ECF ANNOUNCES 2017 FELLOWS

From Episcopal Church Foundation-

The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) has named five 2017 Fellows - Jennifer Adams-Massmann, Stewart Clem, Ashley Graham-Wilcox, Renee McKenzie-Hayward, and David Peters.

The Fellowship Partners Program is ECF’s longest running program and has supported emerging scholars and ministry leaders across the Episcopal Church for more than fifty years. Established in 1964 to identify academicians who intended to teach in seminary classrooms, the program continues to support emerging scholars and ministry leaders who have a passion for forming the next generation of leaders in the Episcopal Church. A full list of past recipients is available here.

ECF President Donald Romanik extended his congratulations to the 2017 Fellows saying, “The Fellowship Partners Program embodies ECF’s vision for the future of the Church, fostering theological formation and ministerial leadership, while supporting innovative scholars and leaders as they bring their passionate vision to life. This year’s Fellowship recipients are involved in a variety of initiatives that will help the Church move into exciting, new directions. We look forward to partnering closely with them over the next three years.”

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http://www.episcopalfoundation.org/about/news/103/ecf-announces-2017-fellows

Episcopal Church Foundation names four new fellows

From ENS-

The Episcopal Church Foundation has awarded 2011 Fellowship Partners Program grants to the Rev. James Brian McVey (Brian), Sister Greta Ronningen, the Rev. Sam Dessórdi Peres Leite and Andrew Thompson .

The nearly 50-year-old program identifies and helps to "raise up dynamic and transformational lay and ordained church leaders by providing financial support to individuals engaged in academic study and transformational ministries that address important areas of need in the Episcopal Church," according to an ECFpress release. ECF Fellows have emerged as important leaders, teachers, and scholars at all levels of the church, the release said.

"They are leading the way on important issues and helping to define the future of the Episcopal Church," ECF President Donald V. Romanik, said in the release.

Anne Ditzler, ECF senior program director, said the recipients' "areas of study and ministry speak to a wide range of needs -- from addressing ethical responses to contemporary social issues to renewing hearts and spirits."
Awards range up to $15,000 and fellows may apply to renew grants for up to three years (renewal grants are capped at $10,000), according to the foundation's website.

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http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80263_128573_ENG_HTM.htm