Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns

The Committee for Minority and Ethnic Anglican Concerns works to encourage and engage participation from the Church’s Black and Minority Ethnic populations at every level. CMEAC is the primary point of contact in the Church of England for advice and resources regarding ethnic difference and marginalisation, advocacy, and racial justice.

CMEAC is directly responsible to the General Synod. It includes three working groups to address key issues for minority ethnic Anglicans: education and training, vocations, and youth. The Committee and the Adviser regularly liaise with and support numerous racial justice organizations.

CMEAC’s projects work to increase visibility and participation for minority ethnic Anglicans through conferences, consultations, training days, a mentoring programme, maintaining a national network of diocesan link partners, publications, historical displays and ongoing strategic development. CMEAC's publications include: Seeds of Hope, The Passing Winter, Simply Value Us, Called to Lead, and An Amazing Journey. CMEAC marked the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 2007 by holding a walk of witness, bicentenary hearings and producing a pack for schools. Photographs of the walk of witness are available here.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Mrs Sonia Barron (ex-officio)
Archbishops' Council Adviser on Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns

The Ven Danny Kajumba, Archdeacon of Reigate
Acting Chair

Mrs Margaret Swinson
Archbishops' Council Representative

Ms Linda Ali
General Synod Elected Member

The Rev Ruth Worsley
General Synod Elected Member

Mrs Elnora Mann
General Synod Elected Member

The Rev Jennifer Thomas
Association for Black Clergy Representative

Miss Vasantha Gnanadoss
Minority Ethnic General Synod Appointed Member

The Rt Rev David Walker, Bishop of Dudley
House of Bishops Representative

The Very Rev Rogers Govender, Dean of Manchester
CMEAC Appointed Member

The Rev John Hall
CMEAC Appointed Member

The Rev Jesse van der Valk
CMEAC Appointed Member

The Rev Dr Rosalyn Murphy
CMEAC Co-opted member

The Rev Marc Wolverson
CMEAC Co-opted member