Collection

Shepherd Initiative Records

Span Dates: 2000-2008
Bulk Dates:
Volume: 2 boxes, 29 audio cassettes

Description

These records include advertising, event information, speeches, one scrapbook, conference records with professionally-recorded presentations, and digital documents from the Shepherd Initiative, a community of Christian LGBTQ+ advocates based in Columbus, Ohio.

Hist/Bio Note

The Shepherd Initiative was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1998 after the murder of Matthew Shepard, with the intent to advocate for Christian communities to include LGBTQ+ people and "[promote] informative dialogue on the compatibility of Christianity and homosexuality." To this end, the Initiative organized the Amazing Grace conference in 2000 and 2003, gathering Christian leaders of many denominations from across the U.S., all devoted to this cause. The nonprofit organization operated until its dissolution in 2008.

Finding Aid

A brief description is available online.
https://aspace.ohiohistory.org/repositories/2/resources/34737

Location

This collection is held at the Ohio History Collection, Columbus, Ohio
https://www.ohiohistory.org/research/archives-library/

Tags

Ecumenical | Ohio | Ally