Sixteen grants totaling $123,910 have been awarded in the second round of grant-making managed by the Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation. The grants were awarded to:
- The Diocese of Delaware, to begin a four-phase program of evaluating all churches in the diocese’s energy use and help with formation conversations on energy stewardship: $2,225
- Michael and All Angels in Issaquah, Washington, to fund a rain garden and a year-long theological educational program on water: $10,000
- Emmanuel Church in Newport, Rhode Island, to support hydroponic gardening with children; and food for a local pantry with a focus on developing meditation and worship materials to deepen reflection on God’s creation: $10,000
- John’s in Stamford, Connecticut, to fund a reforestation program with the Parish of the Good Samaritan in Grose Morne, Haiti: $10,000
- Community of St. Brigid at Church of the Good Shepherd in St. Louis, for a farm church program: $8,500
- Cultivate, the Episcopal Food Network: $10,000
- Church of the Nativity in Raleigh, to support low-carbon farming by building a network of interested stakeholders and hosting a farm summit: $10,000
- Support for the initial work at Bellwether Farm (Diocese of Ohio): $10,000
- Support for the Rock Point Program (Diocese of Vermont) to develop bee pollinators in the area of an existing solar farm: $10,000
- Columba Conference and Retreat Center in Memphis, for a bee pollinator program: $9,765
- Luke’s Church in Jamestown, New York, for educational materials about creation care: $3,000
- Kivalina Epiphany Church in Alaska, for a program to fund a pilgrimage to the West Coast: $8,000
- Catedral de San Pablo in Bogotá, to build a partition wall and add native plants to alleviate pollution in the area around the cathedral: $4,250
- Grace Church in North Garden, Virginia, for “Exploring Bioregional Spirituality in the Rivanna River Watershed,” a two-day conference: $8,000
- The Diocese of California, for “Eco-justice: Safeguarding Climate, Food and Water” conference: $3,500
- Church Divinity School of the Pacific for an intensive immersion class on climate justice: $6,670
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
