Diana Vezmar-Bailey

Photos

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Stole Text

DIANA VEZMAR-BAILEY

ORDAINED 11-12-78
RELIEVED OF THE PRACTICE OF ORDAINED OFFICE  1-10-89

WHAT DOES IT PROFIT THE CHURCH TO GAIN ITS LIFE AND LOSE ITS SOUL?

Contribution Story

This stole was one of the original 80 stoles that were on display on Sept. 16, 1995 when I set aside my ordination before Heartland Presbytery (see stole #1 for details).

Following the loss of her ordination, Diana left the Presbyterian Church and entered the wilderness.  She and her partner, Leslie Chartier, found their way to Madison, WI and to James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation, a community full of people like Diana and Leslie who had left a wide variety of faith traditions in search of a place of welcome.  Diana is now the Coordinator of Member Programs at the First Unitarian Society in Madison; she and Leslie are still grateful members of James Reeb.

Martha Juillerat
Founder, Shower of Stoles Project
2006

Archival Record

Stole Number: 48
Honoree(s): Diana Vezmar-Bailey
Donor(s): Diana Vezmar-Bailey
Geography: Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
Faith Tradition: Presbyterian Church (USA)
Donation Date: 1995

Citation

“Diana Vezmar-Bailey,” LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed March 28, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/items/show/724.