Jubilee Ministry Centers empower those who are poor and oppressed in their communities by providing direct service, such as food, shelter, and healthcare, while also advocating for human rights and social justice.
Jubilee Ministries in the Diocese of Missouri
We have several designated Jubilee Ministry Centers in the Diocese of Missouri:
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Jubilee Ministry Centers:
1) Trinity Food Ministry Trinity Episcopal Church St Louis – 1987
2) Holy Cross Episcopal Church Poplar Bluff– 2016
3) Red Door Ministry Christ Episcopal Cape Girardeau – 2017
4) Calvary Episcopal Columbia – March 2023
5) Christ Episcopal Rolla – March 2023
6) Trinity Episcopal St Charles – July 2023
7) Isaiah 58/St. Mark’s St Louis/Emmanuel Webster Groves as an Episcopal Cluster – July 2023
8) JustFood Truck – March 2024
9) Christ Church Cathedral – April 2024
10) St. Stephen’s Ferguson – June 2024
11) St. Barnabas’ Florissant – August 2024
12) Grace Episcopal Jefferson City – December 2024
13) St. John’s Tower Grove – June 2025
14) All Saints & Ascension – August 2025
There have been additional Jubilee projects in this diocese, some ended, some spun-off into nonprofits such as the Howard Park Early Childhood Center begun at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Ellisville. There are many more groups within this diocese which easily fit into the understanding of Jubilee Ministry.
Becoming a Jubilee Ministry Center
This diocese is ready to expand its Jubilee Ministry. We are called to feed the hungry but we are also equally called to address the cause of that hunger. The goal of Jubilee Ministry is to know the difference and to be ready to work for both to the glory and honor of God.
Do you believe your parish or “ecumenical cluster” (Episcopal presence) is doing the ministry of joint discipleship in Christ to work with poor and oppressed people “to meet basic human needs and to build a just society"
Criteria for Becoming a Jubilee Ministry Center
- The mission and ministry must be an Episcopal congregation, Episcopal cluster or an ecumenical cluster with Episcopal presence, and/or an agency with connections to The Episcopal Church.
- The mission and ministry must be involved among and with poor and oppressed people wherever they are located.
- The mission and ministry must be rooted in worship.
- The mission and ministry must include several programs, including at least one human rights advocacy program and one human services program.
Once designated a Jubilee Center, the ministry must be willing to:
- Demonstrate the operation of its programs to others as models
- Maintain “how to” files
- Act as a resource center and funnel for information
- Be subject to annual review
Source: Executive Council Resolution EXC021983.29 (Criteria for the Designation of Jubilee Center)
Contact the Rev. Barbi Click, Diocesan Jubilee Missioner, if you are interested in your ministry becoming a Jubilee Ministry Center.