Established in 2017, Building the Beloved Community (BBC) is a ministry focused on issues of justice and reconciliation. In 2017 we hosted an opioid awareness forum and narcan training; we also read Just Mercy and discussed issues around racial disparities in the criminal justice system. In 2018, we read Evicted and partnered with our local chapter of the United Way to study issues of affordable housing. In June 2020 we began a concerted effort to address systemic racism in our diocese, community, and nation.
June 2020 congregational statement on racial justice by St. Paul’s vestry.
