Inventory of the William Moremen Collection
David Stiver
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Inventory of the William Moremen Collection
Collection number: GTU 2014-5-01
Graduate Theological Union Archives
Graduate Theological Union
Berkeley, California
- Processed by:
- David Stiver
- Date Completed:
- May 19, 2014
- Encoded by:
- David Stiver
© 2014 Graduate Theological Union. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: William Moremen collection
Dates: 1927-2010
Bulk Dates: 1950-1990
Collection number: GTU 2014-5-01
Creator:
Moremen, William M. (1927- )
Collection Size:
2 record boxes (1.8 linear feet)
Repository: The Graduate Theological Union. Library.
Abstract: The collection contains sermons, journals and teachings by William M. Moremen (1927-), a United Church of Christ minister.
He was active in civil rights and spirituality.
Physical location: 8/K/6
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research. Personal journals are restricted for 10 years (until May 2014).
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Graduate Theological Union. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Graduate Theological Union
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
William Moremen collection, GTU 2014-5-01. Graduate Theological Union Archives, Berkeley, CA.
Acquisition Information
Donated by William Moremen in April-May 2014.
Biography / Administrative History
William M. Moremen (1927- ) was raised in the Los Angeles area. He holds degrees from Pomona College and The Divinity School
of the University of Chicago. A United Church of Christ minister, he has served five churches in diverse locations including
Tehachapi, California; Los Angeles; Washington D.C.; Hayward; and Tiburon. His congregation in Los Angleles was one of the
few integrated churches in the nation. In Washington, D.C., his church was involved in a controversy over leasing its facilities
to the Metropolitan Community Church, which later became a model of cooperation.
Moremen is among a number of UCC ministers called the "Young Turks," who were active in social justice and other causes. He
is a founding member of Shalem, Institute for Spiritual Formation in Washington D.C., and The Pacific Center for Spiritual
Formation in the San Francisco Bay area. He has served on the staff of Mercy Center, Burlingame, California, in its program,
"The Art of Spiritual Direction." His books include
Developing Spiritually and Professionally and
Watch and Pray. He retired in the 1990s but has remained active at Pilgrim Place.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains sermons and personal journals, photos and clippings of significant events, and courses on spirituality
in the Reformed tradition.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
United Church of Christ.
Clergy--Religious life.
Clergy--Office.
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.
Clergy--Political activity.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory of the Albert G. Cohen Campus Ministry, Social Justice and Environment Collection, GTU 2003-10-02.
Series 1
Ministry
1965-2010
Physical Description: 14 folders
Box 1: 2
Photo Album- Western Knoll Church, Los Angeles
1965-1972
Box 1: 3
Western Knoll Church, Los Angeles (civil right issues)
1964-1973
Box 1: 4
First Congregational Church, Washington, DC
1973-1974
Box 1: 5
First Congregational Church, Washington, DC
1982-1983
Box 1: 6
First Congregational Church, Washington, DC, Meditation Journal
1973
Box 1: 7
First Congregational Church, Washington, DC,, Study Day
1973
Box 1: 8
First Congregational Church, Washington, DC (Metropolitan Church issue)
1974-1983
Box 1: 9
Sermons-First Congregational Church-Tehachapi, San Bernardino
1957-1964
Box 1: 10
Sermons-Western Knoll Church, Los Angeles
1964-1973
Box 1: 11
Sermons-First Congregational Church, Washington, DC-Part 1
1972-1983
Box 1: 12
Sermons-First Congregational Church, Washington, DC-Part 2
1972-1983
Box 1: 13
Sermons-Eden United Church of Christ, Hayward
1983-1993
Box 1: 14
Sermons-Tiburon
1994, 1997
Series 2
Courses in Spirituality
1976-1996
Physical Description: 12 folders
Box 1: 16
Spiritual Formation
1982 June 6-11
Box 1: 17
Spiritual Development, McCormick
1981 July
Box 1: 19
Spirituality in the Reformed Tradition
1986
Box 1: 20
Richard Baxter's Method in Meditation
Undated
Box 1: 22
Julian of Norwich
Undated
Box 1: 25
Advent Exploration-Living with Time, Space and Energy
1996 December
Box 1: 26
Notes for a book on the Contemplative Model of Ministry, Sabbatical Study
1977
Series 3
Personal Journals
1949-1995
Physical Description: 12 folders
Scope and Content Note
Restricted until May 2014