This article was published by Kirk Petersen of The Living Church
In 2019, Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) became the first Episcopal entity to make financial reparations for slavery, pledging $1.7 million to fund “activities and programs that promote justice and inclusion.”
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“A more committed and coordinated approach from the Episcopal Church can and should occur by having the establishment of an independent reparations fund commission,” said Penny Grinage, a lay deputy from the Diocese of Long Island. She testified May 23 at a hearing of the Racial Truth-Telling, Reckoning, & Healing committee in support of Resolution A015, “Owning a Commitment to Reparations.”
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Grinage’s own diocese is among those that have taken action already. “In 2021, the Diocese of Long Island established a reparations program where funds have been set aside to provide college scholarships and … [trade] school fees to the descendants of enslaved African people in the diocese.”