Interview with Ronald Preston Byars, October 30, 1990
Project: Second Presbyterian Church of Lexington Oral History Project
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Ronald Byars talks about his family history and education, his ministry at churches in Michigan, being a pastor at Second Presbyterian Church, new programs and changes in the church since 1980, the capital funds campaign, and new adult education classes. He discusses the Helping Hands program, ecumenical preschool; the Parish Nurse and Health Education Resource Center, community involvement, and Appalachian regional hospitals. He also describes researching and writing a chapter titled, "History of Presbyterian Worship Resources in the 20th Century" for the book "The Confessional Mosaic."Interview Accession
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Byars, Ronald Preston Interview by Jean H. Becker. 30 Oct. 1990. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Byars, R.P. (1990, October 30). Interview by J. H. Becker. Second Presbyterian Church of Lexington Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Byars, Ronald Preston, interview by Jean H. Becker. October 30, 1990, Second Presbyterian Church of Lexington Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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