Race/Language/Multiculturalism Grants
Training in Alaska Based on Local Tradition (2005)
Deborah Royals, MA'06
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
For visits to four regions of the Diocese of Alaska to model a training based on
the Gospel as seen through the eyes of the local tradition.
Support and affirmation for students of color (2005)
Dr. Michael Reid, MDiv '07
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
To provide young students of color with support and affirmation for their vision
and discernment of ministry.
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Multi-cultural church plant in the Diocese of Oregon
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.
Bilingual internship (2006)
Susan Greenwood, MDiv
General Theological Seminary
For an internship in a bilingual parish and social services center in Denver,
CO, to support the evangelical work of Nuestro Salvador and preparation for
ministry in a bilingual/bicultural setting.
Clergy Conference in Diocese of Toungoo, Burma (2002)
Anne M. Turner, MDiv '03
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
A team visit by seminary students to engage with the Diocese of Toungoo in its
efforts to educate its clergy and laity that will allow for mutual education and
inspiration between Yale students and Burmese Christians.
African American boys in the church
The Rev. Canon Kwasi A. Thornell '04
Episcopal Divinity School
To strengthen and reclaim African American men and boys for the church.
Work with Mandarin Chinese-speaking congregation
Alistair Hong So, MDiv '05
Virginia Theological Seminary
To work with a developing Mandarin Chinese-speaking congregation in California.
Developing leadership skills to evangelize a minority congregation (1999)
Jerry Shigaki, MDiv '00
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
A summer project at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, an aging
Japanese-American congregation, to help members develop skills to revitalize its
ministry and increase and diversify its membership.
Ministry with the Lakota Sioux (2002)
Marion B. Rectenwald, MDiv '03
School of Theology, University of the South (Sewanee)
A cross-cultural field experience of in-depth pastoral involvement with the
Lakota Sioux with the goal of developing a long-term commitment and relationship
between them and the School of Theology community.
Ministry to the Deaf (2002)
The Rev. Canon Barbara J. Price, Faculty
Bexley Hall
To increase knowledge about Ephphatha Mission of the Deaf through print and
electronic advertising, and contact with local agencies serving the deaf
community, and to make available Christian Education opportunities for adult
deaf members and their hearing relatives.
Ministry to Latino elders (1998)
Julia E. Perez, MDiv '98
Episcopal Divinity School
A project to bring together a group of Latino elders to develop a means of
defining their belief systems and to develop a vocabulary of faith and
Scripture.
Lay ministry with a Latino mission in Albertville, AL (1998)
David H. Peeples, MDiv '00
School of Theology, University of the South (Sewanee)
Service as a lay missioner in all aspects of ministry to a Hispanic mission and
to create a resource manual for parishes anticipating Hispanic ministry.
Internship to South Africa (2000)
Rebecca O. Pearson, MTS '01
Virginia Theological Seminary
A cross-cultural/world mission summer internship in the Anglican Diocese of
Christ the King in South Africa, and subsequent reflection colloquy with other
interns on the experience and its application to preaching/teaching the Gospel
in the Episcopal Church.
Education and mission work in the Middle East (2001)
Elizabeth B. Papazoglakis, Spouse
Nashotah House
Study in Jerusalem and subsequent service in the Diocese of Egypt for a better
understanding of cross-cultural ministry and to help strengthen the companion
relationship between that Diocese and the Diocese of Milwaukee.
Develop support networks for ministers of color (2004)
The Rev. Karen B. Montagno
Administration Episcopal Divinity School
To give lay and ordained ministers of color opportunities to develop support
networks with one another and explore the role of the spirit in leadership, life
and ministry.
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Report: Sisters in the Spirit/Brothers in the Spirit (2004)
Documentary video of San Andres, Monterrey, Mexico (1999)
Patrick J. Miller, MDiv '00
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
A film of the work of the Rev. R. J. Smith and the people of San Andres Church
in Monterrey, Mexico, to show what a small barrio parish can accomplish when the
people of the parish work to make their neighbor-hood and their Church the best
it can be.
Internships for practical training in urban, multicultural ministry (2000)
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.
Intercultural experience and ministry in Costa Rica (1998)
The Rev. Canon Ernest K. Katahweire, ThD '01
General Theological Seminary
Study and participation with rectors and the Bishop of Costa Rica in the
intercultural services of a minority church, using audio cassettes to enhance
their worship.
Multi-cultural Faith Community (2004)
The Rev. Peter M. Kanyi, MAR '05
Emmanuel School of Religion
To establish a faith community made up of people of many cultures who find
Christ in their worship, in their fellowship, and reflected in each other's
faces and lives.
Urban Summer Chaplaincy (2002)
Nicole S. Janelle, MDiv '04
Union Theological Seminary
An internship bringing pastoral care to the racially and economically diverse
patients at an inner-city hospital, and subsequent reflections and articles
about the experience.
Hispanic ministry at a small parish (2000)
Stewart Marshall Huey, Jr., MDiv '01
School of Theology, University of the South (Sewanee)
A summer internship of worship and outreach projects at St. John's Episcopal
Church, in Johns Island, South Carolina, for its Hispanic ministry to the
migrant workers who come to coastal South Carolina in the summer.
Training priests from the Hispanic/Latino community
The Rev. Jessica A. Hatch, Faculty
General Theological Seminary
An program of General Theological Seminary, in cooperation with the Lutheran
Theological Seminary, to raise up priests from the Hispanic/Latino community to
meet the growing and largely unmet needs of this rapidly expanding segment of
the church.
Evangelism in the Haitian Community in Southeast Florida
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.
Racism and suburban Christians
The Rev. Carol M. Flett, DMin '00
Episcopal Divinity School
A study of the experiences of participants in a church-based ecumenical and
regional educational program on anti-racism held at an Episcopal church in
suburban Boston and led by a bi-racial team of clergy and laity.
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