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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],
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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],
[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],
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All]
- Series 6: Women's Issues at Synod --- 1978-1996
- Box 15
- Folder 1: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1978
- Folder 2: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1979
- Folder 3: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1981
- Folder 4: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1983
- Folder 5: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1984
- Folder 6: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1985
- Folder 7-8: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1987
- Folder 9: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1990
- Folder 10: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1992
- Folder 11: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1993
- Folder 12: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1994
- Folder 13: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1995
- Folder 14: Synod, re: Women in Office --- 1996
- Box 43
- Folder 1: Synod 2007, RE: Women in Office --- 2007
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],
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All]