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Resolution Number: 1976-D006
Title: Support the Church in the Diocese of Damaraland, Namibia
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred As Amended
Final Text:

Resolved, That the 65th General Convention request the Episcopal Church of America to assist and support in every possible way the people of the Diocese of Damaraland, Namibia, and their exiled bishops, in their struggle for justice, freedom, and human dignity:

  1. By sending a greeting expressive of Christian love, solidarity, and hope to the Church in Namibia and to its exiled bishops, the Rt. Rev. Robert H. Mize, Jr., the Rt. Rev. Colin O'Brien Winter, and the Rt. Rev. Richard J. Wood;
  2. By extending to the exiled bishops and clergy in exile the facilities of our pulpits and diocesan conventions;
  3. By inviting dioceses, parishes, and congregations who so desire to reserve special periods devoted to prayer and fasting for the Church in Namibia.
Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis 1976 (New York: General Convention, 1977), p. C-118.