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May 2022 Grant Cycle
AFC Awards $250,100 in May 2022 Grant Cycle

The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) announced on May 30, 2022 $250,100 in funding to support projects across Canada in its May 2022 cycle of awards. AFC’s board of directors met via Zoom on May 25-26 and awarded grants to 30 applicants in 13 dioceses.

In addition to Diverse Infrastructure grants of $134,600, AFC provided $39,000 for Leadership and Education, including bursaries for theological students, $35,000 towards Community Ministry projects, $23,800 to Indigenous Ministries, and $17,700 for Sacred Music & Liturgical Arts.

“Thanks to the generosity and loyalty of AFC members,” says Dr. Scott Brubacher, Executive Director, “AFC can blaze new trails while holding steadfast to familiar ground, continuing to provide abundant resources for the Anglican Church of Canada.”

Grants for this cycle include:

COMMUNITY MINISTRIES

  • Faith and Sharing, Comox, BC: Faith and Sharing Retreat, $5,000
  • Holy Trinity, Welland, ON (Diocese of Niagara): Welland Community Breakfast Program at Holy Trinity, $15,000
  • Trinity Anglican Church, Old Ottawa South, ON (Diocese of Ottawa): An Intentional Community for Youth, $15,000

INDIGENOUS MINISTRIES

  • Diocese of Edmonton, AB: Indigenous Birth Support Worker, $15,000
  • Arthur Turner Training School, Yellowknife, NT: Experiential Ministry Training, $8,800

SACRED MUSIC & LITURGIAL ARTS

  • St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Saint-Lambert, QC (Diocese of Montreal): Choral Scholarships, $6,000
  • Huron University College, London, ON: Huron Chapel Choir and Canadian Renaissance Music Summer School, $3,000
  • Capella Regalis Men and Boys Choir, Halifax, NS: Choral Scholarships, $5,000
  • Kid-Safe Productions Incorporated, Ottawa, ON: Church Community Program for Re-Integration into post pandemic life, $1,500
  • The Rev. Stephanie London, Edmonton, AB (Diocese of Edmonton): Bursary for Studies in Illustration through Falmouth University

DIVERSE INFRASTURE

  • St. Brice’s Anglican Church, North Bay, ON (Diocese of Algoma): Exterior Sign Replacement, $7,850
  • St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Clarenville, NL (Diocese of Central Newfoundland): Washroom Renovation and Carpeting of Sanctuary, $8,600
  • The Anglican Church of St. John the Divine, Victoria, BC (Diocese of British Columbia): New Flooring for Lower Hall, $13,150
  • Grace Church, Sutton, QC (Diocese of Montreal): Repair and Restoration of Church Steeple, $15,000
  • All Saints’ Cathedral, Edmonton, AB (Diocese of Edmonton): New Windows, $15,000
  • St. Stephen the Martyr Anglican Church, Burnaby, BC (Diocese of New Westminster): Repairing of the Church Exterior, $15,000
  • St. Clement’s Anglican Church, North Vancouver, BC (Diocese of New Westminster): North Garden Project, $15,000
  • St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Edmonton, AB (Diocese of Edmonton): St. Luke’s Pillar Repair, $15,000
  • St. John the Evangelist, Port Hope, ON (Diocese of Toronto): Accessible Washroom Project, $15,000
  • St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Coral Harbour, NT (Diocese of the Arctic): New Roof, $15,000

LEADERSHIP & EDUCATION

  • Huron University College, London, ON: Council of the North Licentiate in Theology Program, $10,000
  • Vancouver School of Theology, Vancouver, BC: Launch of the O’Driscoll Forum, $15,000

Bursary Recipients

  • Ms. Annie Rose, Western Newfoundland, Queen’s College
  • Mr. Dylan Ziegler, Toronto, Trinity College
  • Ms. Carolyn Elizabeth Beard, Massachusetts, USA, University of Toronto
  • The Rev. Beverly Dawn Léger, Toronto, Martin Luther University College
  • The Rev. Dale Nikkel, Huron, Saint Paul University
  • The Rev. Osita Oluigbo, Huron, St. Stephen’s College Edmonton
  • The Rev. Joan Cavanaugh-Clark, Toronto, Trinity College

The application deadline for the fall grant cycle is September 1, 2022. For more information on applying for an AFC grant visit this webpage or contact foundation@anglicanfoundation.org.