Letter on Racism to the Wider Church - from the Council of Conference Ministers
The PNC-UCC Board of Directors officially adopted Anti-Racism as a priority of our board at our Tuesday, June 16, 2020 board meeting. The Board of Directors is committed to dismantling racism while expanding our understanding and awareness of the impact of racism and other intersectional oppressions such as classism, homophobia/homoantagonism, transphobia, and misogyny. White supremacy and dominant culture are realities in our Conference, and as an expression of equity, the Board is committed to developing and using an anti-racist lens in our work.
Below are statements that churches from around our conference have made regarding racial justice and anti-racism.
Admiral Congregational United Church of Christ: Website
Alki United Church of Christ: Website
Colville UCC: Social Injustice Statement and Call to Action
First Congregational Church of Walla Walla, UCC: Website
Liberation UCC: BLM Statement
Shalom UCC Statement of Support for Racial Justice
At Suquamish United Church of Christ we are committed to an ongoing program of education and action to support our church becoming an actively anti-racist church from here forward. We recognize that this is essential, sacred, life-transforming work that takes community, time and commitment.
United Church of Ferndale’s “Dismantling Racism: Statement of Faith and Prayer Regarding White Privilege and Anti-Racism
United Churches of Olympia - Statement on Antiracism by their Uprooting Racism Team
University Congregational United Church of Christ: https://universityucc.org/a-statement-and-a-call-with-those-protesting-the-murder-of-george-floyd/
Westminster UCC Statement against racism