Resolves of the Executive Council

Resolved, That the Executive Council, meeting June 12-15, 2023 in Providence, Rhode Island, approve and authorize the following, as recommended by the Task Force on Care of Creation and Environmental Racism and reviewed and recommended by the Joint Standing Committee on Mission Within The Episcopal Church. The twelve grants listed below for a total of $183,267.00.

The distribution of the grants is subject to the full payment of the 2022 diocesan assessment or granted diocesan waiver. This grant funding is also contingent upon the project’s ability to secure remaining funding and all other requirements identified in the accepted proposals.

Solar Equity Project in Peoria, IL
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Diocese of Chicago
$9,000.00

Energy Literacy, Advocacy, and Connection
Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas, USA
Diocese of Texas
$9,700.00

Environmental Repair: Eco-theology and the care of our common home
(Curso de Reparación Ambiental mediante la cartilla: La eco teología y el cuidado de nuestra casa común, un aporte para el eco ministerio en Colombia y el Mundo.)
Diócesis Episcopal de Colombia
$10,000.00

Food Justice for Upper South Carolina
St. Martin's in-the-Fields Episcopal
Episcopal Diocese Upper South Carolina
$13,387.00

The Big Book of Creation and Environmental Racism
Christ Church Glendale
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio
$14,700.00

Gardens and Pollinators: Enhancing Sustainability Awareness Among Youth Who Are Incarcerated
St. James Episcopal Church and Grace Episcopal Church
Episcopal Diocese of Central New York
$15,000.00

HOPE - Faith and Resilience in Marginalized Communities
St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church
Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida
$15,000.00

Sustainable Renewal of Navajo Agriculture Lands
Texas Water Mission with St. Christopher's Mission
Navajoland Area Mission
$15,000.00

Green Refuge: Tackling Environmental Racism in an Urban Environment through Refugee Empowerment
St. Paul's Within the Walls, Rome, Italy
Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
$18,480.00

Rhode Island Episcopal Relief and Resilience Pilot Project- Aquidneck Island
Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island - Creation Care Ministry
$18,000.00

An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice (EPCJ) Pilot Program
The Creation Care Justice Network (CCJN) in the Episcopal Dioceses in Massachusetts
$20,000.00

Answering the Call for Climate Justice: Planning for Carbon Neutrality by 2030
Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, Commission on the Environment
$25,000.00