Kentucky Council of Churches Added Records, 1947-2008
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Kentucky Council of Churches
Title: Added Records, 1947-2008 (bulk 1972-2008)
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.
Size of Collection: 17 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss./BA/K37a
Scope and Content Note
Collection includes meeting minutes, correspondence, committee reports, publications, and assorted other material related to the activities of the Kentucky Council of Churches (KCC). KCC’s records detail the internal operations of the organization, their activities within the religious community, their efforts at disaster relief, and their work on social justice issues.
Biographical Note
Founded in 1947 as a successor to the Kentucky Sunday School Association, the Kentucky Council of Churches is an ecumenical organization working on issues related to Christian unity and social justice. Based in Lexington, Kentucky, KCC operates the Kentucky Interchurch Disaster Recovery Program, Commission on Christian Unity, Commission on Local Ecumenism, Commission on Justice Ministries, and Program Units on Peacemaking/Racism and Rural Life Issues. They also publish the newspaper, INTERCOM , which replaced the earlier publication, The Council Courier . KCC includes African Methodist Episcopal, African Methodist Episcopal Zion, Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches, among other denominations. As of 2010, they were still active with a membership of over 800,000 individuals.
Folder List
Box 1: Judicatory Files
Folder 1: AME
Folder 2: AME Zion
Folder 3: Central Baptist Church
Folder 4: Christian Church in Kentucky
Folder 5: CME
Folder 6: Church Women United
Folder 7: Church Women United Lexington
Folder 8: Church Women United Louisville
Folder 9: Cumberland Presbyterian
Folder 10: Christian Church in Kentucky (Disciples of Christ)
Folder 11: Episcopal Dioceses of Lexington
Folder 12: Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky
Folder 13: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Folder 14: Lutheran Church in America: Indiana-Kentucky Synod
Folder 15: Presbyterian Church Synod of Covenant – UPC USA
Folder 16: Presbyterian Church Presbytery of Louisville, Union
Folder 17: Synod of Living Waters – PCUSA
Folder 18: Presbyterian Transylvania Union
Folder 19: Presbyterian Synod of the Covenant
Folder 20: Presbyterian Louisville Union
Folder 21: Presbyterian Louisville
Folder 22: Presbyterian Church Presbytery of Pennsylvania, Union
Folder 23: Presbyterian Church Presbytery of Western Kentucky, Union
Folder 24: Presbyterian Western Kentucky
Folder 25: Presbyterian
Folder 26: Salvation Army
Folder 27: United Church of Christ (Indiana-Kentucky conf.)
Folder 28: United Church of Christ (Ohio conf.)
Folder 29: United Methodist Church Kentucky Conference
Folder 30: United Methodist Church Louisville Conference
Folder 31: United Methodist Louisville Conference
Folder 32: United Methodist Memphis Conference
Folder 33: United Methodist Church Red Bird Missionary Conference
Box 2: Judicatory files, cont.; Committee Files
Folder 34: United Presbyterian Church in the USA
Folder 35: Walnut Hill ECU Church
Folder 36: Committee on personnel and nominations
Folder 37: Nominating committee
Folder 38: Committee on policy and structure
Folder 39: Committee on policy and structure (old file)
Folder 40: Policy and structure 3-30
Folder 41: Policy and structure
Folder 42: Investment committee, 1994
Folder 43: Thomas McKinnon Securities Inc.
Folder 44: Initial Contract and W-9
Folder 45: Citizens Fidelity Employees Benefits Newsletter
Folder 46: Citizens Fidelity Correspondence
Folder 47: Citizens Fidelity deposit/fee, credits/debits
Folder 48: Citizens Fidelity bound reports
Folder 49: Investment Committee, 1993
Folder 50: Budget and Finance Investment Committee, 1991
Folder 51: Standing Committee on Budget and Finance, 1994
Folder 52: Standing Committee on Budget and Finance, 1993
Folder 53: Budget and Finance Investment Committee, 1992
Folder 54: Budget and Finance, 1992
Folder 55: Budget and Finance correspondence, 1990
Folder 56: Budget and Finance meeting notices, 1990
Folder 57: Budget and Finance minutes, 1990
Folder 58: Investment Committee budget and finance
Folder 59: Budget and Finance program budgets
Folder 60: Budget and Finance feasibility study proposals
Folder 61: Budget and Finance Roster Changes
Folder 62: Budget and Finance Bound Reports, 1989-1990
Folder 63: Budget and Finance, 1989
Folder 64: Budget and Finance, 1988
Box 3: Committee files: Investment, Budget, & Finance
Folder 65: Budget and Finance, 1984
Folder 66: Budget and Finance Committee
Folder 67: Portfolio Manager Prospects
Folder 68: Portfolio Manager – Merrill Lynch
Folder 69: Budget and Finance, 1987
Folder 70: Budget and Finance Committee, 1986
Folder 71: Banks Signature Authorizations, 1983
Folder 72: Investment Committee, 1995
Folder 73: Investment Committee, 1996
Folder 74: Investment, 1997
Folder 75: Investments, 1998
Folder 76: Investments, 1999
Folder 77: Investments, 2000
Folder 78: Friends, 1995
Folder 79: Friends, 1996
Folder 80: 1996 audit
Folder 81: Standing Committee on Budget and Finance, 1995
Folder 82: Budget and Finance, 1996
Folder 83: Budget and Finance, 1997
Folder 84: Budget and Finance, 1998
Folder 85: Budget and Finance, 1999
Folder 86: Budget and Finance, 2000
Box 4: Nominations & Personnel Committee / Commission on Religion and Public Policy
Folder 87: Standing Committee on Personnel and Nominations, 1991
Folder 88: Nominations and Personnel, 1992
Folder 89: Standing Committee on Nominations and Personnel, 1993
Folder 90: Standing Committee on Personnel and Nominations, 1994
Folder 91: Standing Committee on Nominations and Personnel, 1995
Folder 92: Personnel and Nominations, 1997
Folder 93: Personnel and Nominations, 1998
Folder 94: Nominations and Personnel, 1999
Folder 95: Nominations and Personnel, 2000
Folder 96: Commission on Religion and Public Policy, 1990
Folder 97: Commission on Religion and Public Policy, 1990, part 2
Folder 98: Religion and Public Policy
Folder 99: Assault Weapons- peacemaking
Folder 100: Pittston Coal Strike
Folder 101: Congress of the United States, 1st – 6th Kentucky Districts
Folder 102: AIDS
Folder 103: DUI legislation
Folder 104: Food
Folder 105: 1St Kentucky Faith and Order Conference
Folder 106: Interfaith
Folder 107: 1992 Kentucky General Assembly
Folder 108: 1992 Day at the Legislature
Folder 109: 1991 CORPP
Folder 110: 1992 CORPP
Box 5: Commission on Religion and Public Policy (CORPP) files
Folder 111: CORPP agendas-minutes
Folder 112: CORPP reference materials
Folder 113: CORPP meeting notices and memos
Folder 114: CORPP solid waste act
Folder 115: James S. Turpin, Jr. remarks
Folder 116: Correspondence
Folder 117: January 1990 Kentucky General Assembly
Folder 118: CORPP old file
Folder 119: CORPP old file, part 2
Folder 120: Integrating Ecumenical Potential within Judicatory Level & Denominational Functions
Folder 121: Annual Assembly, 1996-1967
Folder 122: Assembly, 1971
Folder 123: General Correspondence, 1974
Folder 124: Day at the Legislature, miscellaneous
Folder 125: Commission on Justice Ministries, Capital punishment study guide
Folder 126: Day at the Legislature, 1996
Folder 127: Day at the Legislature, 1996, part2
Folder 128: KCC policy statements and resolutions
Folder 129: Commission on Justice Ministries, 1993
Folder 130: Day at the Legislature, 1994
Folder 131: Day at the Legislature, 1998
Folder 132: Commission on Justice Ministries, 1994
Folder 133: Commission on Justice Ministries, 1995
Folder 134: Reconciling Differences
Folder 135: Day at the Legislature, 1996
Folder 136: Justice Ministries, 1996
Folder 137: Justice Ministries, 1997
Folder 138: Justice Ministries, 1998
Folder 139: Justice Ministries, 1999
Box 6: Christian Unity
Folder 140: Christian Unity, 1998-1990
Folder 141: Christian Unity Conference – Ministry
Folder 142: Copy for Ministry Booklet
Folder 143: Eucharist and Baptism Book Orders
Folder 144: Commission on Christian Unity
Folder 145: Commission on Christian Unity, part 2.
Folder 146: Christian Unity Conference, 1985
Folder 147: X.U. Conference, 1985
Folder 148: Commission on Christian Unity, 1982 & older
Folder 149: Program Copy Master, R/UWC
Folder 150: Rural Life Issues Task Force, 1989
Folder 151: Rural Life Issues
Folder 152: Kentucky Rural Women’s Conference, 1989
Folder 153: Rural Life Issues Conference, May 1986
Box 7: Rural Life, CORPP, Policy & Structure
Folder 154: Rural Life Issues Conference, September 1986
Folder 155: CORPP – A Day at the Legislature, 1990
Folder 156: CORPP, 1988 General Assembly
Folder 157: Legislative Conference, Feb. 1988
Folder 158: CORPP, Legislative Networking – “Enlarging the Conversation”
Folder 159: CORPP, 1986 Legislative Session
Folder 160: Day at the Legislature, 1990
Folder 161: 21st Century Planning Committee, Policy & Structure
Folder 162: Policy & Structure, 2000
Folder 163: Policy & Structure, 1999
Folder 164: Policy & Structure, 1998
Folder 165: Policy & Structure, 1997
Folder 166: Policy & Structure, 1996
Folder 167: Standing Committee on Policy & Structure, 1995
Folder 168: Standing Committee on Policy & Structure, 1994
Folder 169: Standing Committee on Policy & Structure, 1993
Folder 170: Standing Committee on Policy & Structure, 1992
Folder 171: Standing Committee on Policy & Structure, 1991
Folder 172: Policy & Structure, 1990
Folder 173: Public Education and Religion, 1999
Folder 174: Religion and Public Education
Folder 175: Commission on Local Ecumenism, 2000
Folder 176: Commission on Local Ecumenism, 1991-1994
Folder 177: Commission on Local Ecumenism, 1995
Folder 178: Commission on Local Ecumenism, 1996-1998
Folder 179: Commission on Local Ecumenism, 1999
Folder 180: Moving, 1999
Folder 181: 50th Anniversary
Folder 182: Annual Assembly, 1999
Folder 183: Annual Assembly, 1998
Box 8: Rural Life
Folder 184: Rural Life Issues, Task Force, 1990
Folder 185: Rural Life Issues, Task Force, 1991
Folder 186: Rural Life Issues, Task Force, 1992
Folder 187: Commission on Justice Ministries, Rural Life Issues, 1993
Folder 188: Program Unit on Rural Life Issues, 1994
Folder 189: Program Unit on Rural Life Issues, 1995
Folder 190: Rural Life Issues, 1996
Folder 191: Rural Life, 1997
Folder 192: Rural Life, 1998
Folder 193: Rural Life, 1999
Folder 194: Rural Life, 2000
Folder 195: Copies for R.L.I.T.F.
Folder 196: Copies for R.L.I.T.F., part 2
Folder 197: R.L.I.T.F. Extremism in Farm Issues
Folder 198: Rural Voice, July 1991
Folder 199: Rural Issues newsletters
Folder 200: R.L.I.T.F. survey, 1991
Folder 201: Rural Life Issues Task Force, 1988
Folder 202: Rural/Urban Women’s Conference Planning Committee
Folder 203: Rural/Urban Dialog, Funding Requests, January 1990
Folder 204: Rural Life Miscellaneous
Box 9: Annual Assembly, 1985-1997
Folder 205: 30th Annual Assembly, 1985
Folder 206: 39th Annual Assembly, 1986
Folder 207: 40th Annual Assembly, 1987
Folder 208: 41st Annul Assembly, 1998
Folder 209: Annual Assembly Committee, 1998-1999
Folder 210: 1990 Annual Assembly (43rd) evaluations
Folder 211: Standing Committee on Annual Assembly 1990 (43rd)
Folder 212: Standing Committee/Annual Assembly
Folder 213: Annual Assembly, 1992
Folder 214: 45th Annual Assembly, 1992
Folder 215: Standing Committee on Annual Assembly, 1993
Folder 216: 47th Annual Assembly, 1994
Folder 217: Standing Committee on the Annual Assembly, 1994
Folder 218: Standing Committee on Annual Assembly, 1995
Folder 219: Annual Assembly, 1996
Folder 220: 1996, Day at Legislature
Folder 221: Annual Assembly, 1997
Box 10: Annual Assembly, 1989-2008
Folder 222: NJK, Annual Assembly
Folder 223: Brochures
Folder 224: Annual Assembly, 1997
Folder 225: 42nd Annual Assembly, 1989
Folder 226: 43rd Annual Assembly, 1990
Folder 227: 46th Annual Assembly, 1993
Folder 228: 48th Annual Assembly, 1995
Folder 229: 48th Annual Assembly, 1995, part 2
Folder 230: 49th Annual Assembly, 1996
Folder 231: 54th Annual Assembly, 2001
Folder 232: 55th Annual Assembly, 2002
Folder 233: 56th Annual Assembly, 2003
Folder 234: 59th Annual Assembly, 2006
Folder 235: 60th Annual Assembly, 2007
Folder 236: 61st Annual Assembly, 2008
Box 11: Annual Assembly, 1975-1984
Folder 237: 37th Annual Assembly, 1984
Folder 238: 37th Annual Assembly Mailing Lists
Folder 239: Assembly Letters, 1984
Folder 240: Annual Assembly Committee Reports and Requests, 1984
Folder 241: Annual Assembly Judicatory Delegate List, 1984
Folder 242: Annual Assembly, 1983
Folder 243: Annual Assembly, 1982
Folder 244: Annual Assembly, 1981
Folder 245: Annual Assembly, 1980
Folder 246: Annual Assembly, 1979-1980
Folder 247: Committee on the Assembly, 1979
Folder 248: KCC Work plan and status report forms
Folder 249: Committee Reports for Annual Meeting, 1978
Folder 250: Annual Assembly, 1979
Folder 251: Annual Assembly, 1978
Folder 252: Annual Assembly Originals, 1978
Folder 253: Annual Assembly, 1978
Folder 254: Annual Assembly 1977-1978
Folder 255: Committee on the Ass-embly, 1977
Folder 256: Annual Assembly, 1976, Denominations participants and observers
Folder 257: Annual Assembly, 1996, Summary of goal, directions workgroup
Folder 258: Annual Assembly Evaluations, 1976
Folder 259: Annual Assembly Program Personnel, 1976
Folder 260: Annual Assembly KCC, 1976
Folder 261: Annual Assembly, 1975
Box 12: Christian Unity, Annual Assembly, Executive Board
Folder 262: Christian Unity, 1991
Folder 263: Commission on Christian Unity, 1992
Folder 263: Commission on Christian Unity, 1993
Folder 265: Commission on Christian Unity, 1994
Folder 266: Commission on Christian Unity, 1995
Folder 267: Christian Unity, 1996
Folder 268: Christian Unity, 1997
Folder 269: Christian Unity, 1998
Folder 270: Christian Unity, 1999
Folder 271: Christian Unity, 2000
Folder 272: Annual Assembly, 1991
Folder 273: Annual Assembly, 1991, part 2
Folder 274: Annual Assembly, 1998
Folder 275: Annual Assembly, 1998, part 2
Folder 276: Annual Assembly, 1998, part 3
Folder 277: Annual Assembly, 1999
Folder 278: Annual Assembly, 1999, part 2
Folder 279: Annual Assembly, 1999, part 3
Folder 280: Clergy Gun Bill
Folder 281: Executive Board, 1991
Box 13: Executive Board
Folder 282: Executive Board, 1990
Folder 283: Executive Board, 1989
Folder 284: Executive Board, 1985-1986
Folder 285: J.B. “Black Book”, 1985-1986
Folder 286: Executive Board, 1988
Folder 287: Executive Board, 1984-1987
Folder 288: Executive Board, January 1984-March 1985
Folder 289: Executive Board, 1980-1983
Folder 290: Executive Board Minutes, 1982
Folder 291: Executive Board, 1 September 1982
Folder 292: Executive Board Members Notebook, 1978-1979
Folder 293: Executive Board Members notebook, 1977-1978
Folder 294: Executive Board, 1975
Folder 295: Executive Board, 1974
Folder 296: Executive Board, 1976
Box 14: Executive Board, 1992-2000, miscellaneous
Folder 297: Executive Board, 1992
Folder 298: Executive Board, 1993
Folder 299: Executive Board, 1994
Folder 300: Executive Board, 1995
Folder 301: Executive Board, 1996
Folder 302: Executive Board, 1996, part 2
Folder 303: Executive Board, 1997
Folder 304: Executive Board, 1998
Folder 305: Executive Board, 1999
Folder 306: Executive Board, 2000
Folder 307: Disaster Recovery Meeting minutes, 1977 (Inner-Church Disaster Recovery Committee)
Folder 308: Kentucky Literacy Commission
Box 15: Kentucky Interfaith Disaster Recovery Preparedness
Folder 309: Special Session Bills, 1991
Folder 310: KIDRP, 2000
Folder 311: KIDRP, 1999
Folder 312: KIDRP, 1998
Folder 313: KIDPR, 1997
Folder 314: KIDPR, 1996
Folder 315: KIDPR Floods, 1989
Folder 316: KIDRP, John Bush, 1987
Folder 317: KIDRP General Correspondence, 1984-1985
Folder 318: KIDRP 1986 Funding request
Folder 319: Mayfield/Lovelaceville Floods, 1983
Folder 320: Letcher County Floods, 1981-1982
Folder 321: Federal Disaster Administration, 1979
Folder 322: Disaster Ministries Committee, 1979
Folder 323: Disaster General Correspondence, 1978-1979
Folder 324: KIDPR Final report, 1984-1985
Folder 325: KIDPR flooding conference, 1985
Folder 326: Floodings Conference, April 25, 1989
Folder 327: KIDRP correspondence, 1987-1991
Folder 328: KIDRP Disaster Services, 3 of 3
Folder 329: KIDRP, 1994 1of 3
Folder 330: Florida Hurricane/Kentucky Floods, 1992
Folder 331: KIDRP, 2 of 3
Folder 332: KIDRP, 1 of 3
Folder 333: Paducah Earthquake Training, 10-24-1990
Folder 334: KIDRP June 1990, Disasters
Folder 335: KIDRP Armenia Earthquake Relief, Jan. 1989
Folder 336: KIC Clergy Disaster Seminar/breakfast, Sept. 9, 1988
Folder 337: KIDRP Training Program, 1987-1988
Box 16: Intercom & The Council Courier
Folder 338: Courier extras
Folder 339: Courier, 1997-1998
Folder 340: Council Courier
Folder 341: Council Courier, 1976-1979
Folder 342: Council Courier, 1966-1973
Folder 343: Council Courier, 1968-1974
Folder 344: Council Courier, 1966-1968
Folder 345: Council Courier, 1966-1967
Folder 346: Council Courier, 1966-1967
Folder 347: Council Courier, 1966-1968
Folder 348: Council Courier, 1966-1973
Folder 349: Council Courier, 1969-1973
Folder 350: Council Courier, 1969-1973
Folder 351: Council Courier, 1968-1973
Folder 352: Council Courier, 1968-1973
Folder 353: Council Courier, 1968-1973
Folder 354: Council Courier, 1966-1973
Folder 355: Council Courier, 1966-1973
Folder 356: Council Courier, 1966-1973
Folder 357: KCC Publications, 1947-1965
Folder 358: Ecumenical Courier, 2000
Folder 359: Intercom subscriptions
Folder 360: Intercom subscriptions, 1983
Folder 361: Intercom subscriptions, 1984
Folder 362: Newspaper project
Folder 363: Intercom material to enclose
Folder 364: Intercom, letters sent
Folder 365: Bulk Mail Forms, after 1996
Folder 366: Ideas to use
Folder 367: Intercom leads
Folder 368: Intercom label orders
Folder 369: Intercom general correspondence, 1989-1995
Folder 370: Intercom, 1996
Folder 371: Intercom, 1997
Folder 372: Intercom, 1998
Folder 373: Intercom, 1999
Folder 374: Intercom, 2000-2001
Box 17: Intercom, Racism
Folder 375: Council Courier, 1978-1981
Folder 376: Intercom, 1983
Folder 377: Intercom, 1984
Folder 378: Intercom,1985
Folder 379: Intercom,1986
Folder 380: Intercom,1987
Folder 381: Intercom,1988
Folder 382: Intercom,1989
Folder 383: Intercom,1990
Folder 384: Intercom,1991
Folder 385: Intercom,1992
Folder 386: Intercom,1993
Folder 387: Intercom,1994
Folder 388: Intercom,1995
Folder 389: Intercom, undated
Folder 390: Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Inc.
Folder 391: Racism and Anti-racism
Folder 392: One America in the 21st century
Folder 393: Planning Community-wide Study Circle Programs
Folder 394: Racism – study guides
Folder 395: Teaching Tolerance
Folder 396: Racism articles
Folder 397: NAEIS 1999 annual conference
Folder 398: Cox & Associates Consulting
Folder 399: Martin’s Lament
Folder 400: Racism – miscellaneous
Folder 401: Focus on Study Circles newsletters
Folder 402: Evening the Odds
Folder 403: Racism – miscellaneous publications
Folder 404: Racism – miscellaneous publications, part 2
Folder 405: Church Burning
Subject Headings
Christian life – Kentucky
Disaster relief
Ecumenical movement – Kentucky
Kentucky – Rural conditions
Kentucky Council of Churches
Religious institutions – Kentucky
Religious newspapers and periodicals – Kentucky
United States – Race relations
