Records of Voice of Calvary Ministries, 1969-1986.

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Records of Voice of Calvary Ministries, 1969-1986.

Administrative correspondence, memos, reports, photographs and other material, relating to VOCM's evangelistic ministry in a context of wholistic community development, economic redistribution, and racial reconciliation, primarily from the mid-1970s to 1986 in Mendenhall and Jackson, Mississippi, and nearby rural communities.

51 boxes (20.0 cubic feet)

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Tucker, Lem

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African American executive of evangelical organization; born Lemuel Simpson Tucker on February 27, 1952; graduated from College of William and Mary, 1977; completed master's degree at Westminister Theological Seminary, 1977; executive director of Voice of Calvary Ministries, 1979-1981; president of Voice of Calvary Ministries, 1981-1989; died 1989. From the description of Oral history interview with Lem Tucker, 1987. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 26449172 ...

Mendenhall Ministries (Miss.)

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Perkins, John, 1930-

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John K. Perkins, playwright. From the description of The yellow pillow: typescript, 1972. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122579645 ...

Voice of Calvary Ministries (U.S.)

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African American-operated interdenominational agency emphasizing evangelism in a context of wholistic community development, economic redistribution, and racial reconciliation; formed by John Perkins in rural Mississippi, 1960; Perkins began developing housing, thrift store and agricultural cooperatives, 1967-1970; Perkins arrested and almost beaten to death, 1970; Perkins relocated to Jackson, 1971; first volunteer summer groups came to Mendenhall, 1971; headquarters relocated to Jackson, 1974;...