Foundation Supports Spectrum Of Programs
Episcopal News Service. June 5, 1986 [86126]
NEW YORK (DPS, June 5) -- Eighteen grants totalling $158,265 were authorized for programs throughout the Church by the board of directors of The Episcopal Church Foundation at a meeting here in May.
The allocations range in scope from special ministries among the aging and youth to support for urban development and research. Grants were made in 12 dioceses and several -- covering the theological education of Native Americans, the aged and seminary planning -- are national in concern and coverage.
Columbia University's department of oral history received a grant of $9,250 to fund the oral memoirs of retired Presiding Bishop John Maury Allin, carrying on previous grants for oral histories of Bishops Henry Knox Sherrill, Arthur Lichtenberger and John E. Hines.
A grant of $5,00 was made to support the work of the Center for Community Action, affiliated with the Episcopal City Mission in the Diocese of Massachusetts.
Also in that diocese, a Foundation grant of $5,000 was approved for the Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership to support the organization of the Ethnic Covenant, an ecumenical body seeking affordable housing in the Merrimack region.
Continuing its support for a national aging information and referral system, a grant of $10,000 to ESMA-TEL (Episcopal Society for Ministry on Aging) was approved.
The Episcopal Women's History Research Project received $6,850 to fund oral histories with Episcopal women leaders on the national and diocesan stage.
The Canal Area Ministry in San Rafael, Calif. will benefit from a grant of $5,000 to permit the leasing and operation of a community meeting hall.
A grant of $7,500, with a matching provision for $2,500, was made to the Diocese of California to provide funds for the continued production of a videotape series on the lectionary of the Church year filmed at biblical locations in the Holy Land.
A grant of $20,000 was made to the Board for Theological Education to help fund a special research project of the Board aimed at determining the manpower needs, curriculums and future directions of all the Episcopal seminaries. The Foundation's grant follows its tradition of vigorous support of theological education.
St. James Day Care and Preschool in Cathlamet, Wash., Diocese of Olympia, received a grant of $7,055 to cover the costs of much-needed equipment for this daycare center, which services a wide area in western Washington.
A grant of $8,860 to Quest for Vision, a project of the Minnesota Committee on Indian Work, will assist continuing development of the leadership program aimed at strengthening lay ministry in Native-American parishes.
The Diocese of South Dakota will receive a grant of $5,000 to partially fund the programming and personnel training for a diocesan computer system.
A grant of $5,000 was made to the Associates for Religion and Intellectual Life (ARIL) to help support the annual Coolidge Research Colloquim in 1987.
An outreach grant of $5,000, with a matching provision of an additional $2,500, was approved to assist the Diocese of Kansas in completing an appropriate model for "Evangelism by Strategic Planning" to be shared with dioceses throughout the Church.
The Volunteer Service Community, under the guidance of the Washington Cathedral, supports a home and a modest living for a small number of young people who carry out volunteer work for not-for-profit organizations in the District of Columbia. A grant of $10,000 was approved for their work.
A grant of $15,000 was made to the Lawrence Hall School for Boys, a member of Episcopal Charities in the Diocese of Chicago, to fund a new program in Family Outreach and After-Care for the parents of Lawrence Hall students.
The Dioceses of Kansas and Chicago received a joint grant of $5,000 to help fund a model for Christian formation for use throughout the Church.
Rebuild Resources, Inc. is a project of Episcopal Community Services in the Diocese of Minnesota, which is funding an outreach program of youths recovering from chemical dependencies, seeking gainful employment and shelter. A foundation grant of $5,000 will strengthen this new effort.
A grant of $12,500, with a matching provision of an additional $6,250, was approved for Seabury-Western Theological Seminary to fund a full year's support for a Native American seminarian and family at the seminary.
In addition to its grant programs and resources, The Episcopal Church Foundation maintains a Revolving Loan Fund for parish and mission building development and awards Graduate Fellowships for doctoral study. The Foundation is a national independent organization of lay men and women who support significant projects not included in regular church budgets.