Title: Approval of Church Planting and Mission Enterprise Zone Grants
ID: EXC102017.28
Committee: Local Ministry and Mission (report 12)
Citation: Executive Council Minutes, October 18-21, 2017, Linthicum Heights, MD, pp. 24-26.
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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.

Church Plants To be Paid 2017 To be Paid 2018
Grovetown Episcopal Mission – Diocese of Georgia and ELCA (Church Plant)
Amount: $100,000
$50,000 $50,000
Bethesda Episcopal Church – Diocese of Central Florida (Church Plant)
Amount: $100,000
$50,000 $50,000
Total for New Church Plants: $200,000
Hybrid Church Plants/Mission Enterprise Zones To be Paid 2017 To be Paid 2018
Justice, Healing and Reconciliation Center – Diocese of Iowa (MEZ/Church Plant)
Amount: $75,000
$37,500 $37,500
Table 229 – Diocese of Minnesota (MEZ/Church Plant)
Amount: $20,000
$10,000 $10,000
Church at Crossroads – Diocese of Michigan (MEZ/Church Plant)
Amount: $25,000
$12,500 $12,500
St. John’s Ohio – Diocese of Ohio (MEZ/Church Plant)
Amount: $31,000
$15,500 $15,500
Total for Hybrid Church Plants/MEZ: $151,000
Mission Enterprise Zones: To be Paid 2017 To be Paid 2018
Appleton Episcopal Ministries – Diocese of Atlanta (MEZ)
Amount: $20,000
$10,000 $10,000
South Sudanese Congregation – Diocese of Virginia (MEZ)
Amount: $20,000
$10,000 $10,000
Teens of Santa Cruz County – Diocese of El Camino Real (MEZ)
Amount: $20,000
$10,000 $10,000
Total for Mission Enterprise Zones: $60,000
Discernment Grants: To be Paid 2017 To be Paid 2018
Evangelizando con Los Lencas/Evangelizing with the Le Lencas – Diocese of Honduras (discernment grant for Church Plant)
Amount: $5,000
$2,500 $2,500
Kairos West Community Center – Diocese of Western North Carolina (discernment grant for Church Plant)
Amount: $5,000
$2,500 $2,500
Total for Discernment Grants: $10,000
TOTAL recommendations for new funding: $421,000

And be it further

Resolved, That the foregoing grants shall be 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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