Racial Reconciliation
Sacred Ground: Transformation on the Journey
By Mark Edwards and Avril Barker The website for St. John’s Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Maryland, proclaims, “Everything we do at St. John’s is done through the lens of building community—helping people to connect to people. Whether we worship, learn, grow, or serve, everything is meant to help us grow into deeper community […]
From the Becoming Beloved Community Grant Community: New Frontiers in Camden
By Mark Smith While St. Paul’s Episcopal Church has been serving the homeless and marginalized neighbors in downtown Camden, New Jersey, for four decades, the COVID pandemic represented a particular challenge for us and our guests, who are disproportionately people of color. As in most other churches, in-person worship had ended and our adventure with […]
Leading toward Beloved Community in Mississippi
More and more Episcopalians in Mississippi are striving for God’s just future. Recognizing this holy movement, the Rt. Rev. Brian Seage of Mississippi created a new position to further engage in the ministry of racial justice, reconciliation, and healing. As diocesan missioner for Becoming Beloved Communities and congregational vitality, the Rev. Andy Andrews will be […]
The Sacred Act of Protecting the Vote
By the Rev. Melanie Mullen, Director for Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care In my grandmother’s big Bible—you know the BIG ONE that many grandmas have—she had a manila folder filled with mimeographed pages of “Get Out the Vote” lists. There were the names and addresses of neighbors in the segregated side of town, rich and poor, […]
Hau Mitakuyepi (hello, my relatives)
By the Rev. Shaneequa Brokenleg Hau Mitakuyepi (hello, my relatives), The summer is coming to a close, and soon fall will be upon us. As schools come back in session and fall programming begins at our churches, I hope you will consider incorporating Becoming Beloved Community into your activities. As I was thinking about the […]
Sacred Ground and General Convention Resolutions
By Jayne Osgood The Episcopal Church’s 80th General Convention in Baltimore this summer seems to have been a glorious celebration of beloved community! As the last BBC newsletter headlined, “We Won’t Turn Back,” and with so many resolutions lifting up the ideals of racial justice, reconciliation, and healing, the title stands strong and steady in […]
From the Becoming Beloved Community Grant Community: Land Acknowledgment and Beyond–Church of the Incarnation and Trinity Cathedral
By the Indigenous Ministry Team of the Commission for Intercultural Ministries–the Rev. Canon Tina Campbell, Miriam Casey, and Patricia Heinicke. Members of the Church of the Incarnation in Santa Rosa and Trinity Cathedral in Sacramento have been working with Rose Hammock and Taylor Pennewell from Redbud Resource Group to learn about Native culture and to […]
Hispanic Heritage Month from the perspective of the Office of Latino/Hispanic Ministries
By The Rev. Samuel Borbon Each year, the United States observes National Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the contributions and culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans to our nation and society. This is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President […]
Back-to-School and Ministry
By Canon Myra Garnes I love “Homecoming” services and celebrations in our churches as we launch the ministry year. It is a hopeful time for parents and young people. Perhaps many parents are cheering at the thought of sending their children to school, but it can come with some level of anxiety amid hope. Will […]
Highlighting Hispanic Voices
By Oscar Rozo When you think Episcopal, what images come to mind? Liturgy? Organ music? Presiding bishop? When I think about The Episcopal Church, I think about Purepechas and Multicultural Centers. While serving as the diocesan missioner of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, I have been working with different communities of faith that […]
