HEAL was formed in 1995 with a call to help Christians humbly reexamine our nation's history and our own personal views of race, culture and denominationalism in light of scripture. We believe God is giving his Church a fresh perspective on how our past shapes both our present and our future.

HEAL was also formed to inspire Christians to reconcile with one another. We believe God is directing his Church to take leadership in healing the long standing wounds which have divided the Church and our nation for so many generations.

In 1998 we discovered a third element to the healing process. In our generation, the Church struggles to have its testimony heard and its message understood. We came to believe that the process of reexamination and reconciliation would help to rehabilitate the Church's testimony in the land. We believe God desires his Church to be worthy of respect and in possession of genuine credibility.