Whitney Zimmerman, Mdiv
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
To assist with parish needs, Christian education and outreach in the larger communities in six underserved parishes in Bocas del Toro, Empalme and Guabito, Panama, and to help the Diocese establish a prison ministry program.
>>Final Report: Prison Ministry in Panama (2005)

 

Jessica Van Denend, MDiv
Union Theological Seminary
To work with women at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility to produce a liturgical guide encapsulating personal stories and theological reflections, for distribution to parishes.

Dina van Klaveren, MDiv
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
To establish relationships with Anglican clergy and outreach organizations in Mexico City for the promotion of ministry and pilgrimage opportunities for American youth groups that will enhance spiritual, historical and cultural competencies.

David Starr III
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
For an evangelical trip to the Episcopal Church in the Philippines to promote a better understanding of that culture, history, spirituality and liturgy for pastors and congregations in the ECUSA.

>>Final Report: Evangelical Trip to the Philippines (2005)

 

The Rev. Noah R. Shuwu, MTS
Virginia Theological Seminary
For a training program for 86 people who will work to nurture children in the church and evangelize those outside the church in North Mbale diocese.

Jane Rohrer, MTS '05
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
For a course on "Spiritual Growth During Aging" for older adults from Episcopal parishes in Nevada

Paul McLain, MDiv
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
To train laity with leadership skills to nurture a new congregation in an economically distressed area of Northern Jamaica.

Michael B. Henderson, CAS
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
To identify the location of greatest opportunity for a multi-cultural congregation in the Diocese of Oregon and develop a model for planting such a congregation.

Barbara A. Vickers, Spouse
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
A mission trip to participate in Vacation Bible School for children, followed by adult education and training and workshops in Christian Education and outreach to members of newly formed congregations.

Mpho Andrea Tutu, MDiv '02
Episcopal Divinity School
A ministry of presence to rape victims and their families by lay people drawn from the Anglican seminary and area churches in the Diocese of Grahamstown, South Africa, to provide pastoral support as victims negotiate the legal process.

The Rev. Jovahn Turyamureeba, MTS '99
Virginia Theological Seminary
A program to train Archdeacons in the diocese to do the work of evangelism for a revitalized life in the Diocese, and an increased number of members in the church.

The Rev. Edward H. Thompson, MDiv '00
Nashotah House
A project to make the program of the theological institute in Monrovia, Liberia, available in remote areas of the country to train catechists and other lay leaders for the ministries of the church.

Anne-Elisa M. Slakey, MDiv '02
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
A project serving students in Sacramento, and developing an effective model for a coordinated parish-based student ministry in a large, diverse urban area.

Dr. Gretchen M. Rehberg, MDiv '02
General Theological Seminary
A summer internship to facilitate greater integration of a contemplative prayer retreat center at St. Francis of the Tetons, one of only three non-Mormon churches in the valley, into the everyday life of the congregation.

The Rev. Dr. Robert W. Prichard, Faculty
Virginia Theological Seminary
Seed money to encourage financial support from the Hispanic community to enable it to establish a free-standing Hispanic parish in Northern Virginia.

Andrea L. Mysen, MDiv '06, MTS '04; and Charles de Kay, MDiv '04
Seabury Western Theological Seminary
Neighborhood outreach to increase the visibility of All Saint's Episcopal Church in Chicago to build relationships and help people explore if that church might be a place where their passions and hopes intersect.

John F. Miller, MDiv '06
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
To establish an effective parish-based campus ministry at All Saints Episcopal Church in Sacramento, CA.

The Rev. Geoffrey A. Little
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
A partnership between Berkeley Divinity School and the Church Mission Society, to provide two seminary internships for practical experience in ministry among diverse culture groups in a congregation and to develop skills in cross-cultural communication, worship, and relationship-building.

Alan K. Lincoln
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
As they move into a new church home in Ambridge, PA, the diverse members of this church community - along with some of their marginalized neighbors - will use study, workshops, and hands-on activities to integrate the arts into every aspect of parish ministry.

The Rev. Richard Jones, Faculty
Virginia Theological Seminary
A conference sponsored by the Center for Anglican Communion Studies at Virginia Seminary on Episcopal Governance and Church Growth in a Variety of Cultures.

J. Harrison Heidel, MDiv. '03
Episcopal Divinity School
A summer project bringing a daily pastoral presence to four small, rural parishes, providing evangelistic outreach, Christian education, and shared formation experiences.

Caroline Jane A. Hall, MDiv '03
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
Provide training leadership and support to the seven churches of the San Luis Obispo deanery to serve their own young people and to reach more youth and their families in this shared program.

Jean Ricot Gay, MDiv '02
School of Theology, University of the South (Sewanee)
A project to establish personal relationships with the growing number of Haitians in the Southeast Florida area, and to encourage their participation in home churches emphasizing Christian education.

Valerie D. Bailey Fischer, MDiv '05
Union Theological Seminary
To establish a student-led weekly Sunday Protestant service that would provide fellowship, service opportunities and future church leadership development.

A. Jeanne Finan, MDiv '03
Virginia Theological Seminary
To reach out to the unserved and the underserved in the rural Appalachian mountains of Western North Carolina by offering a summer program of worship, study and evangelism combining Episcopal tradition and Appalachian culture at St. John the Baptist of the Lower Watauga Church.

Cynthia A. Espeseth, MDiv '01
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
A summer project at All Saints Church, Bellevue, WA, a parish intentionally without a building, to develop ways to incorporate members who are new to the congregation as well as to the Episcopal Church.

Valerie W. Dixon, MDiv '02
Episcopal Divinity School
To establish an Episcopal presence at York Correctional Institution in CT, to develop a "bridge ministry" linking those inside the prison with members of a local parish, and to develop a model of parish outreach that can be used by other Southeastern CT churches.

J. Brad Benson, MDiv '01
Bexley Hall
A three-part program working with an older urban parish to develop specific ministries to young professionals and empty nesters in a new residential housing community.

Rosemary Beales, MDiv '05
Virginia Theological Seminary To build opportunities for companion-parish evangelical witness between the Diocese of Maryland and the Diocese of Accra in Ghana.

Stephen Arbogast & Stephen Smith, MDiv '03
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
A summer project with the clergy, seminarians, and lay people of the Diocese of Ibadan North in Nigeria to help provide opportunities for Christian education and training through classes, seminars, and retreats, and a "clergy school."

Theodore S. Babcock, MDiv '01
General Theological Seminary
A church based community program located at St. David's Episcopal Church, under the auspices of the South Bronx Churches, to help provide jobs for the unemployed in the South Bronx, many of whom are unchurched.

The Rev. Charles J. Cook, Faculty
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
A study of three parishes which serve as concrete expressions of a contrast approach to mission and evangelization in contemporary culture, with the goal of publishing a resource guide that will address the issues of changing leadership and effective mission.

Rebecca B. Coerper, MDiv '03
School of Theology, University of the South (Sewanee)
A summer internship to explore new trends in urban ministry in Chattanooga, TN, and elsewhere, to strengthen parish-neighborhood ties, and to establish an ongoing internship at Christ Church, Chattanooga.

The Rev. Jacob Erasto Chimeldeya, MTS '03
Virginia Theological Seminary
A training program for clergy and lay church leaders to equip them for ministry to the growing number of Christians in the Diocese of Mpwapwa and to establish criteria by which to monitor and evaluate future training.

Arrington Chambliss, Other program
Episcopal Divinity School
Prepare for and produce the Leadership Institute for parish priests, youth ministers, young adults, and religious educators in eastern Massachusetts.

Willard S. Carter, MDiv '04
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
A project to develop a strategy and complete a trial program for evangelist mission from the Episcopal Church to corporations to provide a bridge into the faith community within and outside corporations.

Deborah Lynn Carr, MDiv '02
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
A project to invite and subsidize children from a nearby impoverished neighborhood to participate in Kidz Kamp at St. Philip's Church in Pittsburgh, with the ultimate goal of incorporating them and their parents into the parish community.

Charles M. Carpenter, MDiv '00
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
A summer project at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, a mission church in the Diocese of Indianapolis without clergy, providing pastoral support, developing various marketing tools, and working especially with the youth of the parish.