Abstract John Mack was born on March 7th, 1942, in New York City to Grace and Lewis Mack. He was the middle of three children and was raised in New Canaan, Connecticut. John attended Union Theological Seminary and received his Master of Divinity degree in 1971. While there, he met his future wife, Barbara Gerlach. In 1971, they would serve as co-pastors of Trinity Congregational UCC in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In 1984, John started to serve as the pastor of First Congregational Church in Washington,...

Abstract Robert Wood (1923-2018) was ordained as a United Church of Christ minister and was a pioneer in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) movement. Rev. Wood wrote a book, Christ and the Homosexual, which was published under his own name in 1960. This collection focuses on Rev. Wood's life as an advocate for LGBT rights, particularly regarding marriage equality and military service, while also including some his work as a United Church minister. Additionally, the collection includes...