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: Buddy Williams, former Negro League pitcher, is a longtime member of Good Hope Union United Methodist Church in Silver Spring, Md. He grew up working on the North Carolina farm his father inherited from his grandfather, a freed slave. He played in the racially segregated Negro Leagues from 1937 to 1941, mostly for the Newark (N.J.) Eagles, but also for the Birmingham (Ala.) Black Barons and Atlanta Black Crackers. With an unyielding love for God, family and church, Buddy Williams's faith story is filled with nuggets of wisdom and life lessons that are more relevant today than they were years ago. Williams, age 89 at the time of this recording, is interviewed by John Coleman. This is the original interview from which audio was pulled for UMC.org profiles. The first 4-1/2 minutes was prior to the formal interview.

Length: 56:04
Recording Date: 12/29/2003
Recorded at: NPR Studio, Washington, DC