Endowment Awards $44M For Religious Programs
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowIndianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded $44.5 million in grants to more than 80 private four-year colleges and universities throughout the United States. The funding will help the schools develop high school youth theology institutes.
The endowment says the summer institutes are designed to encourage young people to study theology and examine their faith. The programs are run by faculty, chaplains and local pastors and include in service projects and hands-on ministry experiences. The organization says the institutes will serve students groups as small as 24 and as large as 300.
The recipients include nine schools from Indiana. The full list is below:
Asbury College, Wilmore, KY
Ashland University, Ashland, OH
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
Barclay College, Haviland, KS
Baylor University, Waco, TX
Bethel University, St. Paul, MN
Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, FL
Brescia University, Owensboro, KY
Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ
Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI
Carroll College, Helena, MT
Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
Concordia University, Portland, OR
Concordia University Irvine, Irvine, CA
Corporation of Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
George Fox University, Newberg, OR
Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Gordon College, Wenham, MA
Goshen College, Goshen, IN
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN
Hendrix College, Conway, AR
Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN
Hope College, Holland, MI
Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL
Huntington University, Huntington, IN
Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
Johnson University, Knoxville, TN
LeTourneau University, Longview, TX
Lewis University, Romeoville, IL
Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, TX
Malone University, Canton, OH
Marian University, Indianapolis, IN
Maryville College, Maryville, TN
Mid-America Nazarene University, Olathe, KS
Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, NC
Northwest University, Kirkland, WA
Northwestern College, Orange City, IA
Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK
Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS
Our Lady of the Lake University of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, NC
Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA
Roanoke College, Salem, VA
Rust College, Holly Springs, MS
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
Simpson College, Indianola, IA
Southern Wesleyan University, Central, SC
Southwestern College, Winfield, KS
St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
St. John’s University, Queens, NY
St. Thomas University Inc., Miami Gardens, FL
Tabor College, Hillsboro, KS
Taylor University, Inc., Upland, IN
Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN
rinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Trustees of Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
University of Findlay, Findlay, OH
University of Mount Olive, Mount Olive, NC
University of Saint Francis of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN
The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA
Viterbo College, La Crosse, WI
Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, TX
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
Wiley College, Marshall, TX