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PHOTOS: United Reform Church, UK Apologises for Role in Slavery

April 16, 2024
PHOTOS: United Reform Church, UK Apologises for Role in Slavery
Photo: Rudranath Fraser
The Meadowbrook Preparatory School dance troupe in performance at the ecumenical church service on ‘Reparation, A Path to Repentance, Healing, and Unity’ held on Sunday (April 14) at the Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew.

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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), looks at the apology from the United Reform Church (URC), United Kingdom (UK) for the institution’s involvement in slavery, which was handed over by Moderator of the Assembly of the URC, Reverend Dr. Tessa Henry-Robinson (right). Sharing the moment are Moderator of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Rev. Gary Harriott (left) and Secretary for Global Intercultural Ministries, URC, Karen Campbell. Occasion was an ecumenical church service on ‘Reparation, A Path to Repentance, Healing, and Unity, held on Sunday (April 14) at the Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew.
Moderator of the Assembly of the United Reformed Church (URC), United Kingdom (UK), Reverend Dr. Tessa Henry-Robinson, presents an apology for the church’s historical involvement in slavery to Moderator of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Rev. Gary Harriott. Occasion was an ecumenical church service on ‘Reparation, A Path to Repentance, Healing and Unity,’ held on Sunday (April 14) at the Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew.

 

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

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