The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

The House of Deputies Committee on Racial Justice and Reconciliation presented its Report #8 on Resolution D094 (Reaffirming the Role of Ethnic Ministries) and moved adoption.

Original Text of Resolution:

(D094)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,

That the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church reaffirms the role of our multicultural ministries in the life of the Church and resolves to strengthen them and affirm evangelistic work among diverse ethnic groups; and be it further

Resolved, That the 80th General Convention reaffirms all prior resolutions concerning ethnic ministries and resolves that the principles inherent in prior resolutions concerning particular ethnic groups apply to all ethnic and underrepresented groups; and be it further

Resolved, That the General Convention reaffirms the Church’s work and commitment to minority and ethnic ministry and its work to underrepresented and vulnerable groups; and be it further

Resolved, That the General Convention reaffirms all church-wide and diocesan bodies for ethnic congregational development and continues to support empowerment programs for ethnic and racial minorities and underrepresented groups; and be it further

Resolved, That all previous General Convention resolutions supporting ethnic and minority ministries shall be considered part of the Church’s anti-racism and evangelistic work; and be it further

Resolved, That the work necessary to include people of color, ethnic minorities, and the underrepresented in the life and leadership of the Church at all levels – church-wide and diocesan – is inalienable from the Baptismal Covenant’s call to respect the dignity of every human being.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #84)