Resolution EC18to22MW 033

Resolved, That the following Young Adult and Campus Ministry grants recommended by the Young Adult and Campus Ministry Council, having been reviewed and recommended by the Joint Standing Committee on Mission Within the Church, are approved in the total amount of $133,516.00, to be paid out of budget line item 359. The distribution of the grants is subject to the full payment of the 2020 diocesan assessment.

Campus Ministry Grant ($1-8,000) 

• Cooperative Christian Ministry at the University of Vermont (Diocese of Vermont) $5,000.00
• Delta Canterbury, Delta State University (Diocese of Mississippi) $8,000.00
• Episcopal Church at Yale (Diocese of Connecticut) $7,991.00
• St. Mary's House, Greensboro/Episcopal Student Fellowship, Winston Salem (Diocese of North Carolina) $8,000.00                             
• St. Michael's Church Thuringia (Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe) $3,725.00
• Calvary Episcopal Church (Diocese of Colorado) $5,000.00

Leadership Grant ($8-30,000) 

• Diocese of Western Kansas Digital Minister (Diocese of Western Kansas) $20,000.00
• St. Anselm’s Episcopal Church (Diocese of Tennessee) $30,000.00

Project Grant ($100-2,000) 

• Blue Ridge Service Corps (Diocese of Western North Carolina) $2,000.00
• Canterbury Fellowship (Diocese of Wyoming) $2,000.00
• Canterbury House Episcopal Campus Ministry at OSU (Diocese of Oregon) $1,500.00
• Measure Mean: Finding Community in a Rule of Life (Diocese of East Carolina) $2,000.00
• Seminarians at the School of Theology: Beyond the Binary Workshop (Diocese of Tennessee) $2,000.00

Young Adult Ministry Grant ($1-8,000) 

• Ascension School Camp and Conference Center (Diocese of Eastern Oregon) $7,800.00
• Connections in a Fractured World (Diocese of Indianapolis) $1,500.00
• On Sacred Ground - Wyoming Service Corps (Diocese of Wyoming) $5,000.00
• San Francisco Campus Christian Centers / Ecumenical House California (Diocese of California) $8,000.00
• The Ministry Partners (Diocese of Oklahoma) $4,000.00
• Young Adult Ministry Network in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts (YAMN) (Diocese of Western Massachusetts) $8,000.00
• Young Adult Outreach (Diocese of North Dakota)     $2,000.00

Grant Categories

• Leadership Grant: to establish a new, restore a dormant, or reenergize a current campus ministry. Grant will range from $8-30,000 and can be used over a two-year period. This grant can only be awarded to a specific ministry once every 5 years.
• Campus Ministry Grants: to provide seed money to assist in the start-up of new, innovative campus ministries or to enhance a current ministry. Grants $1-8,000.
• Young Adult Ministry Grants: to provide seed money to assist in the start-up of new, innovative young adult ministries or to enhance a current ministry. Grants $1-8,000.
• Project Grants: to provide money for a one-time project that will enhance and impact the campus or young adult ministry. Grants $100-2,000.

We had 40 Grant Applications. 17 of which were Leadership Grants, 11 Campus Ministry Grants, 5 Project Grants, and 6 Young Adult Ministry Grants. They total $535,154. We have $134,000 to grant. We are recommending a total of 21 grants be funded in the amount of $133, 516.00.

A team of people including the Provincial Coordinators for Campus Ministry, leaders in the area of ministry with young adults reviewed the grant applications, staff, and an Executive Council Member read all the applications. They scored and commented on each application. Each application was read by at least three people. We gathered online to discern which grants should be funded. That team worked incredibly hard and faithfully to discern each application and I am thankful for their dedication and hard work.