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Partnership between theatre and church gives birth to building fund initiative
The Episcopal Church Building Fund (ECBF) has announced a creative new loan initiative between ECBF and Theatre Arlington in Arlington, TX, a dynamic community-minded regional theatre in downtown Arlington that has birthed greats like the lead singers of Pentatonix. This loan arose out of a highly innovative partnership between St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, currently worshiping in the theatre, and Theatre Arlington. Leaders of both non-profits are involved in a ground-breaking revitalization project aimed at transforming the Main Street corridor…
Fort Worth Congregations working with the Episcopal Church Building Fund
The Episcopal Church Building Fund’s Recasting of Building Assets program is working with six congregations in Fort Worth to work through a year-long assessment of their individual situations. The ECBF’s Recasting of Building Assets process focuses on congregations who wish to deepen their connection to their community and to build mission and value, as well as develop financial self-sustainability through the creative use of assets — people, buildings, relationships, and more. Read more at the ECBF website.
Transition Trainings postponed – ministry continues
Last week’s news from the Texas Supreme Court made clear that resolution of litigation will not be soon. Because of the change in situation, the Transition Trainings scheduled for Sept. 12 and 14 will be postponed. Leaders who had RSVP’ed have been contacted, and plans are in the works for adapting these trainings to the longer timeframe that the decision has given us. Said Bishop Rayford High, “We have plenty of work to do being the church and sharing God’s good news.”
Six congregations opt in to ECBF training
Six Diocese of Fort Worth congregations – St. Alban Arlington; Christ the King, St. Luke’s in the Meadow, and St. Elisabeth in Fort Worth; St. Stephen Hurst; and All Saints Wichita Falls – have completed applications and notified Bishop High that they are committing to the year-long training process with the Episcopal Church Building Fund (ECBF) for “Recasting Church Assets.”
Churches begin Recasting process
Three Diocese of Fort Worth congregations – St. Alban Arlington, St. Elisabeth Fort Worth, and St. Luke’s in the Meadow Fort Worth – have completed the application process to participate in Recasting Church Assets, a process of self-study facilitated by the Episcopal Church Building Fund (ECBF). Congregations participating in the program will begin meeting together late in the summer.
January spotlight on congregations
What has the diocese and the larger church done for your congregation lately? Thanks to the work of St. Alban’s Arlington and the Episcopal Church Building Fund (ECBF), several congregations are banding together to participate in ECBF’s “Recasting Church Assets” project. Is your congregation interested? Contact Demi Prentiss, ministry developer (email removed), or Amy Haynie, InReach coordinator (email removed).