About Us
The Slavery Truth Project provides churches across the Diocese of Liverpool with an honest and reconciling way to respond to the presence of memorials and objects linked to African Enslavement within their buildings.
Through guided reflection, engagement, and discussion, we explore what these objects mean today and how our communities can respond faithfully.
We acknowledge with remorse that the Church has sustained racial inequality and excluded people from fully experiencing God’s love. This truth compels us to repentance and to actively engage in rebuilding relationships.
This project is funded by the Church of England’s Racial Justice Unit.
Our Mission
The Fourth Mark of Mission calls us “to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind, and pursue peace and reconciliation.”
Through the Slavery Truth Project, we live out this calling, working with parishes and schools to foster understanding, promote racial justice, and strengthen the bonds of our shared humanity.
Our mission is to:
- Educate our communities to understand what racism is and how it has evolved, both in society and within the Church.
- Empower people of all ethnicities to recognise and move beyond racist ideas and systems.
- Evaluate our policies, behaviours, and actions to remove discriminatory practices and promote equality for all.
What We Do
Over six weeks, the Slavery Truth Project supports churches in exploring their connection to the history of slavery through learning, reflection, and creativity.
In the first three weeks, groups discover the local and historical links between slavery, Liverpool, and their own church. In the final three weeks, they work with a community artist to create a shared response expressing what they have learned.
We know this work is challenging. It asks us to dismantle long-held ways of thinking, but we continue in faith, trusting that, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” (Luke 18:27)