Following the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, the Savannah and Greater Atlanta Presbyteries, feeling strongly that God was calling us to respond, collaborated to create a joint statement. It was then that Savannah Presbytery formed a Racial Justice Ministry Team (RJMT) to begin the work of unpacking their own biases and of learning more about racial injustices and inequities while simultaneously making a commitment to educate and activate our membership to become models for inclusive, anti-racist, and multicultural places of worship and living.

Through activities designed to meet people where they are and provide opportunities for education, conversation, and action, the RJMT encourages all members and friends of Savannah Presbytery to join us as followers of Jesus Christ to create the beloved community where God’s vision for a world in which all can flourish as God’s children is realized and all are loved for who they are.

Upcoming Opportunities

Poverty by America Book Study

We are offering a presbytery-wide study on the book Poverty by America written by Matthew Desmond.

Desmond grew up poor in Winslow, Arizona. His father was a pastor, and the family struggled financially. Eventually the bank repossessed their home. “I think that experience of seeing my family pressed and stressed by the pressures of poverty led me to ask, ‘Why do we have so much poverty in America?’” Desmond said of the wealthiest nation on Earth, where 1 in 9 people live below the poverty line and tens of millions more people are just getting by just above the line.

Participants will be asked to read assigned chapters and have opportunity to gather on consecutive Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:15 PM for discussion via Zoom. In small groups, participants can expect to explore a handful of questions.

Our schedule will be:
October 3rd: Prologue, Chapters 1 & 2
October 10th: Chapters 3 & 4
October 17th: Chapters 5, 6 & 7
October 24th: Chapters 8, 9 & Epilogue