The Episcopal Network for Economic Justice

The Episcopal Network for Economic Justice (ENEJ) is a network of individuals, dioceses, congregations and organizations within The Episcopal Church who are engaged in a variety of economic justice ministries.  Members work both within the church and in interfaith coalitions in their respective communities. We provide guidance on issues of economic justice with information on our website, position papers on topics of value for The Episcopal Church and liturgies that focus on social justice. 

On our website (www.enej.org) you will find a how-to manual for economic justice work, information on community investing, and our latest lectionary project.  The lectionary project can be used for the Lenten Season, and is scripture based reflections on social justice. 

ENEJ advocates for many economic justice issues such as fair taxes, a living wage, health care, and workers’ right to organize. For example, at the 2018 General Convention we will be supporting resolutions for worker justice, fair wages, access to health care, and better funding and access to the safety net system in the United States.

ENEJ is also active in continuing the work of Jubilee ministries.  We have been actively working to bring the Jubilee ministries together and to create support for Jubilee centers at The Episcopal Church Center.  Jubilee ministries, we feel, are a vital part of our work in social justice.  They are the church’s work within our communities, created to  safeguard the rights of the marginalized in our community.

This year, ENEJ worked closely with The Episcopal Church to bring The Episcopal Church back to Ecumenical Advocacy Day.  Ecumenical Advocacy Days is a movement of the Christian community, which, grounded in biblical witness and our shared traditions of justice, peace and the integrity of creation, allows us to advocate, as Christians, for issues that are important to our faith. These include alleviating hunger, fair wages and justice for all. This year’s theme was  “A World Uprooted: Responding to Migrants, Refugees and Displaced People.”

At ENEJ, we believe The Episcopal Church is called to do the work of economic justice.  We believe The Episcopal Church is called to a vocation that addresses the systemic injustices within our society that perpetuate poverty and lack of access to the resources which enhance the quality of life and by which communities and people sustain themselves.

Please come see our booth in the exhibit area, which is part of the section of The Consultation.