A call to appreciate one another as children of God continually has been repeated at the General Conventions of the Episcopal Church. In 2009, the General Convention urged every leadership body of the Church to institute programs or sessions on ‘anti-racism’. Dioceses around the globe instituted anti-racism training and many use Seeing the Face of God in Each Other: The Antiracism Training Manual of the Episcopal Church, a curriculum designed to make us all more aware of how society’s racist past still haunts us today. A new framework for racial reconciliation toward creating Beloved Community was approved at General Convention 79 (2018).
Building on the work done since 2013 by the EXPLORING DIVERSITY & NURTURING CULTURAL COMPETENCY Task Force, the Province 1 Becoming Beloved Community Network seeks to bring together those interested in working toward racial reconciliation, healing, and justice. We provide share resources and experiences in doing this work through the Province 1 website, social media, and quarterly gatherings.
The next quarterly Zoom meeting of this network will be Sunday, February 23, 2025 from 3-5 p.m. Register here for this call.
For more information on the network, reach out to James McKim.
This Ministry Network recordings of previous calls may be found on the Province 1 YouTube page.
