Internships, coaching programs, and grants
The Multicultural Ministries office provides funds for internships, coaching programs, and grants to presbyteries and congregations working on multicultural/cross-cultural experiences, and multicultural worship. To learn more about these opportunities, please email Raafat Girgis.
The office of Evangelism and Racial/Cultural Diversity invites multicultural churches or presbyteries to submit their stories. The purpose of this contest is to make available models of Multicultural churches to the PC(USA) nation wide. Please refer to the definition of multicultural church below.
Entries should include the following:
- Church name, address and phone number
- Email and Web address if available
- Total number of members
- Racial and cultural makeup of these members
- Ratio of the different races or cultures to the predominant race or culture of the congregation
- Makeup of the session in terms of racial and cultural diversity
- Church mission statement, its objectives and the model of multicultural ministry provided to the community
- Number of years of being multicultural
- Examples or illustrations of what worked and what did not work
- Style and effectiveness of its evangelistic efforts and cultural outreach
- Any cross-cultural ministry experiences
- Future strategy of outreach to increase the racial and cultural representation on church board, session and ministry.
Include pictures or any other supportive articles from local/regional or national newspapers if available.
Each story will be evaluated using a point system on the merit of covering the above items. Points will be also given for clarity and authenticity of the story and the spiritual energy that the telling of their story generates.
Please limit story length to three double-spaced, typed pages. Only new stories will be accepted. Please do not enter previously submitted stories.
Each applicant must indicate his/her agreement to permit the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to publish or otherwise use their story for the promotion of multicultural ministry and in educating the church.
Awards
Five first place: $1000 each for the best stories
Five second place: $600 each
Five third place: $400 each
50 copies of “Living the Vision: Becoming a Multicultural Church” video and study guide will also be awarded.
Submission
Please send your story to:
The Office of Evangelism and Racial/Cultural Diversity
General Assembly Council
100 Witherspoon St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Please send an electronic copy of the story and any accompanying photos to Raafat Girgis.
See past contest winners
The winners of the 2007 and 2006 contests demonstrated the best of what we mean by multiculturalism. Read some of the winning stories.
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