Justice Stories: Work of the Church

At the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing, we believe that stories are the currency of dignity and the foundation of authentic change. A Justice Story is any account of how your parish, diocese, or community is engaging in the work of racial healing—through action, reflection, liturgy, advocacy, or formation.

Justice Stories matter because this work cannot be done alone. By sharing your story, you help create a clearinghouse of ideas, practices, and inspiration across the Episcopal Church and beyond. Together, we can learn from one another, strengthen our commitment, and walk more faithfully toward God’s vision of justice and reconciliation.

Share your Justice Story. How is your community working toward dignity, healing, and God’s justice?

Stories From: Province I | Province II | Province III | Province IV | Province V | Province VI | Province VII | Province VIII | Province IX

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The Episcopal Diocese of Lexington

Electric Revival, High School Retreat/Revival on Racial Reconciliation for youth with Rev. Justin Gabbard at Trinity Episcopal, Covington, KY

St. Peters, Paris, KY-Arts Camp- White church reached out to primarily black neighborhood to bring children/teens together for a week long arts & theatre camp

St. Patrick’s, Somerset, KY- Laura’s Ladies, 6 women (2 Latino, 2 White, 2 Black, AME, Episcopal, and Roman Catholic) meet once a month for prayer and conversation

St. Patrick’s, Somerset, KY- Modern Day Stations of the Cross, covering racial issues

Diocesan Racial Reconciliation Commission, Chair-Carol Rutherven

Diocesan Convention Christian Education Topic, 9 Day focused on Racial Reconciliation w/ Dr. Allen Boesak and breakout groups/workshops on above topics​

The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi

The Diocese of Mississippi has two offerings at this time. 1.) Four two-hour online sessions using the Seeing the Face of God in Others curriculum. It has many of the same components as the Center’s Pilgrimage of Racial Healing program. 2.) Sacred Ground.

The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi

Following our Diocesan Conference, Fifty Five Years Later: Becoming the Beloved Community in Mississippi, in May, members at Trinity Episcopal Church in Hattiesburg began meeting monthly to build relationships through sharing our stories and discussing various books and videos.

The group circle is widening through local friendships and word of mouth.

This week we will meet and discuss The Hate U Give by Mississippi writer, Angie Thomas. We are also discussing a group trip to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson sometime soon.

The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta

Our participation in a Dismantling Racism workshop in the fall of 2016 started us on the journey that became ONE Harris County, a service organization geared toward acknowledging historic, racially based wrongs and facilitating people listening to and learning from one another. Our goal is relationship building leading to opening up more opportunities for all citizens in our county. The three links below are to a memorial we held last weekend for 1947 lynching victim, Henry “Peg” Gilbert.

We are following up with our second Racial Trust Building Training this summer.

Read the story in the Ledger-Enquirer
Read the story on WTVM’s website
Read the story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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