Seventy-seven US faith groups get total of $US92 million for innovative faith programs for children
United StatesRNS Dozens of Christian groups seeking to instill faith in the nation’s children have been given grants of as much as $US1.25 million to help them meet their mission. Lilly Endowment, through its Christian Parenting and Caregiving Initiative, recently approved a total of $US92 million for 77 organisations – including denominations, local congregations and regional districts […]
In the US, Progressive National Baptists to deploy $US1 million grant to boost ‘compelling preaching’
United StatesRNS The Progressive National Baptist Convention plans to use a new $US1 million grant to fund a five-year training program for ministers of the historically Black denomination as they adapt their preaching in an age changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is one of 32 recipients in an invitational round of grants provided by […]
In the US, 35 Black churches to receive total of $US4 million for preservation work
United StatesRNS Nearly three dozen historic Black religious sites in the US will receive a $US4 million infusion of funding to help them with renovations and preservation of their buildings across the country. The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced on Monday that 35 churches are the recipients of […]
In the US, Rev Suzan Johnson Cook’s Black women in ministry program gains $US1 million grant
RNS A new program pairing Black women in ministry with mentors has received a $US1 million Lilly Endowment grant. Rev Suzan Johnson Cook, former US international religious freedom ambassador, and her home church, Union Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, have partnered on the REAL THRIVE Initiative. The program includes women in the New York and […]