Recording Black History

Through the African American Leaders and Congregations Initiative, The Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) is requesting your help in documenting the Black individuals that live, work, and witness in our denomination.

The PHS will digitize your earliest records such as session minutes and registers, up to 1200 pages of text, at no cost. After digitizing, they can secure the original records in their archives or return them to the church.

The PHS is also looking for the personal records of prominent black church workers. For example, in 2020 they processed the personal records of Gayraud Wilmore (read more here).

If any of our congregations or presbyteries are interested, please contact David Staniunas at dstaniunas@history.pcusa.org