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GTU 2014-5-01
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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.
Berkeley, CA 94709
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
Collection is open for research. Personal journals are restricted for 10 years (until May 2014).
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.
William Moremen collection, GTU 2014-5-01. Graduate Theological Union Archives, Berkeley, CA.
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.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
United Church of Christ.
Clergy--Religious life.
Clergy--Office.
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.
Clergy--Political activity.
Inventory of the Albert G. Cohen Campus Ministry, Social Justice and Environment Collection, GTU 2003-10-02.