First Church of One Brotherhood Collection, 1956-1976 Coll2011.086
Finding aid prepared by Marc LaRocque
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
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Title: First Church of One Brotherhood Collection
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2011.086
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
Language of Material:
English
Container: 1
Physical Description:
0.1 linear foot.
[1 folder]
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1956-1957
Date (inclusive): 1956-1976
Abstract: Membership card, event programs, publicity material, flyers, clippings and other material documenting activities of the First
Church of One Brotherhood (FCOB), 1956-1976. The non-denominational church, founded by Charles (Chuck) Rowland, was intended
to address the spiritual needs of religious gay men.
creator:
Kepner, Jim, (James Lynn Kepner, Jr.), 1923-1997
First Church of One Brotherhood Collection, Coll2011-086, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were
given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.
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Membership card, event programs, publicity material, flyers, clippings and other material documenting activities of the First
Church of One Brotherhood (FCOB), 1956-1976. The non-denominational church, founded by Charles ("Chuck") Rowland, was intended
to address the spiritual needs of religious gay men. The collection includes event programs, correspondence, and liturgical
literature produced by the First Church, as well as clippings of retrospective articles about the short-lived church, written
by Jim Kepner.
The First Church of One Brotherhood was established in 1956 by Charles (Chuck) D. Rowland, a co-founder of the Mattachine
Society and a member of ONE, Inc. The non-denominational church was intended to address the spiritual needs of religious gay
men; its literature also outlined an early, ambitious program of social services for the gay and lesbian community.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
First Church of One Brotherhoood.
Rowland , Charles D. , 1917-1990
Gays--Religious life
Homosexuality--Religious aspects
Spirituality