Racial Equity
Our faith family at Forest Hill has made racial equity a priority as it moves toward a vision of racial justice and the creation of a beloved community — where people of all races and ethnicities are treated in an equal manner.
Creating Racial Equity Team
In 2019, an in-depth Racial Equity survey was taken by church members and active participants in the life of the church. As a result of this survey, the Creating Racial Equity team was created to support each of the church’s ministries in implementing the survey team recommendations and in measuring the church’s progress on the recommendations. Creating Racial Equity is comprised of two specific focus groups: the audit team and the ministry/programs team.
Audit Team
The Audit team conducts racial equity audits of specific church processes, such as procurement policies, guiding principles and personnel hiring practices, to identify and address gaps between organizational racial equity goals and actual performance.
Ministry/Program Team
The Ministry/Program Team analyzes the work and mission of each church ministry and program to ensure that their activities and statements welcome and support diversity, equity and inclusion of all people.
Racial Equity Buddies and Equity Book Club
Racial Equity Buddies and the Equity Book Club are designed to combat individual and structural racism. Regarding individual racism, equity buddies pair up and agree to meet consistently to confidentially discuss racism and other sensitive equity issues.
Check out our Upcoming 2023-2024 Book Discussions.
Want to be a part of our racial equity initiatives?
If you would like to become involved in the Creating Racial Equity activities, contact the Nominating Committee.