Resolution Number: 2018-A043
Title: Revise Mandate for Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred as Substituted
Final Text:

Resolved, That the mandate for the Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism be amended, and hereby read as follows:

“This Committee is charged with supporting and monitoring the Church’s work in response to General Convention resolutions directed at eliminating the sin of racism from the life of the Church by:

Recognizing and developing its work of racial healing, justice, and reconciliation as a fundamental and requisite part of Christian formation; supporting the work of Becoming Beloved Community: The Episcopal Church’s Long-Term Commitment to Racial Healing, Justice, and Reconciliation; recommending best practices for dismantling racism training; collecting information from dioceses and provinces about their successes and challenges in complying with the canonical requirements and with General Convention Resolution 2000-B049 for providing anti-racism training; and sharing their findings with Executive Council on an annual basis.”

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Austin, 2018 (New York: General Convention, 2018), pp. 667-668.

Legislative History

Author: Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism
Originating House: House of Bishops
Originating Committee: Racial Justice and Reconciliation

House of Bishops

The House of Bishops Committee on Racial Justice and Reconciliation presented its Report #9 on Resolution A043 (Clarify and Update Mandate) and moved adoption of a substitute.

Original Text of Resolution:

(A043)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the mandate for the Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism be amended, clarify its charge and to update terminology to include the term “Reconciliation” and hereby read as follows:

“This Committee is charged with guiding and monitoring the Church’s work in response to General Convention resolutions directed at eliminating the sin of racism from the life of the Church by:

Recognizing and developing its anti-racism and racial reconciliation work as a fundamental and requisite part of Christian formation; monitoring and evaluating anti-racism and anti-racism racial reconciliation related ministries and activities of national Church staff and, when feasible, contributing to the oversight and coordination of said ministries and programming; recommending best practices for eliminating racism and promoting racial reconciliation; collecting data on provincial anti-racism and racial reconciliation activities to be submitted to Executive Council on an annual basis; developing criteria for the credentialing of certified anti-racism trainers ordained and lay people as having completed “anti-racism/racial reconciliation training in fulfilment of the Canons and General Convention Resolution 2000-B049; and monitoring compliance of anti-racism/racial reconciliation legislation passed by General Convention.”

Committee Substitute:

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the mandate for the Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism be amended, and hereby read as follows:

“This Committee is charged with supporting and monitoring the Church’s work in response to General Convention resolutions directed at eliminating the sin of racism from the life of the Church by:

Recognizing and developing its work of racial healing, justice, and reconciliation as a fundamental and requisite part of Christian formation; supporting the work of Becoming Beloved Community: The Episcopal Church’s Long-Term Commitment to Racial Healing, Justice, and Reconciliation; recommending best practices for dismantling racism training; collecting information from dioceses and provinces about their successes and challenges in complying with the canonical requirements and with General Convention Resolution 2000-B049 for providing anti-racism training; and sharing their findings with Executive Council on an annual basis.”

Motion carried

Substitute resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #292)

House of Deputies

The House of Deputies Committee on Racial Justice and Reconciliation presented its Report #8 on HB Message #292 on Resolution A043 (Clarify and Update Mandate) and moved concurrence.

Motion carried

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #375)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 13.

Report Reference:   Executive Council: Report of the Committee on Anti-Racism, Reports to the 79th General Convention, 2018, pp. 39-98.
Abstract:   The 79th General Convention revises and clarifies the mandate of the Executive Council’s Committee on Anti-Racism.