Codrington Project
A project pursuing justice and reconciliation for USPG’s historical links to slavery on the
Codrington Estates in Barbados.
Jamaica
Main languages spoken: English, Patois
USPG & Jamaica
Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean Sean neighboured by Haiti to the east and Cuba to the north. The first missionaries from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG) to be sent to the Caribbean arrived in the Windward Islands in 1712. SPG missionaries arrived in the Bahamas in 1733. Today, USPG has a long and cherished relationship with the Church in the Province of the West Indies, which covers Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, the Bahamas, the North-Eastern Caribbean and Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands.
2024 marked 200 years since the foundation of the Dioceses of Jamaica and Barbados. Both Dioceses organised a number of events to mark and commemorate their foundation.
Research & Learning
The Revd Garfield Campbell, a priest within the Church of the Province of the West Indies, is pursuing a PhD at the University of Leeds (2022-2025) on the SPG and Anglicanism’s role in Jamaica from 1825-1860, focusing on the agency of the enslaved during emancipation. The research, part of a partnership with USPG, explores historical connections to transatlantic slavery.
Transatlantic Writing
A collaboration between the United Theological College of the West Indies and St Nicholas Theological College, Ghana supports participants through the process of drafting, revising and publishing a journal article or book chapter. This provides an avenue for collaboration, leadership development and resourcing between scholars in the Global South.
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Voices from Anglican Communion
Reflections on global issues and faith: social justice, mission, migration, and equality.
Pray
Come alongside churches, communities and individuals across the world in prayer.