Grant recipients of the 2014 Community Mission Appeal were announced on February 27, 2015 during the 178th Annual Convention. Thank you to everyone who gave to the Community Mission Appeal- formerly known as the Bishop’s Annual Mission Appeal. The Community Mission Appeal exists in order to support the development and continuing strength of mission work at parishes throughout the Diocese. One hundred percent of your gift is helping our parishes to serve Jesus as he lives and breathes in Louisiana. The 2014 Community Mission Appeal awarded 11 grants in the amount of $23,259. Every parish that requested funds this year was provided with some financial support.
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Community Mission Appeal so that next year we can do even more to support our diocese’s mission work. Contribute online here or mail your check with “Community Mission Appeal” written in the memo line to:
Community Mission Appeal
Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
1623 7th Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
All Souls Episcopal Church, New Orleans
All Souls Episcopal Church’s Scholar Success Tutoring Program provides afterschool tutoring to low-income children in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans five days per week during the school year, and a six-week summer school program. (Award amount $1,500)
Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans
The Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative, operating out of Christ Church Cathedral, supports affordable housing and community development in Central City, New Orleans. This grant will contribute to their community engagement activities by supporting a NeighborhoodCircle Gatherings in order to build community cohesiveness. (Award amount $1,200)
Christ Episcopal Church, Covington
Christ Church, Covington’s First Love Early Learning Program provides classes and services for between eight and ten low-income children between the ages of two and four in Covington and the surrounding area, and is a partnership with Faith Bible Church. This grant will pay for classroom supplies and snacks. (Award amount $1,350)
Chapel of the Holy Comforter, New Orleans
Holy Comforter is the Episcopal campus ministry for the University of New Orleans and Southern University of New Orleans. This grant will help the congregation to hire an intern who will do outreach to students and organize diverse social service, social, and worship activities, and to purchase supplies for outreach activities. (Award amount $1,000)
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans
St. Andrew’s Outreach to Community Commitment Education Center project supports the parish’s involvement with a community organization, which serves 57 children. Specifically, it supports participation in a reading program, a community beautification project, and three events. The program involves partnership with Evening Star Baptist Church, and is intended to open other opportunities for social ministry. The parish will provide matching funds for the program, and significant volunteer contributions. (Award amount $1,000)
St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans
Anna’s Place, a ministry of St. Anna’s, New Orleans, provides tutoring, arts education, and other services to approximately 50 children, most of whom are low income residents of the Treme and Seventh Ward neighborhoods of New Orleans, as well as medical screening and services to low-income community residents. This grant will provide support for program t-shirts, field trips and swim lessons, musical instruments, and arts and teaching supplies. (Award amount $3,681)
St. George’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans
St. George’s Dragon Café provide ministry provides breakfast to 90 people each Sunday morning, most of whom are low income, mentally ill, or have substance abuse challenges. This grant will provide funding for approximately two and one half months of support for the program. (Award amount $4,299)
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Harvey
St. Mark’s Mothers of Preschoolers program will provide help for new mothers and their young children in Harvey. The intention is to influence new mothers and their young children at a critical stage, and have lasting impact on their development. This is a new program based on a best practice model, and will provide services that have not previously been available in the area. This grant will pay for start-up fees and supplies (training materials, etc.), child care, equipment for the nursery/parent room, and sponsorships for 10 women (Award amount $3,729)
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans
St. Paul’s Senior Center provides a variety of social and other services to senior citizens in New Orleans. This grant will support a “senior prom,” which will combat the isolation and depression that are so common in this community. It will also help 50 members of the congregation who will serve as volunteers, and the people who are provided with services, to build stronger relationships. (Award amount $2,000)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge
Trinity Baton Rouge’s Hispanic Ministry is a cooperative effort with the Baton Rouge deanery, and will be the only Hispanic ministry in the area based at a mainstream Protestant denomination. It will serve the LSU community and Angola Penitentiary as well as with wider population. This grant will enable Trinity to purchase Spanish-language hymnals, Bibles, and Books of Common Prayer. (Award amount $2,000)
Trinity Episcopal Church, New Orleans
The Household of Faith and Trinity Church Historic Habitat Build program will build a house in Irish Channel, New Orleans, for the use of a low-income family, and thereby help to address the area’s urgent need for housing that is accessible to the working poor. It is a partnership between Trinity New Orleans, Habitat for Humanity, and Household of Faith. This grant will help support construction costs. (Award amount $1,500)