Title: Approval of Becoming Beloved Community Grants
ID: EXC102019.05
Committee: Mission Within The Episcopal Church (report 012)
Citation: Executive Council Minutes, October 18-21, 2019, Montgomery, Alabama, pp. 6-8.
Text:

Resolved, That the following Becoming Beloved Community grants, recommended by the Presiding Officers Advisory Group on Beloved Community Implementation, and having been reviewed and recommended by the Joint Standing Committee on Mission Within the Episcopal Church, are approved and authorized for payment from Becoming Beloved Community grant funds, budget line item 84, in the total amount of $350,600, as follows:

  1. The Justice Pilgrimage, Diocese of Georgia, Impact Grant, $15,000.00
  2. Diocesan Racial Justice and Healing, Diocese of Kentucky, Seed Grant, $7,000.00
  3. Episcopal Farmworkers Ministry, Diocese of North Carolina, Impact Grant, $15,000.00
  4. The Center for Reconciliation, Diocese of Rhode Island, Impact Grant, Growing the Center for Reconciliation's Mission, $14,000.00
  5. Partnership with Great Lakes Peace Center, Diocese of Northern Michigan, Impact Grant, $15,000
  6. Gethsemane Reconciliation Center, Gethsemane Episcopal Church, Diocese of Indiana, $9,500.00
  7. Charis Community in Charlottesville, Virginia, Grace Church-Red Hill, Diocese of Virginia, $8,000.00
  8. Racial Reconciliation Ministry, St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Diocese of Maryland, Seed Grant, $5,000.00
  9. "My Work to Do," Jubilee Consortium, Diocese of California, Seed Grant, $8,000.00
  10. Antiracism Action Plan, St. John's Episcopal Church, Diocese of Illinois, $4,000.00
  11. Pilgrimage through South and Midwest, St. John's Episcopal Church, Diocese of Michigan, Seed Grant, $5,000.00
  12. Community-wide Storytelling Events, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Columbia, SC, Diocese of South Carolina, Seed Grant, $3,900.00
  13. Sacred Ground and Communities of Color, Union of Black Episcopalians, Impact Grant, $14,000.00
  14. Triangle of Hope, Diocese of Virginia, Impact Grant, $13,000.00
  15. Ethnic Studies Academy (Becoming Beloved Community), Diocese of Iowa, Seed Grant, $8,000.00
  16. Trail of Souls Video Narratives, Diocese of Maryland, Seed Grant, $5,000.00
  17. The Mission Institute – Capacity Building, Diocese of Massachusetts, Impact Grant, $15,000.00
  18. Community Conversations, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Diocese of Minnesota, Seed Grant, $6,500.00
  19. Bravos Valley Common Good, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Diocese of Texas, Seed Grant, $6,000.00
  20. Beloved Community Commission for Racial Reconciliation, Eastern Diocese of Tennessee, Seed Grant, $8,000.00
  21. Diocesan Racial Reconciliation and Healing Resource Team, Diocese of Georgia, Seed Grant, $6,000.00
  22. Province V Becoming Beloved Community Initiative, Diocese of Southern Ohio, Impact Grant, $10,000.00
  23. The One Human Race Initiative, St. James Episcopal Church, Diocese of Texas, Seed Grant, $6,000.00
  24. Voorhees Scholars Program, Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina, Impact Grant, $10,000.00
  25. "How Do We Talk to Our Children About Race?" Training, All Saints Episcopal Church, Diocese of Illinois, Seed Grant, $3,000.00
  26. Worship with Bravery, Christ Church Cathedral, Diocese of Indianapolis, Impact Grant, $11,000.00
  27. Commission on Racial Justice & Reconciliation, Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast, Impact Grant, $12,000.00
  28. Engaging Racial Justice and Inclusion, Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, Impact Grant, $11,000.00
  29. Growing Centers of Practice, Diocese of Southern Ohio, Impact Grant, $11,000.00
  30. Commission for Intercultural Ministries, Diocese of Northern California, Impact Grant, $5,000.00
  31. Racial Reconciliation Fellowship for Young Adults, Diocese of Western North Carolina, Seed Grant, $5,700.00
  32. Pilgrimage towards Racial Reconciliation, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Diocese of Pennsylvania, Seed Grant, $3,000.00
  33. Initiative: "At the Heart of Our Identity: Being Episcopal, Being Inclusive," National Association of Episcopal Schools, Diocese of NY, Seed Grant, $5,000.00
  34. Dismantle Systemic Racism in the Justice System, Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, Diocese of California, Impact Grant, $7,000.00
  35. Courageous Conversations, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Diocese of Ohio, Seed Grant, $6,000.00
  36. St. Paul's, Tri-Cities, WA Racial Equity & Social Justice Coalition, St. Paul's Episcopal Mission, Diocese of Spokane, Seed Grant, $4,000.00
  37. Faculty Training in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Diocese of California, Seed Grant, $3,500.00
  38. Building Bridges to Communities of Justice, PRISM Restorative Justice, Diocese of Los Angeles, Impact Grant, $7,000.00
  39. European-American/Arabic Church Partnership, Diocese of Michigan, Impact Grant, $12,000.00
  40. Building Inclusive, Representative and Authentic Communities, Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers (ECCC), Diocese of California, Impact Grant, $10,000.00
  41. Trail of Souls: Next Phase, Diocese of Easton, Seed Grant, $2,500.00
  42. Service Never Sleeps Trainings on Privilege, Racism and Justice, Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, Impact Grant, $12,000.00

Total of grants to be funded this cycle: $350,600

and be it further

Resolved, That in the event of any discrepancy between the above recitation of the grants to be funded and the spreadsheet, “Final BBC Grant Recommendations_Fall 2019.xlsx,” attached hereto, the details set forth in the spreadsheet shall be deemed controlling; and be it further

Resolved, That the grantees shall be required to submit the reports ordinarily and customarily required of grant recipients and such other and further reports as the “Presiding Officers Advisory Group on Beloved Community Implementation” may require.

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