Jimmy Creech papers, 1981-2014 and undated.

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This digital collection comprises selected materials from the following archival collection at David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library:

Jimmy Creech papers 1972-2014 and undated

Collection #RL.11114 | 16.8 Linear Feet; 16 Megabytes

ABSTRACT
James (Jimmy) Edward Creech (1944-) is a former United Methodist minister and activist. He was an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church from 1970 to 1999, serving as a minister in North Carolina and Omaha, Nebraska, and as the North Carolina Council of Churches' liaison with the North Carolina General Assembly. In 1999, The United Methodist Church revoked his credentials of ordination following two church trials for conducting covenant ceremonies for two same-sex couples in 1997 and 1999. Collection includes printed material, documentation of the church trials, and Creech's sermons and writings, including the original unedited manuscript of his memoir, Adam's Gift, initially entitled, The Church on Trial.

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