The LuMin Network is delighted to share three grant opportunities for ELCA Campus Ministry Organizations! Two of these grants are being awarded by the LuMin Network through the generosity of former campus pastors’ endowed gifts. The third grant is administered by an outside endowment, but is possible through the generosity of a third former campus pastor’s generosity. Please read on to learn about these grant opportunities and the donors who made them possible.
Ted & Nan Fritschel Grant for International Ministry |
Applications Due March 31 |
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The Ted and Nan Fritschel Grant provides funds for ELCA Campus Ministry organizations conducting international study travel experiences with students. Campus Ministry organizations may apply for up to $5,000 in funds for a trip. No more than $500 will be granted per trip participant. Funds may be utilized toward any travel-related expenses. Preference will be given to sites who have not conducted international trips in the past 5 years. About The Rev. Ted Fritschel Rev. Dr. Theodore “Ted” Fritschel served as campus pastor at the University of Hawaii for 18 years, and as campus pastor at the University of Iowa for 12 years. He was grateful for the opportunity he had to earn his doctoral degree at the University of Hamburg and deeply impacted by his experiences of working with students from diverse cultural backgrounds at the University of Hawaii. Ted & his wife Nan Fritschel gave an endowed gift to ELCA Campus Ministry to support international ministry experiences. |
Parvey Grant for Field Education in Campus Ministry |
Applications Due March 31 |
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The Rev. Constance F. Parvey Endowment provides special funding for ELCA Campus Ministry organizations hosting field education students. Funds may be utilized by any campus ministry hosting year-long interns or field education students preparing for rostered ministry. Preference will be given for sites hosting their first intern, or who have not hosted an intern in the past 5 years. The maximum award amount is $3500. About The Rev. Constance Parvey The Parvey Grant comes from the endowed bequest of the Rev. Constance F Parvey, who was one of the first women to attend Harvard Divinity School and become ordained Lutheran in New England. She served as campus pastor at the University of Wisconsin from 1963 to 1965, and campus pastor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1972 to 1978 and from 1996 to her retirement in 2001. Pastor Parvey authored three books and more than one hundred articles on topics related to the ecumenical movement, ordained ministry, including the ordination of women, worship, biblical studies, theology, ecclesiology, social ethics and the arts. |
Philip N. Knutson Grant for Programs Connecting Timely Issues to the Church |
Applications Due March 30 |
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The Philip N. Knutson Endowment in Lutheran Campus Ministry provides funding for programs, exhibits, and conferences that address timely life issues and concerns facing Christians in higher education, including the issue of human sexuality and the church. Topics addressed should be approached comprehensively in terms of their impact on spirituality and faith; emotional, mental, and physical development and health; lifestyles; vocational outlook; and societal and political implications. Conferences that address human sexuality should incorporate both heterosexual and homosexual perspectives in the context of church and society. The Knutson Endowment is for students, chaplains, faculty, staff, and administrators at ELCA colleges or universities; colleges and universities with Lutheran Campus Ministry programs; or other projects addressing the mission of the endowment. Grants typically range from $1,000 to $10,000. About The Rev. Philip N. Knutson Philip Knutson was deeply devoted to the education of young people and to fostering discussion of issues facing Christians in today’s world. After graduating from St. Olaf College, Phil became a pastor, and then served in the ELCA’s Division of Higher Education for many years. His passion and energy will be long remembered by colleagues and those he served with dedication. Philip’s struggle with AIDS ended in 1994, but his vision is carried forward by the significant endowment he created through St. Olaf College. The Philip N. Knutson Endowment for Lutheran Campus Ministry supports the mission of the church in higher education and how they work together to serve God’s kingdom. Since its inception, the Philip N. Knutson endowment has given over $400,000 in grant money to further this mission. |
