Church Missions Publishing Company Welcomes Grant Proposals
Episcopal News Service. February 2, 1989 [89024D]
NEW YORK (DPS, Feb. 2) -- For nearly 100 years, a small organization in Connecticut, the Church Missions Publishing Company, has helped publish the materials that help Christian mission advance. Formed in 1891 through the missionary zeal of a group of Connecticut Episcopalians, the company had as its original aim the provision of educational materials to further the cause of foreign mission in the Anglican Church throughout the world. The understanding of that purpose has broadened and changed with the times, but Church Missions Publishing Company has never lost its dedication to spreading God's word.
In 1988, the company's board of managers approved grants to the Diocese of Manicaland, in Zimbabwe, to print a parallel Shona/English version of the Book of Common Prayer; to John Oe of the Seminary of the Southwest to support his work on a history of the Anglican Church in Japan; and to the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut to publish results from an upcoming National Conference on Mission and Ministry in the 21st Century. Grant amounts vary -- 'but they average about $5,000 each.
The Church Missions Publishing Company has recently issued a policy statement inviting proposals for any project that, through the dissemination of information, encourages the missionary activity of the Episcopal Church as part of the world-wide Anglican Communion; seeks to educate and train missionaries, particularly the indigenous leadership of the Church, in developing nations; provides vehicles so that the missionary activity of Anglican Churches (particularly in developing nations) can inform, educate, and enlighten Episcopalians in the developed world; and seeks to extend and encourage the life and ministry of the Episcopal Church in various cultures, ethnic groups, and communities in the United States.
The deadline for applications for spring grants is April 15; the deadline for fall grant applications is November 15. Grant proposals should be submitted to The Rt. Rev. Arthur E. Walmsley, President of the Board of Managers, Church Missions Publishing Company, 1335 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06105-2295. Tel. The Rev. Robert G. Carroon, (203) 233-4481.