Category: Oral History

• September 29, 2022

  Rev. Keith Kinslow Sample Interview

  Rev. Keith Kinslow is the pastor of Chatham Fields Lutheran Church in the Chatham neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. His congregation was founded by the English District. In the 1950’s, it transitioned from white to black without a single racial incident. In this short segment from his interview, Pastor Kinslow recounts some of…
• September 21, 2022

  Ralph Kreuger: Concordia Lutheran Church

  Ralph Kreuger has been a member of Concordia Lutheran Church since his birth in 1924. An integral part of the congregation, he has served in nearly every capacity. Ralph also is a central figure in the Lutheran Athletic Association in Chicago, which was once large enough to have full-time staff and an office in downtown…