Gospel Justice
Gospel Justice Ministries
Celebrant: Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?
People: I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant: Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?
People: I will, with God’s help.
—Book of Common Prayer, p. 305
The Diocese of New Jersey is deeply committed to supporting Gospel justice through prayer and action. Rooted in a commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and our baptismal convenant, we have a wide variety of diocesan-wide Gospel justice ministries, including:
Episcopal Community Services
Proactively addressing human needs, such as food and shelter, and relentlessly working against both social and racial injustice.
Reparations Commission
Our objectives: Education & Engagement; Funding & Finance; Research & History; Advocacy
Anti-Racism Ministry
The mission of the Anti-Racism Commission is to
systematically perpetuate the anti-racist identity we claim in Baptism