Resolves of the Executive Council

Resolved, That the Executive Council, meeting June 12-15, 2023 in Providence, Rhode Island, approve and authorize the following New Episcopal Communities Grants, as recommended by the Task Force on Church Planting and Congregational Revitalization reviewed and recommended by the Joint Standing Committee on Mission Within The Episcopal Church. The 19 grants listed below total $500,000.

The distribution of the grants is subject to the full payment of the 2022 diocesan assessment or granted diocesan waiver.

Discernment Grants ($5,000)

• All Saints Sunnyside, Diocese of Long Island
• EDOLA Latino, Diocese of Louisiana
• Nebraska NEC, Diocese of Nebraska
• Sterling Ranch Community, Diocese of Colorado

Seed Grants (up to $30,000)

• Estación de Predicación Santa Maria Virgen, Diocese of Colombia
• Oceanside Church Plant, Diocese of San Diego
• Spirit Dinner, Diocese of Vermont
• The Brood, Diocese of Southern Ohio
• The Journey, Diocese of Missouri

Growth Grants ($30,000)

• Abundant Life and Healing, Diocese of North Carolina
• Calling the Circle from the Four Winds, Diocese of Arizona
• Episcopal Mission of Franklin, Diocese of New Hampshire
• Grace African Christians Connection, Diocese of Missouri
• Haitian Outreach Ministry, Diocese of New Jersey
• Saint Thomas Pakistani Church, Diocese of Albany

Harvest Grants ($40,000)

• Creche, Diocese of Massachusetts
• Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Diocese of Georgia
• West Central Abbey, Diocese of Spokane
• Wild Church UP, Diocese of Northern Michigan