The Moravian-Episcopal Coordinating Committee’s Racial Reconciliation Working Group presented “Past Reckoning: Exploring the Racial History of the Moravian and Episcopal Churches.” This webinar series included three sessions. The first, held Jan. 25, 2023, looked at the history of the two churches, from colonial times to the Civil War. The session was entitled "Evangelizing Enslaved People: Good News or Control?" Click here for video. The second installment of this webinar series was held on February 1, 2023 and looked at the history of the two churches from Reconstruction to Jim Crow. The session was entitled "The Silent Protest Parade: Responses to Racial Violence and Black Leadership in the Church." Click here for video. Part three of this webinar series was held on February 8 and looked at the history of the two churches, particularly from the Civil Rights Era to today. This session was entitled "The Church and the City: Integration, Segregation, and White Flight." Click here for video. Connections were made between our past and present to encourage the anti-racism work in which we are engaging now. (Videos are password protected due to copyright. Please contact the conveners for access. Copyright-free non-password protected versions are forthcoming.)
