Sankofa
From the Akan tribe in Ghana
SAN (return), KO (go), FA (look, seek and take).
The name Sankofa means: we should reach back and gather the best of what our past has to teach us, so that we can achieve our full potential as we move forward. Whatever we have lost, forgotten, forgone, or been stripped of, can be reclaimed, revived, preserved, and perpetuated.
who we are
The Sankofa Collective exists to create a space for Christians to be able to come together to work towards racial justice. As Christians, we have received the “ ministry of reconciliation” (2 Cor 5:18), so we want to serve, encourage and equip the UK Church to engage in a journey of repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation.
Our Vision
We aim to be a community of Christians who are passionate about learning our collective history, engaging in lament and repentance, and to seeking ways to walk towards racial justice. We want to see genuine long-lasting reconciliation with the UK Church.
Our Values
We are a community that is Cross-centred, Spirit-led in wisdom and discernment, committed to truth and reconciliation, humble, compassionate and empathetic. Our four pillars of telling history, lament, repentance and forgiveness, and changing systems, are underpinned by our key aim of education.
Our team
Lisa Adjei
Host, Nurturer, A Puller-up-of-Rugs
“I want to see the UK Church be courageous in addressing racism at its roots, repenting of white supremacy and truly living out the truth of all people being image bearers.”
Jeronne Rudder
Bible nerd, Imaginative, Peace maker
“I want to see the UK regain its prophetic voice by addressing internal and external racism in the Church, in order for us to truly reflect the Kingdom of God where image bearers are treated with dignity.”
Deborah Ross
Encourager, Wordsmith, Attentive to detail
“I want the Sankofa community to be an invitation; a safe, yet challenging space to explore racial injustice both within and outside of the church. As disciples of Jesus, we are called to love our neighbours and I want us to ask ourselves how our own thoughts, words and actions are contributing to the relentless injustice in our world. We need to ask ourselves, are we speaking out and acting to end unjust systems? Are we personally living the lives that Jesus called us to?”