Broadway Creates the ACT CouncilFollowing the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, Senior Pastor Ryon Price wrote a
letter urging Broadway to ACT:
Acknowledge, Confess, Transform. The letter called on Broadway to respond to the urgent issues of racial injustice, the failure to affirm LGBTQ persons, and the failure to welcome people of all denominations. The letter addressed the role of the church in these matters. It was presented to the Broadway Board of Deacons in September 2020. A robust discussion, and endorsement of the tenets of the letter at the October 11, 2020 Deacon Board meeting resulted in the formation of a
Deacon ACT committee to provide structure for moving forward. At its November 16, 2020 meeting, following the report of the Deacon ACT committee, the Board of Deacons approved a recommendation to form an ACT Council and submit it to the congregation at the quarterly business meeting. On December 16, 2020, the congregation approved a
recommendation, establishing an ACT Council that will remain in place for three years while carrying out its charge to address the recommendations proposed by the Deacon ACT committee. Chief among those proposals is the establishment of a standing Justice Committee that will proactively address matters of inclusion, diversity, and equity.
Broadway’s Committee on Committees immediately staffed the Council with
nineteen persons to expedite work on these urgent issues. In response to the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, the ACT Council issued a
public statement.
The Committee on Committees is seeking self-nominations to expand the membership of the Council. Those who are interested in participating in this important work should submit their self-nomination by January 31, 2021.
Email info@broadwaybc.org with questions.
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