WEJust
(Wyoming Episcopal Justice)
WEJust is a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming dedicated to building a Beloved Community of healers, justice makers, and reconcilers across our state.
Born out of the 2024 Diocesan Convention and its landmark resolutions on racial reconciliation, WEJust evolved from what was first called the Equal Justice Initiative Task Force. Today, WEJust is a broad coalition of lay and clergy leaders committed to truth-telling, healing, education, advocacy, and restorative justice.
WEJust carries this work forward through sacred journeys, Sacred Ground formation, book studies, public witness, educational events, liturgical resources, advocacy, and partnerships with local communities and organizations.
WEJust in Action
Since its founding, WEJust has moved from resolution into action through diocesan-wide formation, sacred journey, public witness, and community-based work.
Sacred Journey and Formation
WEJust has supports sacred journeys to Alabama and the Wind River Reservation. These journeys help participants encounter the history of racial injustice and Indigenous resilience through story, place, prayer, and relationship.
The task force also supports Sacred Ground circles, diocesan book studies, and educational opportunities that help clergy and lay leaders deepen their commitment to racial reconciliation and justice-centered discipleship. Sacred Ground circles are planned and led by WEJust members as part of the diocese’s anti-racism formation work.
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LGBTQIA2S+ Inclusion
WEJust supports LGBTQIA2S+ people through education, liturgical resources, congregational learning, and diocesan advocacy. In 2025, Diocesan Convention adopted a resolution affirming support for LGBTQIA2S+ persons, including a commitment to marriage for everyone.
Racial Justice and Community Remembrance
WEJust’s racial justice work includes education about Wyoming’s history of racial violence and the development of memorial and remembrance efforts connected to the Equal Justice Initiative Community Remembrance Project. Members identify local partners and explore ways to commemorate sites of racial terror lynchings in Wyoming.
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Immigration Advocacy
WEJust supports immigrant advocacy and education through diocesan-wide training, local partnerships, public witness, and practical resources. This work has included Immigration 101 and Know Your Rights training supported by grant funding for immigration advocacy.
Indigenous Truth-Telling and Reconciliation
WEJust continues to support Indigenous truth-telling, land acknowledgment work, oral history preservation, and education about the Episcopal Church’s history with Indigenous boarding schools. This includes work related to the Wind River Reservation, archival preservation, repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery, and partnerships rooted in listening and repair.
The task force is also exploring land-back and repair work in relationship with Indigenous partners, including conversation around the Wind River Buffalo Initiative and the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery.
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Education and Advocacy
WEJust coordinates educational and advocacy opportunities across the diocese, including workshops, book studies, diocesan communications, and justice-focused events. Wyoming Episcopal Justice Summits are planned as gatherings for racial reconciliation, education, worship, and community formation.
The 2025 Resolutions
At our 59th Annual Diocesan Convention in 2025, delegates adopted three additional resolutions connected to WEJust’s work:
Guidelines for Racial Reconciliation Formation
Created educational guidelines for racial reconciliation formation for leaders in the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming.
25-1
Repudiation of the
Doctrine of Discovery
Repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery and strengthened the diocese’s commitment to truth-telling, repair, and reconciliation.
25-2
Affirming
LGBTQIA2S+ Persons
Affirmed the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming’s support of LGBTQIA2S+ persons, including a commitment to marriage for everyone.
25-3
The 2024 Resolutions
At our 58th Annual Diocesan Convention in 2024, delegates adopted four resolutions that established and now guide WEJust’s mission:
Equal Justice Initiative
Task Force
Created a diocesan-wide body to organize efforts addressing racial injustice through education, sacred conversations, workshops, and speaker series.
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24-1
Truth-Telling and Listening to Native American Siblings
Committed to listening deeply to our Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone neighbors, researching our shared history, and engaging with tribal governments to build trust and reconciliation.
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24-2
Remorse and Fact-Finding on Indigenous Boarding Schools
Acknowledged the Episcopal Church’s role in the harm caused by Indigenous boarding and residential schools, committing to document survivor experiences and to support community-based healing initiatives.
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24-3
Memorializing Victims of Racial Violence
Partnered with the Equal Justice Initiative and other organizations to memorialize racial terror lynchings in Wyoming, honor those lives lost to racial terror and racial violence.
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24-4
Our Structure & Leadership
WEJust is organized through a steering committee and subcommittees. The steering committee includes co-chairs (the Rev. Mary Erickson & the Rev. Melinda Bobo), subcommittee co-chairs, and staff support. Subcommittees generally meet monthly, while the broader steering structure meets regularly to coordinate diocesan-wide work.
Racial Justice
Addresses Wyoming's history of racial violence through sacred journeys, public memorials, diocesan education, and community partnerships rooted in the vision of Beloved Community and restorative justice.
Co-chaired by Sarah Mentock &
the Rev. Melinda Bobo
LGBTQIA2S+ and Gender Justice
Focuses on inclusion, affirmation, and education by proposing diocesan resolutions, developing liturgical resources, surveying congregations, and planning events.
Co-chaired by Miranda Marks & Kira Bachus
Education and Advocacy
Coordinates broader formation and advocacy opportunities, including workshops, book studies, diocesan communications, and justice-centered events.
Chaired by the Rev. Annemarie Delgado
Indigenous Truth-Telling
Partners with tribal elders and institutions to preserve sacred oral histories, promote truth-telling, and support reconciliation efforts following sacred journeys and diocesan commitments.
Co-chaired by Amanda Pittman &
the Rev. Randy Belton
Immigration
Supports immigrant advocacy and education using grant funds, coordinates diocesan-wide training events, and seeks to build compassion and understanding through local partnerships and public witness.
Co-chaired by Sandy Thiel &
the Rev. Mary Erickson
Economic Justice
Addresses systemic financial inequities and promotes fair economic opportunities, focusing on issues such as wage gaps, housing affordability, homelessness, food insecurity, and racial wealth disparities.
Chaired by TBD
Join the Work
WEJust welcomes clergy and lay people who feel called to the work of justice, healing, and reconciliation.
Members participate through steering committee work, subcommittees, events, Sacred Ground formation, book studies, advocacy, and diocesan-wide education.
To learn more or get involved, contact the Diocesan Office at 307-265-5200 or by email at wejust@episcopalwy.org