Frances Curry Kerr oral history interview, 2016 December 16

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In this interview, Frances C. Kerr recounts her involvement in the process by which Myers Park Baptist Church adopted an LGBTQ affirming policy in 2002, her reasons for wanting to make this policy happen, and how this has changed her life as a church member, mother, and grandmother of a lesbian. Motivated by her daughter's coming out as lesbian in the 1990s, Mrs. Kerr and her husband George Kerr worked for six years trying to make worship welcoming for LGBTQ people at Myers Park Baptist Church. The adoption of the Church's LGBTQ affirming policy in 2002 led to the expulsion of the congregation from the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina in 2007.

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Title: Frances Curry Kerr oral history interview, 2016 December 16
Interviewee: Kerr, Frances C. (Frances Curry), 1928-
Interviewer: Burford, Joshua D., 1974-
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2016-12-16
Physical Description: 1 audio file (32:35) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Frances C. Kerr was a 88-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 1928. She was educated at Bates College and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; she was employed as a counselor and was a deacon at Myers Park Baptist Church.
Abstract: In this interview, Frances C. Kerr recounts her involvement in the process by which Myers Park Baptist Church adopted an LGBTQ affirming policy in 2002, her reasons for wanting to make this policy happen, and how this has changed her life as a church member, mother, and grandmother of a lesbian. Motivated by her daughter's coming out as lesbian in the 1990s, Mrs. Kerr and her husband George Kerr worked for six years trying to make worship welcoming for LGBTQ people at Myers Park Baptist Church. The adoption of the Church's LGBTQ affirming policy in 2002 led to the expulsion of the congregation from the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina in 2007.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on a Zoom H5 Handy Recorder with XY modular mic.
Interviewee Occupations: Social workers
Subjects--Names: Kerr, Frances C. (Frances Curry), 1928-
Subjects--Organizations: Myers Park Baptist Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subjects--Topics: Lesbians
Gay community
Parents of queer people
Homophobia
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Baptists
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1990-2020
Digital Collection Title: Charlotte LGBTQ+ oral histories
Rights: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Related Materials: Frances Curry Kerr Records concerning inclusion at Myers Park Baptist Church, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/541)
Identifier: QH-KE0028
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2315

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