JOURNEY TO JUSTICE MINISTRY
“Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being? I will, with God’s help.”
—Paragraph 8, BCP, page 305
Utilizing resources from multiple sources — the National Episcopal Church, our Diocese, scholars, community, and others — we strive, by engaging our parish in education, conversation, and action, to further the understanding of the roots of injustices
within our society and discern how the Gospel calls us to respond.
We invite all to join us and hope that volunteers will grow on this journey through work that fulfills our baptismal covenant.
PRIORITIES FOR 2026
Race and housing justice
Sacred Ground continuous offering / institutionalization
Civil Rights pilgrimage (planning for potential 2025 trip)
COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
Steering Committee Co-Chairs: George Hodge and Cathy Kimble
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Journey to Justice Ministry Meeting
Tuesday, April 14
5-6 pm via Zoom
We are excited that Darren Herring has agreed to join us to discuss the pilgrimage to Alabama. Darren is National Director of Sales for Faith Journeys, the company that is coordinating the pilgrimage. Many Episcopal dioceses and parishes, including Christ Church, have used Faith Journeys for their pilgrimage to Alabama and other sacred ground sites in the South.
Contact George Hodge for more information.
Edmund Pettus Bridge
Social Justice Pilgrimage
Sunday - Wednesday, November 8-11, 2026
Montgomery & Selma
We will visit places made sacred by people inspired by God to respect the dignity of every human being and make the world a more just and better place. Organizers: Ruth Thurmond Scott | Hayden Constance | Mary Reca Todd for St. Michael’s Journey to Justice Ministry.
Sunday, April 19 | Information Session
11:10 a.m. | Conference Room
Join us for information and answers about the pilgrimage, registration and more.
Better Together 4 NC
BT4NC gratefully welcomes Derrick Byrd of Raleigh Organizing Against Racism (ROAR), a community partner in the ongoing efforts to end racism.
RESOURCES AND PAST EVENTS
Sept. 25, 2022 — Matt Ellinwood, director of the NC Education and Law Project of the NC Justice Center.
Faith Communities and the Fight for Education Equity in North Carolina
READING LIST
Waking up White by Debby Irving
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
LITURGY + JUSTICE
Check out the “Liturgical Season Social Justice Calendar” to see how our Church seasons and social justice work overlap.
