THE YOUNG CLERGY INITIATIVE

Recipients

PROJECT

LOCATION

DIRECTOR

AWARD

YEAR

Elijah CollectiveCA-PacificRaeLynn Fuson $   38,000.002019
CCW Leadership ProgramsFLDerrick L. Scott, III $   33,500.002019
More Young Candidates of ColorFLHeidi Aspinwall $   37,500.002019
CALLED Curriculum DevelopmentMultipleTrip Lowery $      5,200.002019
Proyecto Futuro: Making a Way for New Latinx GenerationsNew EnglandCristian De La Rosa $ 100,000.002019
Serving and LearningNorth GATonya Lawrence $   20,000.002019
North Texas Conference Youth Leadership ProgramNorth TXJoseph Bradley $   15,000.002019
Pathways of Spiritual Transformational LeadershipSusquehannaKevin Witt $ 105,000.002019
Strengthening the Black Church for the Twenty-First Century-National Network of Young AdultsTNNathalie Nelson Parker $ 100,000.002019
NextGen Discernment InternshipTNBrad Fiscus $   30,000.002019
PURPOSE SummitTNMichele Morton $   35,000.002019
Valuing the Voices in our ChurchVAKendra Grimes $   30,000.002019
Nexus Seminarians SummitVATarah Lee $   30,000.002019
GPS – God Powered SearchWestern NCDawn Livingston $   53,020.002019
DEVELOP Phase, 21st Century Collegiate Ministry Resources InitiativeWestern NC Rimes McElveen $ 127,780.002019
Leadership AcademyMultipleVeronica Russell $   40,000.002019
United Methodist Skunkworks (QuadW Missional Outreach)AL-West FLDon Woolley $ 100,000.002018
Elijah CollectiveCA-PacificBrian T. Parcel $   22,000.002018
Open Space- Inland Empire Young Adult Leadership DevelopmentCA-PacificBlair Trygstad Stowe $   28,860.002018
Called Out – Set ApartCA-PacificDarin Arnston $   79,300.002018
EncounterMICall 2.0DetroitPaul Perez $   60,395.002018
TrailblazingGreat PlainsWendy Mohler-Seib $   47,400.002018
Engage:  Emory & Henry CollegeHolstonMary K. Briggs $ 160,000.002018
Ministry Internships at Simpson CollegeIAMara Bailey $   13,500.002018
The Tobias Gibson Internship ProjectMSChris McAlilly $   35,350.002018
Holy Land Discernment PilgrimmageMultipleMike Ratliff $   47,400.002018
Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century-National Network of Young AdultsMultipleNathalie Nelson Parker $   75,000.002018
Ministry as a CareerMultipleChris Wilterdink $   25,100.002018
Leadership AcademyMultipleRick Eaton $   39,500.002018
Covenant GroupNorth ALQuinten Lochmann $   50,000.002018
College Connection RetreatNCNick Jeffries $   17,200.002018
Texas State UCM Peer Discernment ministry internshipRio-TXTodd Salmi $      3,770.002018
Multiplication ProjectTNJason McAnally $   47,000.002018
Ministry on the MountainTN Edward Simmons $   10,400.002018
Nexus Seminarians SummitVATarah Lee $   25,000.002018
GPS – God Powered SearchWestern NCDawn Livingston $   31,395.002018
21st Century Collegiate Ministry Values and Practices: Discern, Design, Develop, and DeployWestern NCRimes McElveen $   90,880.002018
Faith and Leadership ExperienceWestern NCStephen Cheyney $   33,333.002018
Summer Internship ExpansionAL-West FLDon Woolley $   60,000.002017
Change Makers ProjectBal-WashChristine Latona $ 302,350.002017
Tarleton Wesley Internship ProgramCentral TXDavid McMinn $   60,000.002017
Christian Leadership CenterCentral TXMeredith Bell $   44,000.002017
EncounterMICall 2.0DetroitPaul Perez $   60,000.002017
Undergraduate Internships and small group leadershipEast OHCara Stultz Costello $   88,800.002017
Young Adult Missional MovementFLHeidi Aspinwall $ 100,000.002017
College Connection Retreat (CCR)FLTanner Smith $   21,300.002017
Missional Entrepreneurship Cohort ProgramGreater NJJessica Winderweedle $ 121,650.002017
The Cultivate InitiativeGreater NJDrew Dyson $ 197,620.002017
ISU Wesley Leadership Academy and Vocational Ministry TrackIL-Great RiversMallory Moore $   79,834.002017
The Tobias Gibson Internship ProgramMSPaige Swaim-Presley $   57,700.002017
Leadership AcademyMultipleRick Eaton $   39,500.002017
Project Transformation National Expansion to Cultivate Future ClergyMultipleEric Lindh $ 830,000.002017
Timothy CircleMultipleSteve Wilke $   40,000.002017
Strengthening the Black Church for the Twenty-First Century-National Network of Young AdultsMultipleNathalie Nelson Parker $   60,000.002017
Projecto Futuro: Cultivating New Latinx generationsNew EnglandCristian De La Rosa $ 150,000.002017
Black Church Leadership DevelopmentNCRhonda Parker $   80,000.002017
Called to Something GreaterNorth GAAshley Jenkins $ 175,241.002017
CAU Young Clergy Development InternshipNorth GAAnna Elaine Crawford $   59,600.002017
Project Transformation North Texas Summer of Service Young Adult ProgramNorth TXAlyson Gregory Richter $ 200,000.002017
Pastoral Residency ProgramRocky MountainZack Esgar $   36,000.002017
Exploration of CallSCSteve Simoneaux $   45,000.002017
Nashville Episcopal Area (Memphis and Tennessee Conference) Calling Retreat for High School StudentsTNRussell Casteel $   24,210.002017
Church and Community Fellowship ProgramTNCourtney Aldrich $ 100,000.002017
Cradle of the Call at Lakeview Methodist Conference CenterTXJonathan Estrada $   64,700.002017
DiscoverUWVShea James $   56,750.002017
The College and Church Internship ProgramWestern NCRobert Brewer $   21,000.002017
Discerning, Designing, and Deploying 21st Century Collegiate Ministry Values and PracticesWestern NCRimes McElveen $   84,500.002017
Experience United Methodist SeminariesWestern NCBrad Farrington $   24,000.002017
Discernment CirclesWestern NCKathryn A. McElveen $   97,500.002017
Explore Summer Ministry InternshipWestern NCAnnalee Allen $   41,400.002017
InnovateUMC – Spiritual Leadership and Inclusive InnovationWestern NCCindy Thompson $   40,000.002017
Ministry Discernment InternshipsWestern PASusan Moudry $   30,000.002017
Board of Higher Education, North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist ChurchAL-West FLBrian Erickson $ 100,000.002016
QuadW Missional Internship / Mobile District / Open DoorsAL-West FLDon Woolley $   86,000.002016
Baltimore-Washington Conference UMCBal-WashSandra Ferguson $   15,000.002016
Sierra Service ProjectCA-PacificRick Eaton $   23,820.002016
Claremont School of TheologyCA-PacificWendy Lee $   70,000.002016
EncounterMICallDetroitPaul Perez $   64,000.002016
Summit UMCEast OHApril Blaine $   20,000.002016
East Ohio United Methodist FoundationEast OHBrian Sheetz $   97,640.002016
Sulphur Grove United Methodist ChurchEast OHThomas Hanover $   22,000.002016
Florida Conference of the United Methodist ChurchFLTanner Smith $   14,100.002016
Capital/Raritan Valley/Northern Shore District Region of GNJACGreater NJVarlyna Wright $   98,935.002016
Hope United Methodist ChurchIL-Great RiversJennie Edwards Bertrand $   45,000.002016
Maceo D. Pembroke Sr. Memorial Institute, Chicago Black Methodists for Church RenewalIL-Great RiversMichele Watkins-Branch $   40,000.002016
YCI Task Force of the Board of Ordained Ministry of The Memphis Conference UMCKYNancy Johnston Varden $   84,160.002016
WKU Wesley FoundaitonKYShea James $   18,000.002016
Minnesota Annual ConferenceMNAndrew Keck $   60,000.002016
Missouri United Methodist ChurchMOAmy Gearhart $   63,400.002016
Centenary United Methodist ChurchMOKatrina Drew $   27,235.002016
BridgeWorksMountain-SkyRebekah Simon-Peter $   50,000.002016
Rocky Mountain Conference of the UMCMountain-SkyYoungsook Kang $   50,000.002016
First United Methodist Church DurangoMountain-SkyZack Esgar $   43,600.002016
Institute for DiscipleshipMultipleSteve Wilke $   40,000.002016
Food TruckNew EnglandKenda Dean $   99,975.002016
Duke Divinity SchoolNCRhonda Parker $ 100,000.002016
Gammon Theological SeminaryNorth GAAlbert Mosley $ 100,000.002016
Youth Theological InitiativeNorth GAElizabeth Corrie $ 100,000.002016
North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church – Ministerial ServicesNorth GATonya Lawrence $   82,500.002016
Project TransformationNorth TXEric Lindh $ 100,000.002016
The Wesley Foundation at Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOKElizabeth Horton-Ware $   12,000.002016
Untitled ProjectPacific NWLisa Hoefner $      5,000.002016
Claflin UniversitySCJohnny Hill $ 100,000.002016
Center for Courage and RenewalSCKathryn McElveen $ 100,000.002016
Tennessee Conference Young People’s MinistryTNBrad Fiscus $   40,000.002016
Wesley at UTDTXBrittany Burrows $   10,870.002016
The University of Houston Wesley Foundation, Inc.TXJackie Collins $      7,700.002016
Texas Annual ConferenceTXJanice Huie $ 100,000.002016
North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church Center for Leadership DevelopmentTXMarti Soper $   92,300.002016
TCU Wesley FoundationTXMegan Davidson $   55,000.002016
Christ United Methodist ChurchTXRenee Blanchard $ 100,000.002016
Calling 21VAAlison Rosner $   18,000.002016
Wesley Theological SeminaryVADavid McAllister-Wilson $   50,000.002016
Emory & Henry CollegeVAMary Briggs $ 100,000.002016
West Ohio ConferenceWest OHRocky Riddle $   65,000.002016
Boundless ImpactWestern NCCindy Thompson $   30,000.002016
Pfeiffer UniversityWestern NCDoug Hume $   77,885.002016
Raleigh Wesley FoundationWestern NCKirk Oldham $ 100,000.002016
Western NC Conference, UMCWestern NCPreston Davis $   67,000.002016
Wesley-Luther Campus MinistriesWestern NCTom Herin $   21,900.002016
Untitled ProjectWIAmanda Stein $   35,000.002016
Florida Conference of the United Methodist ChurchFLWayne Wiatt $   50,000.002015
Simpson CollegeIAJohn Wilson $   37,020.002015
Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryIL-Great RiversJames Noseworthy $ 100,000.002015
Community United Methodist ChurchIL-Great RiversLynn Pries $      8,000.002015
Church of the ResurrectionGreat PlainsDebi Nixon $   75,000.002015
Loucon Training and Retreat CenterKYJamie Hatcher $      7,685.002015
Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist ChurchKYKevin Burney $   33,000.002015
Lindsey Wilson CollegeKYTerry Swan $   44,000.002015
Boston University School of Theology, Office of Contextual EducationMAMary Moore $ 100,000.002015
Alcorn Wesley FoundationMSVera Hall $      5,000.002015
Appalachian Wesley FoundationWestern NCBrad Farrington $   15,000.002015
Western NC ConferenceWestern NCJessica Dayson $   54,160.002015
Untitled ProjectWestern NCJim Parsons $   34,000.002015
The North Carolina Conference of the UMCNCLaura Fine-Ledford $ 100,000.002015
Western North Carolina Annual ConferenceWestern NCSally Queen $   16,500.002015
Cooperative Christian MinistryWestern NCStephen Cheyney $ 100,000.002015
Upper NY – Camp & Retreat MinistriesUpper NYMichael Huber $   26,690.002015
East Ohio Ministerial Recruitment InstituteEast OHBrian Smart $   15,000.002015
Oklahoma Indian Missionary ConferenceOK Ind. MCDavid Wilson $   12,220.002015
Enlistment and Interpretation Committee, Board of Ordained MinistryPAMira Hewlett $      5,800.002015
Board of Ordained Ministry of the South Carolina Conference of the UMCSCMandy Young $   20,000.002015
Project Transformation TennesseeTNCourtney Aldrich $ 100,000.002015
Tarleton State Wesley FoudnationTXDavid McMinn $   12,000.002015
Missional Wisdom FoundationTXDenise Crane $ 100,000.002015
Wesley Foundation at Baylor UniversityTXKatie Long $   12,000.002015
Greater Northwest Episcopal AreaGreater NWDavid Reinholz $ 100,000.002015
Radical Discipleship Academy-West Virginia Annual ConferenceWVKrysta Rexrode Wolfe $   78,900.002015

THE YOUNG CLERGY INITIATIVE SUMMIT

An upcoming gathering of influencers, recipients, and anyone interested to discuss what we’ve learned from the Young Clergy Initiative and what steps we can take next.