Voices of Faith at Work in the World

About this Collection

The historical religion programs in this collection came from the archives, library shelves, and back rooms of many organizations. Faith groups represented include African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, and others.

This SoundTheology online archive is an independent service of Audio-Rescue.com, provided in conjunction with the United Methodist General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH). Many of these programs would have been lost forever if not saved in this project. The originating institutions have made the recordings available for public access to further private study, scholarship, and research. They retain the rights to the recordings.

This audio collection has been chosen for inclusion in the Library of Congress Radio Preservation Task Force Sound Collection Database.

Randomly-chosen Program From This Collection:

Description: Donald Bourgeois headed "Black Partnership" as director of the Model City Agency in St. Louis, Missouri. The St. Louis Model City program began in December 1966 when Mayor Alfonso J. Cervantes appointed Bourgeois, a Black lawyer, as the director. His program was based on organizing "blocks" of people around needs of their particular area. It was charged with working on physical rehabilitation, social development, and economic development. In many cases, this program brought together Black and White residents who all live in the same city block or apartment houses to identify areas that needed improvement. The national program was discontinued in 1974.

Length: 59:05
Recording Date: September 18, 1968
Recorded at: WRVR Radio Studio, New York City