In mid-2020, in response to the social unrest that intensified after the death of
George Floyd in late May 2020, CPC formed a group that we called The Amos
Group. The name comes from the passage above from the prophet Amos.
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The members of the Amos Group believe we are each called by God to stand up
for people in God’s family -- people who have been harmed, intentionally or
unintentionally, by systemic racism and by policies that have unfairly affected
health and economic well-being and placed a ceiling on people’s advancement.
The Amos Group is committed to help our church and our communities
understand the history of racism and the laws, policies, and institutional barriers
that are holding people back. In addition to seeking to understand and
communicate the context and history of racism in our society, the Amos Group
will help to facilitate conversations that recognize the role of White people in
perpetuating those laws, policies, and barriers.
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The Amos Group is committed to actively work on behalf of changes that will
move our church, communities, and nation towards equity and justice for
everyone. We are also committed to the hard work of identifying our own
complicity in a system that privileges most of us – to do the self-examination that
may identify our own racism, and to work to change ourselves.
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In accordance with our statement of purpose and conviction -- “Following Christ,
we stand against racism and strive for social justice” -- the Amos Group will work
to accomplish its goals through study, conversation, advocacy and action.

 

Note: Beginning in 2024, the programming and oversight of The Amos Group are
being provided by the Mission, Education & Outreach Committee. This helps to
ensure that our education and mission efforts consider social justice concerns.