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Episcopal Church: Commemorating 400 Years of African American History, Culture
August 06, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- The Episcopal Church issued the following news:

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- An invitation to participate in Healing Day National Bell Ringing

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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia Bishop James B. Magness invite Episcopal churches to take part in a national action to remember and honor the first enslaved Africans who landed in English North America in 1619 by tolling their bells for one minute on Sunday, . . .

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