Racial Justice GA Mission
Our Mission
Our mission is to educate, support, and model valuable practices to our faith community to dismantle racism as we seek to embody Jesus’ mandate to love God, self, and neighbor – thereby honoring the dignity of every human being.
Grounded in Our Baptismal Covenant
Each element of the journey is grounded in one of the five questions from our Baptismal Covenant
- The desire to form Beloved Community flows from the first of the five promises:
- Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?
- Telling the truth about our Church’s historic and present story around race – who we are and what we’ve done – is part of how we fulfill the second promise:
- Will you persevere in resisting evil, and whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
- Naming the dream of God in a particular place, casting a compelling vision of Beloved Community, and committing to the work necessary to live into it are directly linked to the third promise:
- Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ?
- As we practice the way of love, listening for the voice of God in the voice of the other and honoring the presence of Christ in all those we meet, we take up the fourth promise:
- Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?
- And as we expand the circle of God’s love and take responsibility for repairing the brokenness in our communities, our society, and our world – we also affirm the fifth promise:
- Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?
This information is from The Episcopal Church’s Becoming Beloved Community Commitment and Plan. BCP Pages 304-305.