Racial Justice and Healing
The sin of racism has infected our hearts as Americans and as a Church since the time of our founding. Dismantling racism for the sake of all people includes the hard work of naming our complicity in structures that disproportionately benefit white people. It also includes the holy and life-giving work of becoming anti-racist. We offer these resources to support congregations in this journey.
Ministry for Racial Justice and Healing
Vision: Christians boldly speaking truth to power and working for a world free from the evils of white supremacy, racism, and colonialism.
Mission: To actively engage the Diocese of Virginia in creating sustainable programs to dismantle racism, white supremacy, and the legacy of colonialism through education and advocacy with social, governmental, and ecclesiastical systems.
Visio Divina
The Ministry for Racial Justice and Healing invites you to a unique encounter with art, faith, and justice at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in celebration of Black History Month.
Sacred Ground New Facilitators Support Webinar
New Sacred Ground facilitators are invited and encouraged to join a small-group webinar to learn techniques and practices to help make your first group as successful as possible.
Racial Justice Training Workshop: "I Will with God’s Help"
The Ministry for Racial Justice and Healing will host an “I Will with God’s Help,” a racial justice training workshop for lay and ordained leaders in the Diocese of Virginia, in the North Fairfax Region.
Ministry Team
The Rev. Benjamin Badgett, St. Mark’s, Richmond
Dr. Christine Cameron, St. Anne’s, Reston
Mr. Larry Clark, St. Philip’s, Richmond
Mr. Jan Cornelius, The Falls Church, Fall Church
Miss Isabelle Cresswell, St. Paul’s, Richmond (youth representative)
The Rev. David Curtis, All Saints, Richmond
The Rev. Marlene Forrest, St. Philip’s, Richmond
The Rev. Deacon Christine Garcia, St. Thomas’, Richmond
The Rev. Michael Guy, Grace, Casanova
The Rev. Susie Harding, St. Andrew’s, Burke
The Very Rev. Joseph Hensley Jr., St. George’s, Fredericksburg
Ms. Maggie Keller, St. John’s, McLean
Ms. Carolyn Lanier, St. Philip’s, Richmond
Dr. Mary Palmer Legare, St. Stephen’s, Heathsville
Ms. Ericka Masias, La Iglesia de Santa María, Falls Church
Ms. Gwen Malone, Clark Parish, Berryville
The Rev. Justin McIntosh, St. Paul’s, Ivy
Dr. Jayne Osgood, Christ Church, Alexandria
Mr. Jonathan Perry, Little Fork, Rixeyville