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Voice of Calvary Ministries (U.S.)

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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 366 Oral History Interview with Lemuel Tucker

 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

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 370 Oral History Interview with Melvin R. Anderson

 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

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

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 

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African Americans -- Religious life. 4
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Community development -- Mississippi. 4
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Mendenhall (Miss.) 4
Race relations. 4
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Church and social problems -- United States. 3
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City missions. 3
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Discrimination. 3
Evangelicalism -- United States. 3
Evangelicalism. 3
Organizational change. 3
Voluntarism. 3
African Americans -- Segregation. 2
Alcoholism -- United States 2
Alcoholism. -- United States -- Race relations. 2
Christian education. 2
Christianity and politics. 2
Church and state -- United States. 2
Church and state. 2
Church work with youth. 2
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Family -- United States. 2
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Reconciliation. 2
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United States -- Race relations. 2
Voluntarism -- United States. 2
African American churches -- Mississippi. 1
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African American families -- Mississippi. 1
African American leadership. 1
African Americans -- Economic conditions -- Mississippi. 1
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Christian education -- Mississippi. 1
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City missions -- Mississippi. 1
College students in missionary work -- Mississippi. 1
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