At their meeting on March 29, 2025, the members of Diocesan Council considered the recommendations of the Loans and Grants committee regarding the applications received for the 2025 Social Service Ministries and Advocacy/Public Witness Grants.
This year there was a significant increase in the number of grant requests as well as amount, representing not only the increasing needs but also highlights the faithful and responsive work our congregations are doing to meet those needs.
On behalf of Diocesan Council and Bishop Perry, we are pleased to announce that the following grant awards have been made. While the available funds were not enough to fully fund each request, the Diocesan Council was pleased to be able to share funds to support the many wonderful ways our communities of faith respond to the needs in their local contexts.
At our Diocesan Convention this year, we would love to share some of the ministries in our diocese supported by these grants. Please send a few of your favorite photographs of your supported ministry to: Dennis Boyd Jr., Canon for Communications at dboyd@edomi.org.
Thank you all for participating in the 2025 Social Service and Advocacy/Public Witness grant programs.
We wish you all well.
Faithfully,
Susan Mason
Diocesan Program Administrator
On behalf of Diocesan Council
Adrian, Christ Church
Support seasonal farm workers
$1,000
Ann Arbor, Incarnation
Fed Up! Providing meals and job training needing commercial refrigerator & freezer.
$2,400
Ann Arbor, St. Aidan’s
Bountiful Pantries providing food and personal items.
$1,000
Ann Arbor, St. Andrew’s
Breakfast Program
$2,400
Belleville, Trinity
“Friday Fill Up” Backpacks for children
$2,400
Brooklyn, All Saints’
Monthly community meal program
$2,000
Dearborn, Christ Church
Provide weekend meals for school-aged children
$2,100
Dearborn, Mother of the Savior
Literacy and tutoring program
$1,200
Detroit, Christ Church
Provide hunger relief, shelter, education support and other basic services.
$2,000
Detroit, Crossroads
Support food ministry, provide personal essentials and emergency assistance.
$1,800
Detroit, Church of the Messiah
Provide essential items and toiletries for the community
$2,000
Aim High Youth Initiative to teach computer skills and urban gardening
$2,000
Detroit, St. Peter’s
Job Training Program
$1,500
Grosse Ile, St. James
Food Pantry
$2,000
Jackson, St. Paul’s
MaMa TuTu’s neighborhood charity.
$2,000
Lansing, St. Michael’s
Community Diaper Pantry
$1,500
Monroe, Trinity
God Works Community meals
$1,800
Mt. Clemens, Grace
Weekly meals for the community
$2,400
Plymouth, St. John’s
Community Food Pantry
$2,000
Shoes for Children – Micah 6
$2,000
Pontiac, Bound Together (All Saints’)
Providing after school meals and tutoring
$2,400
Royal Oak, St. John’s
Open Hands Food Pantry & Garden
$2,400
Shelby Township, St. Luke’s
Paper Pantry providing basic paper and hygiene products.
$1,500
Troy, St. Stephen’s
Build a community Little Free Pantry
$1,000
Bloomfield, Spirit of Grace
Diabetic Food Pantry
$2,400
Westland, St. John’s
Community Food Pantry
$2,400
Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan University
Swoops Food Pantry for the campus students
$2,400
Various Congregations – Southfield, St. Anne’s Mead
Angel Fund to subsidize senior living
$2,400
Ann Arbor, Church of the Incarnation
Advocacy for Creation Care
$1,500
Bloomfield Township, Nativity
Earth Day Program Support
$700
Dearborn, Christ Episcopal Church
Educational Series – Understanding our Diverse Dearborn
$1,000
Dearborn, Mother of the Savior
Public Policy Workshops – Dearborn Voice for Change
$1,000
Health & Wellness Fair
$2,500
Detroit, Church of the Messiah
Silence the Violence Youth Program
$1,000
Lansing, St. Michael’s
End Gun Violence – Gun buyback program
$2,000
Pontiac, All Saints’
Bound Together – mental health support, workshops and speakers
$3,120
Saline, Holy Faith
Community Food Garden
$425
Southfield, St. David’s
End Gun Violence – Create weekly gun buyback program
$7,755
Various Congregations
Women Confronting Racism Conference
$1,000