Central Presbyterian Church issued the following announcement on June 24.
The Race and Gender Justice Committee approved four main motions on its second day of work in the Presbyterian Center, sending to the full Assembly overtures and resolutions apologizing for the sin of slavery, encouraging the installation of more pastors at congregations of color and seeking to repair the lasting breach of racism.
The committee’s first work was “RGJ-08: On Offering an Apology to African Americans for the Sin of Slavery and Its Legacy,” with committee vice-moderator Lori Yamauchi at the leadership microphone in the morning.
The overture, sponsored by Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery, had six recommendations, ranging from the apology mentioned its title, a proposed “litany of repentance” and direction about who in the PC(USA) should make the apology and to whom.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Central Presbyterian Church
