The Union of Black Episcopalians
The Union of Black Episcopalians was organized in 1968 and now consists of more than 55 chapters across the world.
The Mission of The Union of Black Episcopalians:
To
unify the diverse cultures, concerns and gifts of Black Episcopalians by
providing preparation and encouragement for living the Baptismal Covenant and
fully participating in the mission and governance of The Episcopal Church.
The Vision of The Union of Black Episcopalians:
- To
create awareness within young men and women of African descent about the clergy
vocation.
- To
promote strong lay leadership among communities of African Descent within the
Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.
- Create
a systematic approach of ensuring the Black Congregations and other Communities
of African descent are sustainable and viable within their vineyards.
- To
be a community of vigilance and action regarding matters of injustice,
especially the effects of racism in the Church and society
Highlights
for 2017 -2018
- We are deeply committed to
keeping before the Church the importance of Historically Black Colleges and
have actively fundraised , promoted and recruited for the colleges to ensure
their longevity
- We strongly support Black
leadership & vocations (lay and ordained) and have hosted Black Clergy meetings
across our church, successfully promoted the first Black Credo Conference and
met with Black Seminarians and Seminaries (EDS & VTS ) to lobby for their needs
including job placement
- We network with other
ethnic and interest groups who share our vision for a just, inclusive and
Christ-centered Church with continued meetings with the Network Collaborative,
Consultation and Deputies of Colors
- We support Ethnic & Social Justice Missioners and played a
critical role in the recruitment of the new Missioner for Black Ministry and
with his appointment have developed strong partnership on shared goals and
priorities
- We created and sponsored
General Convention resolutions in the following areas: Mass Incarceration, Gun
Violence, Voting Rights, Racial Reconciliation and Immigration Rights
- We encouraged members to be
deputies for General Convention and to fill other critical Diocesan and
Provincial committees, to that end we hosted a Black Deputies Education
Forum and will provide continued support
for them during General Convention
- Our members participated in
direct actions through outreach to elected officials, marches, voting etc. for
issues e.g. Health Care, Black Lives Matter, Gun Reform, Budget
- In addition to
communication through social media and email, we launched a newsletter UBUNTU to
highlight issues and celebrate the history and contributions of Black
Episcopalians within our church and community
- We
provided hurricane relief donations of food and
school supplies to the Virgin Islands
- For continued education and
advocacy we are hosting our 50th Annual Business Meeting and Conference which includes Youth
and Young Adults leadership programming
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