{"id":16124,"date":"2020-12-19T19:56:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T19:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=16124"},"modified":"2020-12-19T19:56:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T19:56:44","slug":"intercultural-ministries-announces-racial-justice-mini-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2020\/intercultural-ministries-announces-racial-justice-mini-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Intercultural Ministries announces new Racial Justice mini-grant program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By LaDonna Sanders Nkosi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are grateful to announce that the Church of the Brethren is a grant recipient of the Healing Illinois grant of $30,000 towards racial justice initiatives. The Gathering Chicago in the Illinois and Wisconsin District also is among the recipients. Healing Illinois grants are administered by the Chicago Community Trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Church of the Brethren Discipleship Ministries is contributing funds so that congregations and communities across the denomination can participate in an upcoming mini-grant program for Racial Justice and Healing Racism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications will be available Jan. 15, due between Feb. 1 and Feb. 25. Stay tuned for information sessions and updates as well as webinars and events in January through March of 2021, which is our grant period. Congregations and communities from across the Church of the Brethren are welcome to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We give God thanks for all of the churches, members, and friends who have been on the journey to racial justice this year. Thank you! All are in our thoughts and prayers as always and in this holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information contact <a href=\"http:\/\/racialjustice@brethren,org\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"racialjustice@brethren,org\">racialjustice@brethren,org<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:LNkosi@brethren.org\">LNkosi@brethren.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; <em>LaDonna Sanders Nkosi is director of the Church of the Brethren Intercultural Ministries.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/annual-conference-moderator-theme\/\">Annual Conference moderator shares theme statement for 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conferencia-anual-declaracion-tematica\/\">El moderador de la Conferencia Anual comparte la declaraci\u00f3n tem\u00e1tica para 2027.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/konferans-deklarasyon-tem-2027\/\">Moderat\u00e8 konferans any\u00e8l la pataje deklarasyon t\u00e8m pou 2027 la<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/what-faithful-witness-asks\/\">What faithful witness asks of churches today: CCT\u2019s 20th anniversary forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/sa-temwen-fidel-yo-mande\/\">Sa temwen fid\u00e8l yo mande legliz yo jodi a: fow\u00f2m 20y\u00e8m aniv\u00e8s\u00e8 CCT a<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are grateful to announce that the Church of the Brethren is a grant recipient of the Healing Illinois grant of $30,000 towards racial justice initiatives. The Gathering Chicago in the Illinois and Wisconsin District also is among the recipients. 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