Our Church in Action

Recent events have prompted our church to take a clear position terminating work on the resettlement of refugees in the US linked to government funding.  This is a significant moment with major consequences.  Please read the message from Sean Rowe, our Presiding Bishop:  https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/letter-from-presiding-bishop-sean-rowe-on-episcopal-migration-ministries/  Of note, he highlights that the action of our church has been taken “In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa …” 

It is also worth noting the message sent by the Most Rev. Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, in which he thanks the PB.  His message https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/letter-from-archbishop-thabo-makgoba-of-cape-town-to-presiding-bishop-sean-rowe/  among other things highlights that “… we cannot agree that South Africans who have lost the privileges they enjoyed under apartheid should qualify for refugee status ahead of people fleeing war and persecution from countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Afghanistan.”

Very sad and highly disturbing circumstances - our church in action!