripture" -D. Scholar --- 1984
Item 35: Mid-Day Series Debate -Flikkema/Kloosterman --- January 1986
Item 36-38: "Headship Conference" --- April 1987
Item 39: M. Hugen -"Women in the Church"
Item 40: M. Hugen -"Why I Believe the Bible Requires Women's Ordination"
Item 41: D. Sieplinga -"God Is a Feminist"
Item 42: D. Schler -"Let Me Be a Man"
Item 43: R. Mouw -"A Journey"
Item 44: K. Storrie -"Ideology of Female Submission"
Item 45: J. Roeda -"I Do Not Permit Women"
Item 46-47: E. Storkey -"Men and Women as Images of God"
Item 48: U. VanDerLaan -"Precious Children"
Item 49: K. Storrie -"Ideology of Female Submission"
Item 50: "C.B.E." Conference -J. Flikkema
Item 51: L. Jappinga -"Contribution of Feminism to Biblical Interpretation"
Item 52: Ordination of Neva Evenhouse
Item 53: Gladys Verhulst
Item 54: Warren Boer -"Marriage"
Item 55: D. Beelen -"Man and Woman Created in the Image of God"
Item 56: N. Kloosterman -"Women in Office Issue -How Crucial?"
Item 57: CW-CRC Program --- October 1982
Item 58: D. Rottman Funeral Service
Item 59: J. Flikkema
Item 60-61: Panel Discussion -Headship, Third CRC
Item 62: Grissen/Monsma/Quist -Review of Synod --- 1985
Item 63: "Do I Belong?"
Item 64: Brink, De Jong, De Moor, and Plantinga, "Is There an Unfinished Agenda in the CRC Debate about Women's Ordination?" --- Aug 24 1994