The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That the 78th General Convention renew The Episcopal Church’s commitment to offer relevant and transformative ministry in societies where the school-to-prison pipeline exists as a systemically racist and devastating process undermining the hopes of children and young people in challenged communities, replacing that hope with a belief that incarceration is not only inevitable, but a laudable rite of passage; and be it further

Resolved, That The Episcopal Church is called to promote an alternative vision necessary to transform these unjust structures of society; and be it further

Resolved, That the Offices of Black Ministries and Social and Economic Justice work collaboratively to promote and support existing programs; to identify, create, and support additional programs which can serve as a blueprint for local leaders, and empower challenged communities to engage in grass roots organizing and faith-based education. The goal is to turn the pipeline to prison into a pipeline to the Kingdom, inviting children and young people to see themselves as valued members of the Kingdom of God; and be it further

Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $200,000 for the implementation of this resolution with $90,000 earmarked for 12 individual start-up ministries.