Diocese of Missouri Awarded $27,000 Roanridge Trust Grant
May 7, 2024
The Diocese of Missouri is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a $27,000 grant to fund Phase 2 of our Requiem or Renaissance Program.
The Episcopal Church Executive Council approved the awarding of 10 Constable Fund grants and 11 Roanridge Trust grants—together totaling $490,500—at its April meeting. The Joint Standing Committee on Mission Within The Episcopal Church and two grant review committees made the recommendations.
Requiem or Renaissance is an 18-month discernment and skills-building program for small congregations in need of revitalization. Congregations enter a discernment process that helps them determine God's call: to a Requiem, a holy ending of this congregation's ministry in this location at this time, or a Renaissance, a church re-plant with a new vision.
The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice developed and leads the program for our diocese. Eleven congregations participated in the program during Phase 1 in 2022 and 2023. Phase 2 is currently being developed.
Constable Fund grants focus on mission initiatives that fall outside the church’s budget, with an emphasis on religious education. Roanridge Trust grants support leadership development in small towns and rural communities.
Application cycles for the two grants open annually, typically in the fall.
Read the full press release about the grants from The Episcopal Church.
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