St. Margaret's House (Diocese of Nothern Indiana) Founder Passes Away June 18, 2009
A few years ago, Sarah was asked about the work of St. Margeret's House, "Well, what exactly do you do?" Sarah responded, "That's the wrong question. The question is not what we do, but who we are." Call for 2009 Jubilee Grant Requests
A letter has been sent to all Diocesan Jubilee Officers and Bishops Diocesan announcing that requests for 2009 Jubilee grants are now being accepted. The deadline to submit your request is September 18, 2009. Reflections on starting a church-based non-profit organization
Non-profit enterprises are somewhat like a congregation seeking to host a new constituency in a community. Without sufficient preparation good intentions can lead to costly and unnecessary conflict and confusion. Challenge to Jubilee from Carmen Guerrero
In thinking about the continued challenge for Jubilee Ministry, I immediately think of my favorite cartoon which I have shared with the network for years. Dedication of St. Paul's Episcopal Church - A Sudanese Mission
Video about The Lost Boys in Sudan "Horns for Guns" Program, New Orleans
St. Anna's Episcopal Church has begun a program called �Horns for Guns�, a gun buy-back program that will offer musical instruments or photography equipment in return for guns. They are seeking donations of new and lightly-used musical instruments, as well as funds for the program and to purchase instruments. John Miers, DJO of Washington, Receives Award
John Miers, the Diocesan Jubilee Officer in the Diocese of Washington, was a recipient of Montgomery County's 2008 Path to Achievement Award. Christopher A. Johnson named new jubilee officer
The Rev. Christopher A. Johnson has been named the new jubilee officer for the Episcopal Church. He will oversee domestic justice issues in his new role. World Poverty Day: Recycle Cell Phones to Help End Poverty
Chris Johnson, Program Officer for Jubilee Ministy at the Episcopal Church Center, received an email about a wonderful program to help alleviate poverty by recycling used cell phones. Thrift Store Help for Lakota Families in Nebraska
Father Lyle Martin is asking for help with fixtures and business staples for a new thrift store to supply forty Lakota families with the basic day-to-day necessities. Visits to Louisville, Kentucky Jubilee Centers
Weekend of Nov. 7-9, 2008, the Rev. Chris Johnson visited several Jubilee Centers located in the metropolitan Louisville area in the Diocese of Kentucky. Click below to see photos taken at the four centers he visited on Saturday, Nov. 8 (St. George's Community Center, Home of the Innocents, UrbanSpirit and Prodigal Ministries' McCauley House). Registration for 2009 DJO Gathering Now Open
The 2009 Gathering of Diocesan Jubilee Officers will be held March 25-28, 2009 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Fikelela AIDS Project wins 2008 Cordaid Award
The Fikelela AIDS Project, a Jubilee Ministry in Cape Town, South Africa, sponsored by the Diocese of Lexington, received a 15,000 euro award (appox. $19,300) as the first recipient of the Cordaid award for faith-based leadership in the fight against AIDS. Church in Metropolitan Areas announces its Spring 2009 conference
The Spring Church in Metropolitan Areas Conference entitled �The Global City and the Environment: A Faith Based Perspective� will be held Monday, April 20th through Thursday, April 23rd in the Meadowlands, NJ. Episcopal Church report addresses U.S. poverty with model for development initiatives
A groundbreaking report released on March 12 calls on The Episcopal Church to address the issues and concerns of the poor in the United States, focusing initially on the needs of Native American communities through its proposed "Model for Domestic Poverty Alleviation." The report, titled "Faith in the Balance: A Call to Action," is based on the outcomes of the 2008 Presiding Bishop's Summit on Domestic Poverty. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grants
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications under the Recovery Act - Youth Mentoring Program with funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (�Recovery Act�). New Jubilee Ministry group on Facebook
Join the new official Jubilee Ministry group on Facebook! Summer Camp Grants Awarded for Children of Parents in Prison
Seventeen summer camps will receive $1,000 grants to support programs targeting children of people who are or have been in prison. Strengthening Communities Fund Grants Available from the US Government
The objective of the Strengthening Communities Fund is to enable nonprofit organizations to contribute to economic recovery and help Federal, State, local, and Indian/Native American Tribal governments ensure that the information and services described in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) reach disadvantaged and hard-to-serve populations. Starting a Nonprofit At Your Church: Drawing More Resources to Meet Increasing Community Needs
All around the country, church congregations are establishing separate 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations in order to draw new funding, new people, and new partnerships into the ministry of their church. In these difficult economic times when community needs have increased and the amount of money given through the Sunday offering has decreased for many churches, setting up a church-based nonprofit can be a creative way to bring more resources to your community ministry efforts when your congregation may be less able to underwrite the cost of those ministries.