Remembering Truly. Seeking Healing Together.
In October 2026 it will be 500 years since the first recorded enslaved Africans arrived with the short-lived Spanish settlement of San Miguel de Gualdape on this coastline.
Augusta grew along the same river system that later carried both commerce and human suffering through the Southeast. This site is a quiet invitation to pray, to learn our shared story, and to seek reconciliation and blessing for our city.
What Is Reconciliation 2026?
Reconciliation 2026 is an emerging prayer movement in Augusta, Georgia, centered on truth, repentance, forgiveness, and healing across racial and denominational lines. It is not a political campaign or a formal organization. It is simply a response to a sense that God is inviting our city into a deeper work of reconciliation as the 500-year marker of 1526 approaches.
This website offers a brief overview of the history, the heart behind the vision, and some starting points for learning and prayer. You are invited to read, reflect, and seek the Lord about your own part in this story.
Where to Begin
The Vision
The heart of the vision is simple: remember truthfully, lament what was broken, seek repentance and forgiveness where needed, and speak blessing over the generations who will inherit Augusta after us.
To read more about the prayer burden and long-term hope for October 2026, visit the Vision page.
The History
In 1526, the San Miguel de Gualdape expedition brought the first documented enslaved Africans to this coast. The settlement failed within months, but its story and the later river trade form part of the deeper background to Augusta's history.
For a short narrative of what happened in 1526 and how it connects to this region, see the History page.