The Episcopal Church announced a significant decision to end its nearly 40-year partnership with the U.S. government in refugee resettlement. The church's presiding bishop, Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe, cited a moral conflict in resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa amid concerns over racial justice and the church's historical ties to anti-apartheid advocacy. The church will conclude its federal grant agreements by the end of the fiscal year but will continue to provide non-governmental support to refugees already settled in the U.S.
In a letter sent to members of the church, the Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe said... under the terms of our federal grant, we are expected to resettle white Afrikaners from South Africa whom the U.S. government has classified as refugees.
Rowe stressed that while Episcopal Migration Ministries will seek to wind down all federally funded services by the end of the federal fiscal year in September, the denomination will continue to support immigrants and refugees in other ways.
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