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Executive Council approves 38 grants for new Episcopal communities

November 29, 2023
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A diverse array of 38 new church and missional communities received approval for $734,150 in grants during the Episcopal Church Executive Council’s meeting in October.

The 80th Episcopal Church General Convention authorized the Task Force on Church Planting and Congregational Redevelopment to continue establishing and strengthening new Episcopal communities, including through the distribution of grants to new and existing church plants.

“I am giving thanks for the incredible amount of energy and momentum our call for New Episcopal Community grant applications garnered in this triennium,” said the Rev. Katie Nakamura Rengers, staff officer for church planting. “In addition to funding brand new communities, Executive Council also provided a path for these grants to help several existing churches start new multicultural communities. This intentional, open-hearted work really feels like the key to a vibrant church future.”

In addition to funding, the presiding bishop’s Office of Church Planting and Redevelopment offers leadership discernment, training, and coaching resources for New Episcopal Community leaders. 

The following grants were awarded:

Discernment grants
These one-time grants—for up to $5,000—fund initiatives in discernment for a new project and may fund assessment, research, coaching, training, demographic studies, and more.  

  • Brookline Abbey, Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh: $5,000
  • Chapel of the Incarnation at St. Mary’s, Episcopal Diocese of Long Island: $5,000
  • Church Planting in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan: $5,000 
  • New Church Plant in California, Episcopal Diocese of California: $5,000 
  • St. Martin’s, Mason, Episcopal Diocese of West Texas: $5,000 
  • The Happening, Episcopal Diocese of Missouri: $5,000 

Seed grants
These one-time grants—for up to $30,000—fund the initial stages of a New Episcopal Community’s launch, typically in its first or second year.

  • All Saints, Sunnyside, Episcopal Diocese of Long Island: $15,000
  • Ausable Inclusion Center, Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan: $25,000
  • Bowie Church Plant, Episcopal Diocese of Washington: $25,000 
  • Casa Maria, Episcopal Church in Minnesota: $30,000 
  • Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Pea Ridge, Episcopal Church in Arkansas: $25,000 
  • Church of Saint Mary the Prophet, Episcopal Diocese of Oregon: $25,000 
  • Imagine Cincinnati, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio: $10,000
  • Living Grace, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland: $15,000
  • Mission Farm, Episcopal Diocese of Vermont: $25,000
  • Mission Plant in Amsterdam, Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe: $20,000 
  • Plantación, Episcopal Diocese of Texas: $25,000 
  • Spirit Bound Digital Mission, Episcopal Church of New Hampshire: $15,000 

Growth grants
These grants—for up to $30,000—help fund the second and third years of a New Episcopal Community.

  • Good Courage Farm, Episcopal Church in Minnesota: $25,000 
  • Growing the Convocation’s Francophone Ministry, Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe: $20,000 
  • Halau Wa’a, Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii: $25,000 
  • Latino Hispanic Ministry, Purepecha Community, Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina: $5,000 

Harvest grants
These grants—for up to $40,000—help fund the later stages of a new community launch, usually years three to six.

  • All Souls at Wellspring on Main, Episcopal Diocese of Texas: $20,000 
  • Church at the Crossroads, Episcopal Diocese of Michigan: $20,000 
  • Faith Christian Church of India, Episcopal Diocese of Missouri: $30,000 
  • Grovetown Episcopal Lutheran Mission, Episcopal Diocese of Georgia: $20,000 
  • Harvesting the Work of St. Nino’s, Tbilisi, Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe: $30,000 
  • Mother of the Savior, Episcopal Diocese of Michigan: $30,000 
  • New Hope Church, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio: $30,000 
  • Northside Episcopal Church, Episcopal Diocese of Texas: $20,000 
  • Plainsong Farm, Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan: $30,000 
  • South Wedge Mission, Episcopal Diocese of Rochester: $25,000 
  • The Benedictine Way, Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska: $30,000 

Redevelopment grants

  • Center for Mission and Ministry at St. Paul’s, Episcopal Diocese of Kansas: $20,000 
  • Karen Church at Messiah, Episcopal Church in Minnesota: $19,150 
  • Latino Community at Trinity, Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts: $15,000 
  • Saint Marks Spanish Language Community, Episcopal Church in Minnesota: $15,000 
  • St. Augustine Hispanic Ministry, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta: $20,000 

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