Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

US COOPERATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS
African Section was organized in 1971. In 1974
the name, Section of the Americas, was
adopted by that part of the FWCC with constituency
in North, Central, and South America
and in the Caribbean area. In 1985 the Asia-
West Pacific Section was organized. The purposes
of FWCC are summarized as follows, To
facilitate loving understanding of diversities
among Friends while discovering together,
with God’s help, a common spiritual ground;
and to facilitate full expression of Friends’ testimonies
in the world.
Section of the Americas Headquarters
1506 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19102 Tel.
(215)241-7250 Fax (215)241-7285 Email:
americas@fwcc.quaker.org www.quaker.org/
fwcc/americas/americas.html
Media Contact, Exec. Sec., Margaret Fraser
Latin American Office, Guerrero 223 Pte., Zona
Centro, Cd. Mante, TAM 89800 Mexico
The Fund for Theological
Education, Inc.
Begun in 1954 with the goal of supporting
excellence in the profession of ministry, the Fund
for Theological Education has enjoyed a long
and rich history, providing gifted women and
men with nearly 5000 fellowships and generating
innovative new programs for support of persons
preparing for ministry and theological teaching.
Supported by individuals and grants from a
group of U.S. Foundations, FTE envisions new
and imaginatve programs to encourage diversity
and excellence in the churches and seminaries of
North America.
Headquarters
825 Houston Mill Rd., Suite 250, Atlanta, GA
30329 Tel. (404)727-1450 Fax (404)727-1490
Website, www.thefund.org, www.explore
ministry .org
Email: fte@thefund.org
Officers
President, Ann Svennungsen
Vice Pres. For Advancement, Jack Gilbert
Dir., Expanding Horizons Partnership, Dr.
Sharon Watson Fluker
Dir., Partnership for Excellence, Melissa
Wiginton
Glenmary Research Center
The Research Center is a department of the
Glenmary Home Missioners, a Catholic society
of priests and brothers. The Center was established
in 1966 to serve the rural research needs
of the Catholic Church in the United States. Its
research has led it to serve ecumenically a wide
variety of church bodies. Local case studies as
well as quantitative research is done to understand
better the diversity of contexts in the rural
sections of the country. The Center’s statistical
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profiles of the nation’s counties cover both
urban and rural counties.
Headquarters
1312 Fifth Ave. North, Nashville, TN 37208 Tel.
(615)256-1905 Fax (615)251-1472
Officers
Pres., Rev. Daniel Dorsey, P.O. Box 465618,
Cincinnati, OH 45246-5618
1st Vice-Pres., Rev. Robert Poandl, P.O. Box
465618, Cincinnati, OH 45246-5618
2nd Vice-Pres., Rev. Dominic Duggins, P.O. Box
465618, Cincinnati, OH 45246-5618
Treas., Ms. Saney Wissel, P.O. Box 465618,
Cincinnati, OH 45246-5618
Dir., Kenneth M. Sanchagrin, Ph.D. E-mail,
ksanchagrin@glenmary.org Assoc. Dir., Fr.
Wil Steinbacher, 1312 5th Ave.N., Nashville,
TN 37208 E-Mail, wjsteinba@aol.com
Graymoor Ecumenical &
Interreligious Institute (GEII)
Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious
Institute has its roots in the Graymoor
Ecumenical Institute which was founded in
1967 by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement,
to respond to the Friars’ historical concern for
Christian Unity in light of the theological and
ecumenical developments arising from the
Second Vatican Council.
In 1991, in response to developments in both
the Institute and the wider ecumenical scene,
the Graymoor Ecumenical Institute was
expanded into an information and service organization
with a mission of Christian Unity and
interreligious dialogue. Today, the Graymoor
Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute employs
several means to accomplish this goal. Among
these is the annual Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity, “a world-wide observance initiated in
1908 by the Rev. Paul Wattson, co-founder of
the Society of the Atonement,” the theme and
text of which are now chosen and prepared by
the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian
Unity and representatives of the World Council
of Churches. The Institute publishes the
monthly journal Ecumenical Trends-to keep
clergy and laity abreast of developments in the
ecumenical and interreligious movements; provides
membership in, and collaboration with,
national and local ecumenical and interreligious
organizations and agencies; and cooperates with
individuals engaged in ecumenical and interreligious
work. A new website, www.geii.org has
been launched and will continue to be developed
as a resource for ecumenical and interreligious
research.
Over the years, the Graymoor Ecumenical &
Interreligious Institute has sponsored and
cosponsored meetings, colloquia, and workshops
in areas of ecumenical and interreligious
dialogue.