This program was a bonus provided by the Connection Radio program. Listeners were encouraged to write in and receive a free casette copy of the first anniversary program, number 53 in the series. This collection of vignettes of United Methodist History (from earlier programs) was a bonus collection on side 2 of the cassette. Recorded in 1978.

The Rev. James Lawson, United Methodist pastor and civil rights justice leader, shares his faith story. A counterpart of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Lawson played a primary role in the Civil Rights Movement. Now retired, he continues to teach non-violence and fight for the rights of the oppressed.

Lecture at Drew University Seminary. Rev. Dr. Claus Westermann was an Old Testament scholar. He was born on October 7, 1909 in Berlin. During World War II, he also served in the Germany army for five years. Prof. Westermann taught at the University of Heidelberg from 1958 to 1978.

Dr. Walter Brueggemann presented this Willson lecture. At the time, he was professor of Old Testament at Eden Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Brueggemann was a UCC minister and was an advocate and practitioner of rhetorical criticism. Bureggemann speaks just over an hour on the tape, then takes questions. The break at 47:08 is where the original cassette tape was turned over.

Mai Gray talks about her personal experience in the Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, and its relationship to Black History in the U.S. This recording is from a series of interviews conducted by Pamela Crosby at a 2004 reunion of persons who were part of the Central Jurisdiction.

The presentation by Dr. Henry Lambdin was made at the Northern New Jersey Annual Conference session in 1984. He provides informative and enjoyable reflections on Methodist history, along with his own observations. This recording includes special music for the occasion. Lambdin was a long-time professor of homiletics at Drew Seminary. He begins speaking at 28:16.