These organizations are all working to strengthen ministries in rural areas and small towns.
Lilly Endowment Inc. has funded 20 organizations that are committed to investing in the vitality of ministries with this geographic context. These organizations are working to develop pastoral leadership, clarify congregational mission, enhance ministerial effectiveness and build community partnerships.
Grantee Directory
Andrews University
The Center for Community Change
Catholic Extension Society
Enhancing Ministry and Partnerships in Rural Areas and Small Towns
Catholic Rural Life
Thriving Rural Congregations
Center for Rural Strategies
Rural Faith Initiative
Evangel University
Rural and Small Towns Ministry Support Initiative
Grove City College
Center for Rural Ministry
Hood Theological Seminary
The Institute for Rural & Small-Town Ministry & Leadership
Indiana University
Center for Rural Engagement
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
The Black Church Cornerstone Collaborative
Mexican American Catholic College
Caminando Juntos: Accompanying Rural and Small-Town Ministry Leaders
North Carolina Rural Center
National Connect Church
Pepperdine University
Empower & Equip: Rural and Small Town Church Initiative
Rural Home Missionary Association (RHMA)
Planting & Strengthening Churches in Small-Town America
Seminary of the Southwest
Locally Grown Leaders: 5-Year Diocesan Microgrant Program from the Iona Collaborative
University of the Ozarks
Town Square Collaborative
Wartburg Theological Seminary
The CaSTLE Project
Wheaton College Billy Graham Center
Rural Church Institute
