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A Resolution to Change the Cash Bail Bond System

By North Carolina Council of Churches

Approved unanimously on June 7, 2022 by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches. Updated September 12, 2023. Considerable empirical evidence demonstrates that the cash bail system is inequitable and ineffective. The cash bail system requires pretrial defendants to pay hundreds to thousands of dollars in nonrefundable fees to for-profit bail agents, typically resulting in low-income individuals […]

A Resolution to Change the Cash Bail Bond System

by North Carolina Council of Churches

Approved unanimously on June 7, 2022 by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches. Updated September 12, 2023. Considerable empirical evidence demonstrates that the cash bail system is inequitable and ineffective. The cash bail system requires pretrial defendants to pay hundreds to thousands of dollars in nonrefundable fees to for-profit bail agents, typically resulting in low-income individuals […]

Calling for Courage: A Response to the Bomb Threats on our Historically Black Colleges and Universities

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Cowards perpetrate fear and sow discord. Such cowards are hard at work this week creating havoc on our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. As an organization founded in 1935 to work, among other things, toward racial equity, the North Carolina Council of Churches will not remain silent in the face of such cowardice. The […]

Calling for Courage: A Response to the Bomb Threats on our Historically Black Colleges and Universities

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Cowards perpetrate fear and sow discord. Such cowards are hard at work this week creating havoc on our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. As an organization founded in 1935 to work, among other things, toward racial equity, the North Carolina Council of Churches will not remain silent in the face of such cowardice. The […]

Stand with Elizabeth City

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The following remarks were delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director, at the Elizabeth City Solidarity Rally in Raleigh on June 1st, 2021. To watch the full video of the rally, click here. When mobs were roaming the streets of Rome ruling through violence, the philosopher Cicero said, “Laws are silent amidst the […]

Stand with Elizabeth City

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The following remarks were delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director, at the Elizabeth City Solidarity Rally in Raleigh on June 1st, 2021. To watch the full video of the rally, click here. When mobs were roaming the streets of Rome ruling through violence, the philosopher Cicero said, “Laws are silent amidst the […]

Statement on George Floyd Murder Trial Verdict

By North Carolina Council of Churches

The North Carolina Council of Churches was founded in 1935, primarily for the purpose of addressing racial inequity and racial injustice, and we strive to do so to this day. As people of faith, we believe the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial is only a small step toward holding police accountable for the use […]

Statement on George Floyd Murder Trial Verdict

by North Carolina Council of Churches

The North Carolina Council of Churches was founded in 1935, primarily for the purpose of addressing racial inequity and racial injustice, and we strive to do so to this day. As people of faith, we believe the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial is only a small step toward holding police accountable for the use […]

Remove Confederate Symbols Where Justice Is Sought

By North Carolina Council of Churches

A resolution drafted by Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate, and adopted by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches on January 26, 2021. Carved above the columns at the entrance to the U.S. Supreme Court’s noble home in Washington is a statement of dramatic simplicity. It is both a promise and a […]

Remove Confederate Symbols Where Justice Is Sought

by North Carolina Council of Churches

A resolution drafted by Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate, and adopted by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches on January 26, 2021. Carved above the columns at the entrance to the U.S. Supreme Court’s noble home in Washington is a statement of dramatic simplicity. It is both a promise and a […]

Policy Statement on the Public Schools

By North Carolina Council of Churches

Statement on the Public Schools Approved December 5, 2017 by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches Because the past decade has brought a new era of school segregation in North Carolina rivaling pre Civil Rights Act (1964) segregation rates and because the North Carolina Council of Churches has a long history […]

Policy Statement on the Public Schools

by North Carolina Council of Churches

Statement on the Public Schools Approved December 5, 2017 by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches Because the past decade has brought a new era of school segregation in North Carolina rivaling pre Civil Rights Act (1964) segregation rates and because the North Carolina Council of Churches has a long history […]

Confederate-themed monuments: Time to reassess

By North Carolina Council of Churches

Issue Statement on Confederate Monuments Approved September 13, 2017 by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches The Governing Board of the N.C. Council of Churches, mindful of the tensions in our state and nation related to the display of monuments saluting the heritage of the Confederacy, adopts this statement of facts […]

Confederate-themed monuments: Time to reassess

by North Carolina Council of Churches

Issue Statement on Confederate Monuments Approved September 13, 2017 by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches The Governing Board of the N.C. Council of Churches, mindful of the tensions in our state and nation related to the display of monuments saluting the heritage of the Confederacy, adopts this statement of facts […]