Title: Grants Approved for Church Planting, Mission Enterprise Zones, and Discernment
ID: EXC022017.12
Committee: Local Ministry and Mission (report 7)
Citation: Executive Council Minutes, Feb. 5-8, 2017, Linthicum Heights, MD, pp. 14-15.
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Resolved, That the Executive Council approves the following grants recommended by the D005 Advisory Group on Church Planting and approved for funding by the Joint Standing Committee on Local Ministry and Mission, to be funded from line 27, Goal: Starting New Congregations:

New Church Plants To Be Paid 2017 To Be Paid 2018
Episcopal Church Parker County, Texas,
Diocese of Ft. Worth: $100,000
$50,000 $50,000
Communidad Latina de San Dunstan,
Diocese of Oklahoma: $100,000
$50,000 $50,000
Misa Magdalena, Diocese of Washington, D.C.: $100,000 $50,000 $50,000
Sudanese Congregation at St. Paul’s,
Diocese of Central NY: $50,000
$25,000 $25,000
Senor de la Misericordia,
Diocese of Iowa: $100,000
$50,000 $50,000
Two Cultures, One Body in Christ,
Diocese of New Jersey: $60,000
$30,000 $30,000
Church on the Square, Diocese of Maryland:
$85,000
$42,500 $42,500
Total for New Church Plants: $595,000
Mission Enterprise Zones To Be Paid 2017 To Be Paid 2018
The Divine Office, Diocese of Los Angeles: $20,000 $20,000 $20,000
St. Luke’s Ministry Interns,
Diocese of Olympia: $20,000
$10,000 $10,000
Between the Ridges, Diocese of Spokane: $20,000 $10,000 $10,000
The Center for Mission and Ministry at St. Paul’s, Diocese of Kansas: $20,000 $10,000 $10,000
Latinos Pa'lante St. Mary's Latino Ministry, Diocese of Massachusetts: $60,000 $30,000 $30,000
Franklinton Cycleworks, Diocese of Southern Ohio: $20,000 $10,000 $10,000
Proyecto para una Panadería y Pastelería, Diocese of Ecuador Litoral: $20,000 $10,000 $10,000
Total for Mission Enterprise Zones: $100,000
Discernment Grants To Be Paid 2017 To Be Paid 2018
Church Plants in Garland and Mount Pleasant, Texas, Diocese of Dallas: $5,000 ($2,500 each) $5,000
Christ Church Bayfield, Diocese of Eau Claire: $3,000 $3,000
Garry Commins in the Diocese of Newark: $5,000 $5,000
Meghan Mullarkey in the Diocese of Olympia: $3,000 $3,000
Meg Wagner in the Diocese of Iowa: $5,000 $5,000
Ragan Sutterfield in the Diocese of Arkansas: $5,000 $5,000
Total Discernment Grants: $26,000
Total Grant Recommendations: $821,000

And be it further

Resolved, That the foregoing grants shall be subject to subject to the D005 Advisory Group on Church Planting’s requirements, including diocesan matching funds, planter participation in assessment, coaching, and training, and completion of required reporting.

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