The Grants and Scholarship Review Committee of the Synod of the Trinity is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2008 Mission Travel Grant Awards. Grants have aided 21 individuals, 18 groups and 3 presbytery-sponsored groups and 1 presbytery-sponsored individual thus far in 2008. Recipients have experienced hands-on work on Presbyterian Church (USA) and/or Christian service-related mission areas. The Synod is excited about the initiative taken on these trips and applaud the recipients and their deicison to make a difference within the US and throughout the world.
Read about the mission experiences, by clicking on the links below. If you are interested in having a live presentation for a meeting or church activity, please connect with the contact listed at the end of their story to make arrangements.
Funding for 2008 IS STILL AVAILABLE! Please use our 2008 application below.
2008 Mission Travel Grant Recipients
(alphabetical order by Presbytery) |
Presbytery |
Group/Individual |
Mission Area |
Trip Dates |
Carlisle |
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New Mexico |
June 15-June 22 |
Carlisle |
Upper Path Valley Youth |
Tennessee |
June 15-June 21 |
Donegal |
Covenant PC Youth |
Mexico |
July 28-Aug 3 |
Donegal |
Cross the Boundary |
Guatemala |
June 28-July 6 |
Donegal |
Kathy Taylor |
Honduras |
July 27-Aug 4 |
Donegal |
|
Honduras |
Feb 2 -March 1 |
Donegal |
Alicia Weber |
Louisiana |
Aug 8-Sept 1/09 |
Kiskiminetas |
Bethel PC |
West Virginina |
June 8-June 14 |
Kiskiminetas |
Cory Wanderly |
Honduras |
May 11-May 20
|
Kiskiminetas |
Presbytery of Kiski |
Africa |
Sept 4-Sept 17 |
Kiskiminetas |
Shiloh Sr. High Youth |
Arizona |
July 20-July 26 |
Lake Erie |
Ted Banner |
Alaska |
July 19-July 27 |
Lake Erie |
Richard Gipe |
Haiti |
Oct 6-Oct 24 |
Lake Erie |
Utica PC |
Haiti |
Feb 25-March 4 |
Lake Erie |
Wayside PC |
Mississippi |
Feb 24-March 1 |
Lake Erie |
Steven Zahn Family |
Guatemala |
Aug 2-Aug 10 |
Northumberland |
Barbara Heimel |
South Dakota |
April 24-May 11 |
Philadelphia |
Keith Pacheco |
Africa |
July 18-July 31 |
Philadelphia |
Presbyery of Philadelphia |
Africa |
Aug 8-Aug 19 |
Philadelphia |
Third, Scots & Mariners PC |
Mississippi |
July 4-July 11 |
Philadelphia |
Woodland PC Team |
Bolivia |
Aug 8-Aug 19 |
Pittsburgh |
|
Haiti |
March 14-March 22 |
Pittsburgh |
Waverly PC |
Mexico |
June 14-June 21 |
Redstone |
|
Sudan |
Jan 14-Jan 25 |
Shenango |
John Adams, Bruce Herster, & Mike Gordon |
Mexico |
June 28-July 12 |
Shenango |
Evan & Bonnie Ernst |
Estonia |
June 27-July 12 |
Shenango |
First PC of Greenville |
West Virginia |
June 15-June 20 |
Shenango |
Mountville PC |
Mexico |
June 28-July 5 |
Shenango |
New Bedford PC |
Mexico |
June 13-June21 |
Shenango |
New Wilmington PC |
New Orleans |
Jan 13-Jan 20 |
Shenango |
Mark Pearson Jr |
India |
Dec 27-Jan 12/09 |
Shenango |
Volunteers in Mission |
Kansas |
June 15-June 21 |
Upper Ohio Valley |
Sara Davison & Rachel Webster |
Domincan Republic |
Feb 2-May 28 |
Upper Ohio Valley |
Robert Demarest |
France |
June 23-July 14 |
Upper Ohio Valley |
Presbytery of Upper Ohio Valley |
Malawi |
May 26-June 20 |
Washington |
Chartiers Hill UPC Team |
Louisiana |
April 19-April 27 |
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