As we prepare for the 210th Annual Convention, the Reparations and Restitution Ministry Committee is providing new and updated information to help open our hearts more fully to the work of repairing the breach caused by systemic oppression.
In this three-part series of short videos, the Rev. Jemonde Taylor, rector of St. Ambrose, Raleigh, tells the story of St. Ambrose.
He discusses the ways in which St. Ambrose–and Raleigh’s Black community as a whole–were impacted by environmental racism throughout the church’s history, and how the congregation fought to protect the health of both the environment and their community. Today, St. Ambrose is a leader in environmental justice in the city.
Despite its difficult history, St. Ambrose lives into resurrection by using the land they helped heal from the effects of environmental racism to now help heal the Black community affected by that same racism.
The series ends with a discussion of reparations and reconciliation to a biblical Christ, not one of white supremacy.
