Descendents of Enslaved People and Owners Unite in Maryland September 17, 2019 Features, News When a Baltimore church discovered that the ancestors of one parishioner had enslaved the ancestors of another, they set out on a journey of healing and atonement.
VTS Breaks Ground in Funding Reparations September 5, 2019 News Virginia Theological Seminary is creating a $1.7 million endowment that will fund “activities and programs that promote justice and inclusion,” including “the particular needs of any descendants of enslaved persons that worked at the Seminary.”
An Episcopal Pilgrimage for Racial Justice in SW Virginia August 22, 2019 Clips, Features, News Confronting the horrors of slavery, 400 years after the first enslaved Africans landed in Virginia.
Bishop Urges Consideration of Reparations June 20, 2019 News The Diocese of Maryland unanimously supported reparations at its diocesan convention.
Churches Combat Modern Slavery June 5, 2018 News A new Safe Car Wash app helps customers boycott abusive employers.
Made in God’s Image January 11, 2018 Clips, News Presiding Bishop Curry: “We must be clear that all human beings are made in God’s image and each deserves a life free from violence or threat of violence, exploitation, and coercion.”
Church Moves Two Plaques October 31, 2017 Clips, News Christ Church, Alexandria, to place Lee and Washington plaques in another space.
Name Three August 8, 2016 News Valerie M. Joyce rarely finds anyone who can meet the challenge of naming three African-American women from history.
Abp. Sentamu Lauds Wilberforce August 1, 2016 News John Sentamu praises William Wilberforce’s “deep trust in Christ, persistence, courage, and determination.”
Civil War and Seminary Hill February 19, 2015 News Robert W. Prichard, Adrienne Terrell Washington will discuss the Civil War role of Virginia Theological Seminary.
