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Thriving in Ministry Thriving in Ministry Grantees Lilly Endowment has made grants to 78 organizations through Thriving in Ministry, a national initiative to help clergy support one another for excellence in their congregational ministries. The grants range from $31,500 to $1 million. An additional grant of $2.6 million was made to Duke University, which will coordinate the initiative by helping grantees collect and share insights and track the progress of the individual Thriving in Ministry programs. Organization Location Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary Elkhart, IN Auburn Theological Seminary New York, NY Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA Baptist General Association of Virginia Henrico, VA Baptist Women in Ministry Atlanta, GA Belhaven University Jackson, MS Benedictine Sisters Cullman, AL Benedictine Women of Madison Middleton, WI Bethany Fellowships Columbia, MO Biblical Theological Seminary Hatfield, PA California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA Campbell University Buies Creek, NC Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI Catawba College Salisbury, NC Catholic Leadership Institute Wayne, PA Catholic Rural Life St. Paul, MN CBF of North Carolina Winston-Salem, NC Central Baptist Theological Seminary Shawnee, KS Chicago Theological Seminary Chicago, IL China Evangelical Seminary North America West Covina, CA Christ Church Cranbrook Bloomfield Hills, MI Christian Reformed Church in North America Grand Rapids, MI Church of the Brethren Elgin, IL City Mission Boston, MA Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Decatur, GA Dakotas United Methodist Foundation Mitchell, SD Denver Seminary Littleton, CO Duke University Durham, NC Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina Raleigh, NC Episcopal Diocese of Spokane Spokane, WA Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest Austin, TX Esperanza Philadelphia, PA Evangelical Covenant Church Chicago, IL Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton, MA Grand View University Des Moines, IA Grove City College Grove City, PA Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN Hampton University Hampton, VA Hartford Seminary Hartford, CT Hispanic Access Foundation Washington, DC Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas San Antonio, TX Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury, NC Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ Westchester, IL Indiana Ministries of the Church of God Fishers, IN International Pentecostal Holiness Church Bethany, OK Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY Macedonian Ministry Foundation Atlanta, GA Marquette University Milwaukee, WI Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Framingham, MA Christ Massachusetts Council of Churches Boston, MA Metropolitan Community Churches Sarasota, FL Milligan College Milligan College, TN Millsaps College Jackson, MS Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board of the New York, NY American Baptist Churches, USA Moravian Church Northern Province Bethlehem, PA National Leadership Roundtable on Church Washington, DC Management Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation Omaha, NE Orthodox Church in America Syosset, NY Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland, TN Samford University Birmingham, AL Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference Chicago, IL Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church Prior Lake, MN Sojourners Washington, DC South Georgia Annual Conference of the United Brunswick, GA Methodist Church Spelman College Atlanta, GA St. Paul Area Synod, ELCA St. Paul, MN St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL Street Psalms Tacoma, WA Syracuse University Syracuse, NY Taylor University Upland, IN United Methodist Foundation of New England Derry, NH University of Dubuque Theological School Dubuque, IA University of the South Sewanee, TN Vineyard USA Stafford, TX Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC Western Seminary Portland, OR Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA Wheaton College Billy Graham Center Wheaton, IL Whitworth University Spokane, WA.
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