2008 ECSF grantees

ECFS's grants recommendations come from an all-volunteer committee representative of the entire diocese. Here, Grants Committee Chair Monty Reece, a member of St. Margaret's Trotwood, discusses the grants budget at the Jan. 12 board meeting, accompanied by Gene Wilson, a committee member from Our Saviour, Cincinnati.

Advent, Cincinnati - $5,000 - Open Door
All Saints, Portsmouth - $2,000 - Journey by Faith Health Ministry
Christ Church, Springfield - $9,000 - IHN, Jobs & More, Peace Camp
Epiphany, Nelsonville - $4,000 - Free Community Dinner and Nelsonville Food Pantry
Good Shepherd, Athens - $1,000 - Wednesday Free Lunch
Grace, Cincinnati - $1,500 - Aiken High School Community Chorus
Holy Trinity, Oxford - $5,000 - Oxford Choice Pantry
Our Saviour, Cincinnati - $5,000 - GED programs in four neighborhoods
Epiphany, Urbana - $750 - Champaign County Youth Choir
St. Andrew’s & St. Margaret’s, Dayton - $3,000 - St. Margaret’s Food Pantry
St. Andrew’s, Washington Court House - $2,000 - Spirit of Christmas for Kids (SOCK)
Redeemer, Cincinnati - $5,000 - Interfaith Hospitality Network
St. Cyprian, Columbus - $1,860 - English as a Second Language
St. Edward’s, Whitehall - $2,000 - St. Edward’s Preschool
St. James, Piqua - $2,500 - St. James Pantry
St. James, Zanesville - $1,500 - Friendship Dinner
St. John’s Cambridge - $1,000 - Operation Dry Bottoms
St. John’s Columbus - $12,500 - Grant for many ministries including Meals, emergency assistance, GED, Street Church, mentoring and tutoring children
St. Luke’s, Marietta - $3,000 - Caring Connection
St. Margaret’s, Dayton - $2,000 - Summer Arts Camp
St. Mark’s, Dayton - $1,000 - Kemp School –Church Partnership
St. Mary’s Hillsboro - $8,500 - Samaritan Outreach, Soup’s On, Highland Homeless Shelter
St. Michael and All Angels, Cincinnati - $3,000 - Health and Wellness Program
St. Patrick, Lebanon - $2,000 - The Greenhouse
St. Paul’s, Logan - $3,750 - Community Dinner and Meals on Wheels
St. Paul’s, Martin’s Ferry - $4,000 - St. Paul’s Food Cupboard
St. Peter’s, Delaware - $2,000 - Second Fridays
St. Peter’s, Gallipolis - $2,000 - Building for Community
St. Philip’s, Cincinnati - $4,000 - Churches Active in Northside
St. Stephen’s, Columbus - $5,000 - Neighborhood Services, Inc.
Trinity, Bellaire - $1,000 - Trinity Hospitality Ministry
Trinity, Columbus - $2,000 - ID’s for Ex-Offenders
Trinity, Hamilton - $4,000 - Wonderful Wednesdays Tutoring and Bridge of Hope
Trinity, London - $2,500 - Ministry for Community
Trinity, Troy - $3,800 - Torrence Medical Fund and Partners in Hope
Trinity, McArthur - $2,000 - Community Feeding and Vinton Care Coordinators