Young people's ministries get 12 grants from agency
4/14/2003 News media contact: Kathy Gilbert · (615) 742-5470 · Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE,
Tenn. (UMNS) - Twelve projects addressing concerns of young people will
receive grants through programs related to the United Methodist Board
of Higher Education and Ministry.
The diverse projects include a
ministry supporting military personnel and their families in
Fayetteville, N.C., and a program addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in
Liberian refugee camps. Eight new projects and four renewing projects
will share more than $120,000. The grants were awarded from the board's
portion of the denomination's Shared Mission Focus on Young People
initiative.
"There are so many worthy projects," said the Rev.
Lillian Smith, executive with the board's campus ministry section and
member of the funding team. Even though some projects were not approved
because of lack of funds, she said it was rewarding "to help projects
with seed money and to support new and innovative ministries."
The group examined 77 proposals from the current funding cycle, and 13 progress reports from 2002 projects.
The review team selected the following new projects for funding during the 2003 cycle:
· Summer Internship and Vocational Reflection Curriculum for the Wesley Foundation at the University of Virginia.
· Exploring Theological Education and Ministry for the San Antonio United Methodist Campus Ministry.
· To Unite in Love and Action, benefiting young people in the North Central Philippines Annual Conference Youth Organization.
· Invitation into Servant Leadership in the North Katanga/West Ohio Annual Conference Partnership.
· River's Edge at the University of Memphis' Wesley Foundation.
· The Theater Arts Program at Vanderbilt University's Wesley Foundation in Nashville, Tenn.
· Frontline, a ministry supporting military personnel and their families in Fayetteville, N.C.
·
The Mission Internship Program, involving the Bishops' Initiative on
Children and Poverty, the Board of Ordained Ministry, and the Red Bird
Missionary and Kentucky Annual Conferences.
Because of their success last year the following projects were recommended for continued funding for an additional year:
·
The Liberian Refugees HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, a project that
provides training for young people in Sierra Leone and Liberia to
educate their peers and community about the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
· The
Residential Community for Vocational Discernment, which provides a
residential community for undergraduate students at the University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill, who are seeking to discern God's call in
their lives.
· New Visions Summer Companies, which supports a team
of college and seminary students who receive intensive training in
various Baltimore communities, working with inner-city ministries.
·
Jericho Road/Uptown Thursday Night, which engage students in work
projects before or after they get involved in the local drug culture in
Richmond, Ky. Uptown Thursday Night interacts with students as they
leave the bars through a ministry of hospitality, prayer walks, and
helping young people connect knowledge and vital piety.
The total
amount of funds projected for this year's cycle is $120,650, with
remaining money to be distributed during the 2004 cycle.
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*Information
for this story was provided by Pamela Crosby, assistant editor and
writer for the Office of Interpretation, Board of Higher Education and
Ministry, Nashville, Tenn.
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