Posted Jan 11, 2021
Georgia Bishop Henry I. Louttit Jr. during the 2009 diocesan convention. Photo: Julius Ariail
[Diocese of Georgia] The people of the Diocese of Georgia mourn the loss of the Rt. Rev. Henry I. Louttit Jr., who died peacefully on the morning of Dec. 31.
Louttit was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, on June 13, 1938, son of Bishop and Mrs. H. I. Louttit Sr. Married in 1962, he and his wife Jan had three children: Amy, Susan and Katie. His undergraduate degree is from The University of the South and he graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1963. He was ordained a deacon by his father, then bishop of South Florida, and a priest the following year by Bishop Albert R. Stuart, then bishop of Georgia. He served Trinity Church, Statesboro, and in 1967 became rector of Christ Church, Valdosta, where he remained until election as bishop in 1994. He was consecrated bishop on Jan. 21, 1995, in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah.
Churches embracing reparations
NEW YORK The Episcopal Diocese of Texas acknowledges that its first bishop in 1859 was a slaveholder. An Episcopal church in New York City erects a plaque noting the building s creation in 1810 was made possible by wealth resulting from slavery.
And the Minnesota Council of Churches cites a host of injustices from mid-19th century atrocities against Native Americans to police killings of Black people in launching a first-of-its kind truth and reparations initiative engaging its 25 member denominations.
These efforts reflect a widespread surge of interest among many U.S. religious groups in the area of reparations, particularly among long-established Protestant churches that were active in the era of slavery. Many are initiating or considering how to make amends through financial investments and long-term programs benefiting African Americans.
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Updated: 1:04 PM PST, December 15, 2020
The Minnesota Council of Churches is hosting a “truth and reparations” initiative with the involvement of its 25 member denominations.
Churches and religious groups across the country are beginning to acknowledge their links to slavery, and many are financially investing in programs benefiting African Americas, the Associated Press reported. The Minnesota Council of Churches is hosting a “truth and reparations” initiative involving its 25 member denominations. It launched in October. The Episcopal church has reportedly become “the most active major denomination” the AP reported.
“Minnesota has some of the highest racial disparities in the country in health, wealth, housing, how police treat folks,” said the council’s CEO, the Rev. Curtiss DeYoung. “Those disparities all come from a deep history of racism.”
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