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Resolves of the Executive Council

Title: Establishment of Multi-Cultural Church Grants
ID: EXC062023.32
Committee: Mission Within The Episcopal Church (report 012)
Citation: Executive Council Minutes, June 12-15, 2023, Providence, RI, pp. 13-14.
Text:

Resolved, That Executive Council, meeting June 12-15, 2023, in Providence, Rhode Island, affirms the importance of church planting and revitalization efforts across The Episcopal Church. As recommended by the Advisory Group on Church Planting and Revitalization and the Executive Council Joint Standing Committee on Mission Within the Episcopal Church, that $75,000.00 be designated from the Church Redevelopment Budget line to run a grants process specifically for multi-cultural church programs and ministries embracing emerging and historically underrepresented cultures; and be it further

Resolved, That the Advisory Group on Church Planting and Revitalization and the staff liaisons will determine the appropriate timeline and application process for this specific grant cycle within the remaining 2022-2024 biennium.

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

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