Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

Officers
Presiding Clerk., Paul Lacey
Treas., James Fletcher
General Secretary, Mary Ellen McNish
The American Theological Library
Association
Established in 1946, the American Theological
Library Association (ATLA) is a professional
association of 1,000 individual, institutional and
affiliate members providing programs, products
and services in support of theological and religious
studies libraries and librarians. ATLA’s
ecumenical membership represents many religious
traditions and denominations.
Headquarters
300 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2100, Chicago, IL,
60606 Tel. (312)454-5100 Fax (312)454-5505
Media Contact, Sara Corkery, Communications
Specialist
Officers
Pres., David R. Stewart, Luther Seminary
Library
Vice Pres., Roberta Schaafsma, Perkins School
of Theology, Southern Methodist University
Sec., Eileen K. Crawford, Vanderbilt University
Exec. Dir., Dennis A. Norlin, ATLA, 250
American Tract Society
The American Tract Society is a nonprofit,
interdenominational organization, instituted in
1825 through the merger of most of the thenexisting
tract societies. As one of the earliest religious
publishing bodies in the United States, ATS
has pioneered in the publishing of Christian
books, booklets and leaflets. The volume of distribution
has risen to over 35 million pieces of
literature annually. For free samples or a free catalog
contact 1-800-54-TRACT.
Headquarters
P.O. Box 462008, Garland, TX 75046 Tel.
(972)276-9408 Fax (972)272-9642
Media Contact, V.P. Evangelism/Outreach,
David Leflore
The American Waldensian Society
The American Waldensian Society (AWS)
promotes ministry linkages, broadly ecumenical,
between U.S.A. churches and Waldensian
(Reformed)-Methodist constituencies in Italy
and Waldensian constituencies in Argentina-
Uruguay. Founded in 1906, AWS aims to enlarge
mission discovery and partnership among overseas
Waldensian-Methodist forces and denominational
forces in the U.S.A.
AWS is governed by a national ecumenical
board, although it consults and collaborates
closely with the three overseas Waldensian and
Waldensian-Methodist boards.
The Waldensian experience is the earliest continuing
Protestant experience.
Headquarters
American Waldensian Society, 208 Rodoret Street,
South, P.O. Box 398, Valdese, NC 28690 Tollfree
Tel. (866)825-3373 Tel. (828)874-3500 Fax
(828)874-3560 Voice (828)879-4100 Email:
info@waldensian.org, www.waldensian.org
Media Contact, Rev. Francis Rivers Tel.
(336)716-4022 Fax (336)716-5075 Email:
frivers@wfubmc.edu
Officers
Exec. Dir., The Rev. Francis Rivers PC(USA)
Pres., The Rev. Dr. Gabriella Lettini ‘09 WC
Vice Pres., Ms. June Rostan ‘09
Treas., Emile M. Jackumin, Jr. ‘09 PC(USA)
Sec., Rev. Peter Sulyok, ‘10 PC(USA)
Appalachian Ministries
Educational Resource Center
(AMERC)
The mission of AMERC is to promote contextual,
cross-cultural education for theological students,
faculties, ministers, and other Christian
leaders. Working through an ecumenical consortium
of theological schools and denominational
judicatories, AMERC supports experiential
learning about the theological, spiritual, social,
economic and environmental aspects of
Appalachian culture, especially for rural and
small town settings for ministry.
Since 1985 AMERC, has provided quality
educational programs and learning experiences
for seminaries and other religious leaders interested
in ministry in Appalachia and other rural
areas. The centerpiece of these programs has
been and continues to be in-depth, contextually
based dialogue with local people engaged in creative
ministries, exploring with them social, economic,
political, ecological, cultural, and religious
issues. Intense theological reflection is
used to understand these issues through the eyes
of faith, equipping students and other leaders for
ministry in the Appalachian context.
In the new millennium AMERC’s form of
ministry has changed. AMERC is now supporting
its consortium of members by providing program
grants, technical and library support, and
leadership consultation. The consortium seminaries
and other groups, in turn, design and offer
an even wider variety of experiential programs in
rural and small town ministry in the context of
Appalachia. Both seminary, for credit, and continuing
education courses are offered. In 2000
AMERC launched its Grants Program for members
of the consortium. Since that time AMERC
has funded twenty-four winter and summer
Travel Seminars, a spring course with an immersion
component, a Seminary Faculty Immersion
experience and a summer intern program. A consultation
and six continuing education events
with grants of up to $15,000.
US COOPERATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS
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