Americas and The Caribbean

Our work across this region is varied including reparative justice projects and working with Indigenous communities.

HIGHLIGHTS

Indigenous Theologies

We participate in a journey of reconciliation, accompanying Indigenous communities as they seek visibility within the Anglican Communion and Body of Christ. This is being achieved through a collaboration between the Anglican Church of Canada, Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil and churches across Oceania.

Exchanging Places

People continue to be at the heart of USPG’s work. Our ‘all places to all places’ ethos encourages cross-cultural exchanges that offer uniquely decolonial ways of serving God.

HIV Prevention and Awareness

Casa A+, run by the Diocese of Brasilia, is a safehouse of hope and healing which welcomes those with HIV/AIDS. We support their efforts to care for those in need, reduce stigma and isolation, and raise awareness of this potentially life-threatening condition.

USPG IN AMERICAS & THE CARIBBEAN

Today, USPG has a long and cherished relationship with the Church in the Province of the West Indies, which includes Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and others. In 2023 USPG announced our joint reparative justice project with the Codrington Trust in Barbados. We also work in partnership with Igreja Anglicana do Brasil in its formidable pursuit of human rights. We partner with churches in this region as they seek to be agents of transformative change in their communities and beyond.

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News

Renewal & Reconciliation: The Codrington Project A Year On

Bishops and other faith leaders plant symbolic tree at Codrington

A year on, and several project initiation and planning work has begun, as activity starts to ramp up for the delivery of its five project pillars. Renewal and Reconciliation: The Codrington Project is a long-term reparatory justice project spanning 10-15 years with a pledged commitment of £7 million / 18 million Barbadian dollars. Delivering on this important and necessary work will be significant.

The Executive Group has introduced five areas of work to be carried out as part of this project:

  • A – Conduct research to locate the burial and habitation places of enslaved person
  • B – Engage in academic work to record and present the full story of the estates
  • C – Undertake to improve the circumstances and standards of qualified tenants
  • D – Fuel the spirit of self-reliance, enterprise and entrepreneurship among residents
  • E – Nurture a culture of theological enquiry and ministerial formation within Codrington College
The next 12 months will see the beginning of Project Pillar A which will look to conduct research to locate the burial and habitation places of enslaved persons who worked on the Codrington estates of The Trust throughout its history. It will document the findings and establish monuments to memorialise those persons, connect kinship and family groups, and recognise those areas as sacred spaces.

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