[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs press release] Samuel McDonald, Episcopal Church Director of Mission and Deputy Chief Operating Officer, has announced the awarding of the Indigenous Theological Training Grants for 2015.

Two grants totaling $127,600 were awarded:

• Spanish-Quechua Worship Booklet: $17,500 to Forward Movement in partnership with Diocese of Ecuador Central.

• Bishop’s Native Collaborative: $110,100 to Diocese of Montana.

The grants are dedicated for programs focusing on spiritual formation, leadership development, or ordination.

“The grants are crucial in forwarding theological education of the Indigenous ministries in innovative ways,” commented Sarah Eagle Heart, Episcopal Church Missioner for Indigenous Ministries.

The applications were reviewed by a three-member committee including a bishop, an Executive Council member and a member of the Executive Council Committee on Indigenous Ministries.

For more information contact Eagle Heart, Missioner for Indigenous Ministries, seagleheart@episcopalchurch.org.

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