Land Acknowledgment

"You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt."

Exodus 22:21 (NASB)

We acknowledge that Christ Church, Andover is located on the ancestral lands of the Pennacook people, an Algonquian speaking band of the Wabanaki Confederacy composed of the Pennacook, Pawtucket, and other indigenous tribes. This was their home for more than 12,000 years. We acknowledge these caretakers of the land and waters: the elders who lived before, the Indigenous people today, and the generations to come.

We are guests on this land and have used it and its people for our betterment, often at their expense. We commit to doing our part to become better stewards of this land, understanding the impact of present and past exploitation, and working toward a more just and equitable future.