Membership
Silent Film of ESCRU Gathering, 1964
ESCRU’s membership grew from approximately 100 in 1959 to over 1,000 in 1961. At its peak in 1966, ESCRU counted 5,000 members in 29 chapters, of whom two-thirds were lay persons. Its strongest support was in northern urban areas, including Chicago, New York, and Boston, but chapters were also located in Atlanta, Texas, and Maryland. The Society’s national office, which oversaw most of the outreach of the Society, was in Atlanta under the guidance of the Rev. John “Jack” Morris, who served as Executive Director from 1960 to 1967.
Letter written by ESCRU Director John Morris thanking Presiding Bishop Arthur Lichtenberger for his statement (also included) which called for Episcopalians to support the nation-wide civil rights protests, May 1963
