Ecumenical group flounders as racism goes unaddressed

An ecumenical group of Christian denominations that was determined to address racism inside and outside the church faces an uncertain future after two of its three historically black member-churches stopped attending its meetings. Churches Uniting in Christ, which dates to 1962, has eliminated its director position and is facing budgetary constraints after the representatives of […]

An ecumenical group of Christian denominations that was determined to address racism inside and outside the church faces an uncertain future after two of its three historically black member-churches stopped attending its meetings. Churches Uniting in Christ, which dates to 1962, has eliminated its director position and is facing budgetary constraints after the representatives of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church halted their participation. Officials of those churches say not enough has been done to address racism, which CUIC leaders say is true. “There is hand wringing,” said the Rev. Suzanne Webb, president of CUIC, and pastor of a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation in St. Louis. “We have not lived up to what we thought we could do and the commitments we made around racism.”

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