Voice of Calvary Ministries (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 307 Ephemera of Christian Films and Videos
Collection
Identifier: CN 307
Scope and Contents
Moving image recordings in this collection provide a representative sampling of post-war evangelical Christian film companies, and cover various topics such as dramatizations of stories from the life of Jesus and of the Apostle Paul, Christian lifestyle, church and social issues, communism, drug and alcohol abuse, evangelism, immigration, materialism, mass media in religion, meaning of life, missions, the natural world as a reflection of God, politics, refugees, relationships, rock and roll,...
Dates:
Created: 1940-1986
Collection 362 Records of Voice of Calvary Ministries
Collection
Identifier: CN 362
Scope and Contents
Administrative correspondence, memos, reports, photographs and other material, relating to the evangelistic ministry of Voice of Calvary Ministries in a context of holistic community development, economic redistribution, and racial reconciliation, primarily from the mid-1970s to 1986 in Mendenhall and Jackson, Mississippi, and nearby rural communities. The collection especially describes the operation of the organization, the fund raising for and promotion of its work, and the educational...
Dates:
Created: 1969-1986
Collection 364 Oral History Interview with Spencer W. Perkins
Collection
Identifier: CN 364
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Spencer W. Perkins (1954-1998) in which he discusses his childhood in California and Mississippi; attending black and white schools; relations with his father, John Perkins; the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the late 60s and early 70s; and the work of Voice of Calvary Ministries in Jackson, MS. The time period covered by the interview is 1954-1987.Spencer Perkins was interviewed by Paul Ericksen on June 18, 1987 at the Voice of Calvary...
Dates:
Created: 1987
Collection 365 Oral History Interview with Shirlene Walker Philips
Collection
Identifier: CN 365
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Shirlene Walker Phillips in which she discusses her childhood, education, hospital and clinic work, her work with Dolphus Weary and Voice of Calvary Ministries, and racial conditions in Mississippi, especially Mendenhall. The time period covered by the interview is 1956-1987.
Shirlene Phillips was interviewed by Paul A. Ericksen on June 18 and 19, 1987 at the office of Voice of Calvary Ministries, Jackson, MS.
Dates:
Created: 1987
Collection 367 Papers of John Perkins
Collection
Identifier: CN 367
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview, video tapes, and promotional material, relating to the ministry of John Perkins, author, speaker, and founder and President Emeritus of Voice of Calvary Ministries.Series: Audio TapesOral history interview with John PerkinsInterview with John Perkins in which he describes his childhood in rural Mississippi, his conversion, the formation of VOCM, its program and significant events and individuals in its...
Dates:
Created: 1983-1995
Collection 371 Oral History Interview with C.J. Jones
Collection
Identifier: CN 371
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Cornelius Jerome "C.J." Jones about his childhood, work with the civil rights movement, John Perkins and the Voice of Calvary, Dolphus Weary and The Mendenhall Ministries, his philosophy of ministry, the impact of TMM on the community, and racial conditions in Mississippi. The time period covered by the interview is 1944 to 1987.C. J. Jones was interviewed by Paul Ericksen on June 25, 1987, at the Mendenhall Ministries office in Mendenhall,...
Dates:
Created: 1987
Collection 373 Oral History Interview with Dolphus Weary
Collection
Identifier: CN 373
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Dolphus Douglas Weary, in which he describes his childhood, education and religious training in rural Mississippi, conversion, leadership in Voice of Calvary Ministries and Mendenhall Ministries, impressions of John Perkins, and racial conditions in Mississippi. The time period covered by the interview is 1948-1987.
Dolphus Weary was interviewed by Paul A. Ericksen on June 25, 1987 at the Mendenhall Ministries headquarters in Mendenhall, Mississippi.
Dates:
Created: 1987
Collection 374 Oral History Interviews with Artis Fletcher
Collection
Identifier: CN 374
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Artis Edwards Fletcher in which he discusses his childhood, education, and work as pastor of the Mendenhall Bible Church. Also discussed are John Perkins, Voice of Calvary Ministries, the black church in the United States, and racial conditions in Mississippi. The time period covered by the interviews is 1944-1987.
Artis Fletcher was interviewed in by Paul Ericksen at office at the Mendenhall Bible Church, Mendenhall, MS on June 26, 1987.
Dates:
Created: 1987
Lemuel Tucker Oral History Interview
Collection
Identifier: CN 366
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Lemuel Simpson Tucker (1952-1989)in which he describes his childhood and family, spiritual growth, education, leadership of Voice of Calvary Ministries (VOCM), John Perkins, VOCM's ministry in Jackson, Mississippi, evangelism in the African American community, Mendenhall Ministries, and racial conditions in Mississippi. Other topics discussed include the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's 1975 Deep South Crusade in Jackson; racism in America; the African...
Dates:
Created: 1987
Lue Shelby Oral History Interivew.
Collection
Identifier: CN 369
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Lue Shelby in which she describes her family background; Voice of Calvary Ministries; the health clinic started by VOC; health problems among the the low-income population in Jackson, MS; Bible study for patients and staff at the clinic; programs for educating the community in personal health care; racial conditions in Mississippi; and the VOC Fellowship Church. The time period covered by the interview is 1953-1987.Lue Shelby was interviewed by Paul...
Dates:
Created: 1987
Melvin R. Anderson Oral History Interview
Collection
Identifier: CN 370
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Melvin R. Anderson in which he discusses his work with Voice of Calvary Ministries in Jackson, MS, particularly as director of Peoples Development Incorporated and its housing ministry to rennovate and make homes available to the economically disadvantaged in Jackson. Other topics discussed include Anderson's family background, education, racial integration of the public school system; boycott of white businesses, the influence of John and Vera Mae Perkins on...
Dates:
Created: 1987
Vera Mae Perkins Oral History Interview
Collection
Identifier: CN 368
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Vera Mae Buckley Perkins in which she discusses her family background, her education, the importance of her Christian faith, marriage to John Perkins, racial conditions in Mississippi and involvement in Civil Rights demonstration, and racial conditions in that state. Other topics discussed include her work as a migrant laborer and participation in Civil Rights protests that resulted in the integration of the school system in Mendenhall, Mississippi. The time...
Dates:
Created: 1987
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- African Americans -- Social conditions. 11
- African Americans. 11
- Church and social problems. 11
- Christian life. 10
- Racism. 10
- Community development. 9
- Mendenhall (Miss.) 9
- Christian leadership. 8
- Civil rights movements 8
- Civil rights movements -- United States. 8
- Evangelistic work -- Mississippi. 8
- Evangelistic work. 8
- Family. 8
- Race relations. 8
- Racism -- United States. 8
- African Americans -- Religious life. 7
- Discrimination -- United States. 7
- Discrimination. 7
- Evangelicalism. 7
- United States -- Race relations. 7
- Church and social problems -- United States. 6
- Evangelicalism -- United States. 6
- Jackson (Miss.) 6
- Poverty. 6
- Reconciliation. 6
- African Americans -- Segregation. 5
- Community development -- Mississippi. 5
- Conversion -- Christianity. 5
- Organizational change. 5
- Reconciliation -- Christianity. 5
- Social change. 5
- Christianity and politics. 4
- Education. 4
- Evangelistic work -- Philosophy. 4
- Family -- United States. 4
- Prejudices 4
- Prejudices -- United States. 4
- Voluntarism. 4
- African Americans -- Missions. 3
- Church and state -- United States. 3
- Church and state. 3
- Church work with youth. 3
- Cities and towns. 3
- City missions. 3
- Discrimination -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. 3
- Economics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. 3
- Education -- United States. 3
- Fund raising. 3
- Organizational change -- United States. 3
- Persecution -- United States. 3
- Persecution. 3
- Women 3
- Women -- Religious life. 3
- Christian education. 2
- Christianity and justice. 2
- Church work with youth -- United States. 2
- Cities and towns -- United States. 2
- City missions -- United States. 2
- Cost and standard of living -- United States. 2
- Cost and standard of living. 2
- Economics. 2
- Evangelistic work -- Mississippi -- Jackson. 2
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
- Forgiveness. 2
- Independent churches. 2
- Indigenous church administration 2
- Medical care 2
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 2
- Missionaries. 2
- Missions -- Agricultural work 2
- Missions. 2
- Mississippi -- Economic conditions. 2
- Theological seminaries -- United States. 2
- Theological seminaries. 2
- Voluntarism -- United States. 2
- African American churches -- Mississippi. 1
- African American churches. 1
- African American evangelists. 1
- African American families -- Mississippi. 1
- African American leadership. 1
- African Americans -- Economic conditions -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Economic conditions. 1
- African Americans -- Education -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Education. 1
- African Americans -- Families. 1
- African Americans -- Missions -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- Mississippi. 1
- Athletes -- Religious life. 1
- Athletes. 1
- Belief and doubt. 1
- Bible -- Sermons. 1
- Bible. 1
- Cancer -- Patients -- Religious life. 1
- Children -- United States -- Conversion to Christianity. 1
- Children -- United States -- Religious life. 1
- Children -- United States. 1
- Children. 1
- Christian drama, American. 1
- Christian education -- Mississippi. 1 ∧ less
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