In 1982 the Standing Commission of the Episcopal Church said “The Jubilee Ministry will be a celebrative ministry, based on our belief that by affirming the biblical priorities of God – in partnership with the poor, the powerless, and the vulnerable – we discover our own humanity in Christ, our own freedom.”

 

The mandate for a Jubilee Ministry is to be a “ministry of joint discipleship in Christ with poor and oppressed people, wherever they are found, to meet basic human needs and to build a just society.” 

 

The Diocese of Texas has nine Jubilee Centers that provide outreach programs to the people in their communities. These centers have applied successfully to the National Executive Board for the honor of being a Jubliee Center:

 

El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Center	Austin
Iglesia Episcopal San Mateo	Houston
Lord of the Streets Jubilee Center	Houston
St. Vincent’s House, Day Care and Clinic	Galveston
Ubi Caritas, a healing ministry	Beaumont
ECHOS	Houston
The Way Station	Houston
Jubilee at St. James	Houston
The Trinity Center	Austin

 

Betty Divine, St. James, Houston is the Jubilee Officer for the Diocese of Texas.

 

Additional information regarding Jubilee Centers and applications to become a Jubilee Center should be directed to: