In February, Episcopal Community Ministries (ECM) awarded $63,750 in grants to congregations across the Diocese of Southern Ohio. The winter awards are the first of 2024; a second round of grants will be awarded in July.
ECM’s 2024 grants are funded by donations and by an annual draw from the Blanchard Memorial Endowment Fund established by the trustees of the diocese. In its 2023 Advent Appeal, ECM raised more than $20,000 to support ministries that provide food, supplies, services, access to medical care, education, childcare, and more.
Winter 2024 ECM Grants
- Church of the Advent, Cincinnati: Open Door Food Pantry & Cafe and Free Fridge
- All Saints, New Albany: The Garden for All
- All Saints, Pleasant Ridge: Summer Saints Summer Camp
- Church of the Advent, Cincinnati: Good News Garden
- Epiphany, Nelsonville: Community Dinner & Blessing Box and Sack Lunch
- Good Samaritan, Amelia: Feeding Ministry
- Good Shepherd, Athens: The Sharing Cabinet and First Wednesday Lunch
- Grace Church, Cincinnati (College Hill): Community Dinner
- Our Saviour / La Iglesia de Nuestro Salvador, Cincinnati: Food Ministry at CoS/LINS
- Our Saviour / La Iglesia de Nuestro Salvador, Cincinnati: Transformations CDC/COS Community Development Corporation
- St. John’s, Franklinton: Nourishing Earth, Body & Soul (NEBS) (community meal)
- St. Mark’s, Columbus*: Appalachian Ministries
- St. Patrick’s, Dublin: CATCH Freedom
- St. Paul’s, Logan: Food & Clothing Ministry
- St. Peter’s, Gallipolis: Loaves & Fishes
- Trinity, Columbus: In the Garden
- Trinity, Troy: Torrence Medical Fund
*new grantee
The members of the 2024 ECM Committee are:
Spencer Izor, chair
Lily Balukjian-Thompson
Judy Battle
Rae Fellows
The Rev. Joanna Leiserson
Jane Paraskevopoulos
The Rev. Michael Ralph
The Rev. Gene Hallahan
Andi Wright
The Rev. Canon John Johanssen, DSO liaison
Andrea Owens, ECM administrator and staff support
