Tribal Rescue Ministries Affirms and Endorses the United in Christ Statement on the Residential School Crisis

In a recent meeting of Tribal Rescue Ministries Board of Directors, the Board unanimously voted to affirm and endorse the Statement on the Residential School Crisis presented by the leaders of the 2021 United in Christ conference held in Bemidji, Minnesota in July.

The Statement can be read in its entirety in the news update listed just prior to this update on the TRM website titled, Native Evangelicals Offer Statement on the Residential School Crisis, posted on August 11, 2021

TRM’s leadership, including Craig and LaDonna Smith, are pleased with the Board’s important decision to endorse the Statement.  The rationale included the Board being deeply grieved by the revelations of abuse and neglect at these institutions, and the shame and reproach brought to the name of Christ by those who purported to represent Christ who did such evil actions.

Our Board was united in heart that it would be both 'unwise and unbiblical for the Board to remain silent in the face of such evil and injustice,'
-TRM’s president, Craig Smith

TRM continues to play an important role in providing a Native Evangelical leadership voice on this painful issue through the four-part Mourning the 215 Children podcast episodes and the ongoing updates and news articles relating to this developing crisis on their dedicated page on their website.